WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Tennessee

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
1 "Settle here" picks
19 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Tennessee

Brentwood, Brentwood is the top-rated neighborhood in Tennessee — our highest verdict.

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Tennessee

#1

Brentwood

Settle here

Brentwood, TN

Price

$762K

Schools

8/10

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#2

Hendersonville

Good for now

Hendersonville, TN

Price

$371K

Walk

25/100

Schools

8/10

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#3

Nashville

Good for now

Nashville, TN

Price

$416K

Walk

75/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#4

Knoxville

Good for now

Knoxville, TN

Price

$494K

Walk

66/100

Schools

6.7/10

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#5

Smyrna

Good for now

Smyrna, TN

Price

$289K

Walk

7/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#6

Nashville

Good for now

Nashville, TN

Price

$337K

Walk

27/100

Schools

7.6/10

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#7

Memphis

Good for now

Memphis, TN

Price

$263K

Walk

37/100

Schools

7/10

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#8

Murfreesboro

Good for now

Murfreesboro, TN

Price

$302K

Walk

32/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#9

Collierville

Good for now

Collierville, TN

Price

$417K

Schools

7.5/10

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#10

Franklin

Good for now

Franklin, TN

Price

$593K

Walk

9/100

Schools

8.8/10

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#11

Columbia

Good for now

Columbia, TN

Price

$261K

Walk

38/100

Schools

5.8/10

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#12

Hermitage

Good for now

Hermitage, TN

Price

$303K

Walk

8/100

Schools

7.6/10

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#13

Clarksville

Good for now

Clarksville, TN

Price

$224K

Walk

13/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#14

Nashville

Good for now

Nashville, TN

Price

$394K

Schools

7.9/10

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#15

Germantown

Think twice

Germantown, TN

Price

$366K

Walk

43/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#16

Cordova

Good for now

Cordova, TN

Price

$229K

Walk

5/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#17

La Vergne

Good for now

La Vergne, TN

Price

$242K

Walk

7/100

Schools

7.1/10

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#18

Kingsport

Good for now

Kingsport, TN

Price

$163K

Schools

7.8/10

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#19

Spring Hill

Good for now

Spring Hill, TN

Price

$387K

Schools

7.8/10

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#20

Johnson City

Good for now

Johnson City, TN

Price

$180K

Walk

14/100

Schools

6.3/10

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#21

Chattanooga

Think twice

Chattanooga, TN

Price

$415K

Walk

63/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#22

Bartlett

Good for now

Bartlett, TN

Price

$168K

Walk

2/100

Schools

7.1/10

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#23

Memphis

Think twice

Memphis, TN

Price

$375K

Walk

48/100

Schools

7/10

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#24

Cleveland

Think twice

Cleveland, TN

Price

$183K

Walk

43/100

Schools

6.6/10

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#25

Nashville

Think twice

Nashville, TN

Price

$852K

Walk

20/100

Schools

7.6/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Tennessee

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Tennessee average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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