The 10 Best Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Tennessee With Mild Winters

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 103 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Tennessee, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Apison, TN.

1. 10Jasper, Tennessee

   Retirement: 62nd percentile · January average low (°F): 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

   3,612 people · Marion County · median home $209,000 · income $73,013 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

2. 9Camden, Tennessee

   Retirement: 70th percentile · January average low (°F): 69th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 81st percentile

   3,674 people · Benton County · median home $155,200 · income $55,029 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

3. 8Kingston, Tennessee

   Retirement: 93rd percentile · January average low (°F): 58th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

   5,953 people · Roane County · median home $220,000 · income $71,675 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow

4. 7Eagleton Village, Tennessee

   Retirement: 55th percentile · January average low (°F): 89th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 81st percentile

   5,393 people · Blount County · median home $197,700 · income $71,875 · Jan low 30°F · 5 in snow

5. 6Huntingdon, Tennessee

   Retirement: 91st percentile · January average low (°F): 66th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

   4,439 people · Carroll County · median home $160,500 · income $51,969 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

6. 5Humboldt, Tennessee

   Retirement: 79th percentile · January average low (°F): 64th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 97th percentile

   7,874 people · Gibson County · median home $102,300 · income $52,917 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow

7. 4South Pittsburg, Tennessee

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · January average low (°F): 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 71st percentile

   3,106 people · Marion County · median home $187,100 · income $57,865 · Jan low 29°F · 5 in snow

8. 3Sewanee, Tennessee

   Retirement: 100th percentile · January average low (°F): 77th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

   2,535 people · Franklin County · median home $465,500 · income $136,111 · Jan low 29°F · 5 in snow

9. 2Harrison, Tennessee

   Retirement: 82nd percentile · January average low (°F): 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

   7,902 people · Hamilton County · median home $307,400 · income $89,395 · Jan low 32°F · 4 in snow

10. 1Apison, Tennessee

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · January average low (°F): 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 59th percentile

    4,428 people · Hamilton County · median home $459,000 · income $129,307 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow

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