| City | Population | Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Crime Rank | High School Graduation Rank | Median Income Rank | Home Value Rank | Rent Rank | Employment Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Signal Mountain | 7,704 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17.71 |
| Brentwood | 39,012 | 2 | 105 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17.86 |
| Bartlett | 55,945 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| Germantown | 39,446 | 4 | 98 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18.57 |
| Farragut | 21,126 | 5 | 100 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19.43 |
| Lakeland | 12,622 | 6 | 97 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 20.14 |
| Nolensville | 6,096 | 7 | 102 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20.71 |
| Spring Hill | 31,140 | 8 | 92 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 21.14 |
| Oakland | 6,891 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 22 |
| Collierville | 46,462 | 10 | 98 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 22.57 |
| Franklin | 66,280 | 11 | 103 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Green Hill | 6,652 | 12 | 92 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 26.71 |
| Mount Juliet | 26,870 | 13 | 95 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 27.43 |
| Arlington | 11,686 | 14 | 87 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27.57 |
| Hendersonville | 53,080 | 15 | 96 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 29.14 |
| White House | 10,587 | 16 | 82 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 29.43 |
| Greenbrier | 6,553 | 17 | 69 | 20 | 40 | 25 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 30.43 |
| Seymour | 10,349 | 18 | 62 | 37 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 30.57 |
| La Vergne | 33,777 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 45 | 31.43 |
| Middle Valley | 13,256 | 20 | 82 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 32.71 |
| Atoka | 8,746 | 21 | 75 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 73 | 33.57 |
| Smyrna | 41,705 | 22 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 33.71 |
| Oak Ridge | 29,320 | 23 | 27 | 51 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 49 | 31 | 34.29 |
| Fairfield Glade | 6,763 | 24 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 89 | 35.86 |
| Goodlettsville | 16,415 | 25 | 85 | 91 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 38.14 |
| Maryville | 27,914 | 26 | 75 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 53 | 29 | 38.57 |
| Munford | 6,015 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 25 | 105 | 38.71 |
| Fairview | 7,993 | 28 | 90 | 13 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 44 | 48 | 39.29 |
| Jonesborough | 5,138 | 29 | 62 | 26 | 49 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 21 | 40.29 |
| Nashville-Davidson | 624,496 | 30 | 57 | 74 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 40.43 |
| Harrison | 7,378 | 31 | 82 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 22 | 77 | 40.57 |
| Kingston | 5,877 | 32 | 46 | 21 | 35 | 27 | 38 | 73 | 48 | 41.14 |
| Murfreesboro | 114,038 | 33 | 75 | 62 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 56 | 41.57 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 12,937 | 34 | 53 | 44 | 56 | 33 | 46 | 26 | 35 | 41.86 |
| Colonial Heights | 6,729 | 35 | 87 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 86 | 35 | 42.71 |
| Mount Carmel | 5,424 | 36 | 69 | 12 | 40 | 30 | 52 | 65 | 39 | 43.86 |
| Millington | 10,487 | 37 | 5 | 80 | 29 | 43 | 50 | 38 | 71 | 45.14 |
| Clarksville | 142,519 | 38 | 79 | 47 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 31 | 58 | 46.14 |
| Clinton | 9,872 | 39 | 46 | 64 | 33 | 49 | 48 | 67 | 22 | 47 |
| Collegedale | 9,139 | 40 | 87 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 50 | 81 | 47.86 |
| Gallatin | 31,603 | 41 | 85 | 29 | 61 | 44 | 28 | 33 | 56 | 48 |
| Johnson City | 64,528 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 35 | 55 | 32 | 64 | 31 | 48.14 |
| East Ridge | 21,291 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 35 | 52 | 59 | 39 | 34 | 49.14 |
| Alcoa | 8,570 | 44 | 12 | 92 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 37 | 62 | 49.86 |
| Lebanon | 27,710 | 45 | 79 | 58 | 64 | 42 | 21 | 35 | 51 | 50 |
| Columbia | 34,901 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 49 | 51 | 61 | 47 | 29 | 50 |
| Millersville | 6,562 | 47 | 75 | 28 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 92 | 50.14 |
| Sevierville | 15,613 | 48 | 79 | 83 | 58 | 63 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 51.43 |
| Church Hill | 6,731 | 49 | 69 | 23 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 81 | 46 | 51.86 |
| Knoxville | 182,200 | 50 | 12 | 99 | 40 | 74 | 68 | 45 | 27 | 52.14 |