The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Tennessee

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 103 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Tennessee. #1 is Erwin, TN.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Tennessee1. Erwin99th pct2. Belle Meade99th pct3. Eagleton Village97th pct4. Signal Mountain96th pct5. Covington95th pct6. La Follette95th pct7. Rogersville94th pct8. Camden93rd pct9. Humboldt92nd pct10. Henderson91st pct11. Oak Hill90th pct12. Trenton89th pct13. Bloomingdale88th pct14. Jefferson City88th pct15. Pleasant View87th pct16. Winchester86th pct17. Jonesborough85th pct18. Rockwood85th pct19. Ripley83rd pct20. Thompson's Station83rd pct21. Harriman83rd pct22. Etowah82nd pct23. Fayetteville81st pct24. Newport80th pct25. Harrogate80th pct
  1. 25Harrogate, Tennessee

    More walkable than 80% of Tennessee towns

    4,400 people · Claiborne County · median home $203,900 · income $65,586 · Jan low 23°F · 8 in snow

  2. 24Newport, Tennessee

    More walkable than 80% of Tennessee towns

    6,868 people · Cocke County · median home $133,500 · income $31,250 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

  3. 23Fayetteville, Tennessee

    More walkable than 81% of Tennessee towns

    7,068 people · Lincoln County · median home $230,800 · income $49,223 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  4. 22Etowah, Tennessee

    More walkable than 82% of Tennessee towns

    3,603 people · McMinn County · median home $190,800 · income $39,291 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow

  5. 21Harriman, Tennessee

    More walkable than 83% of Tennessee towns

    5,892 people · Roane County · median home $153,200 · income $44,653 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow

  6. 20Thompson's Station, Tennessee

    More walkable than 83% of Tennessee towns

    7,485 people · Williamson County · median home $700,500 · income $132,647 · Jan low 29°F · 4 in snow

  7. 19Ripley, Tennessee

    More walkable than 83% of Tennessee towns

    7,800 people · Lauderdale County · median home $154,900 · income $37,432 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

  8. 18Rockwood, Tennessee

    More walkable than 85% of Tennessee towns

    5,444 people · Roane County · median home $128,700 · income $47,791 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow

  9. 17Jonesborough, Tennessee

    More walkable than 85% of Tennessee towns

    5,860 people · Washington County · median home $299,200 · income $74,015 · Jan low 25°F · 8 in snow

  10. 16Winchester, Tennessee

    More walkable than 86% of Tennessee towns

    9,375 people · Franklin County · median home $216,900 · income $62,782 · Jan low 30°F · 4 in snow

  11. 15Pleasant View, Tennessee

    More walkable than 87% of Tennessee towns

    4,807 people · Cheatham County · median home $390,900 · income $109,213 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

  12. 14Jefferson City, Tennessee

    More walkable than 88% of Tennessee towns

    8,419 people · Jefferson County · median home $213,200 · income $60,638 · Jan low 25°F · 3 in snow

  13. 13Bloomingdale, Tennessee

    More walkable than 88% of Tennessee towns

    8,918 people · Sullivan County · median home $165,500 · income $52,317 · Jan low 27°F · 5 in snow

  14. 12Trenton, Tennessee

    More walkable than 89% of Tennessee towns

    4,240 people · Gibson County · median home $126,000 · income $58,750 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow

  15. 11Oak Hill, Tennessee

    More walkable than 90% of Tennessee towns

    4,891 people · Davidson County · median home $1,199,600 · income $215,530 · Jan low 26°F · 5 in snow

  16. 10Henderson, Tennessee

    More walkable than 91% of Tennessee towns

    6,308 people · Chester County · median home $147,900 · income $45,938 · Jan low 27°F · 2 in snow

  17. 9Humboldt, Tennessee

    More walkable than 92% of Tennessee towns

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

  18. 8Camden, Tennessee

    More walkable than 93% of Tennessee towns

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

  19. 7Rogersville, Tennessee

    More walkable than 94% of Tennessee towns

    4,671 people · Hawkins County · median home $192,800 · income $47,500 · Jan low 26°F · 6 in snow

  20. 6La Follette, Tennessee

    More walkable than 95% of Tennessee towns

    7,430 people · Campbell County · median home $138,900 · income $37,581 · Jan low 25°F · 4 in snow

  21. 5Covington, Tennessee

    More walkable than 95% of Tennessee towns

    8,663 people · Tipton County · median home $185,900 · income $42,254 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

  22. 4Signal Mountain, Tennessee

    More walkable than 96% of Tennessee towns

    8,852 people · Hamilton County · median home $544,300 · income $141,008 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

  23. 3Eagleton Village, Tennessee

    More walkable than 97% of Tennessee towns

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

  24. 2Belle Meade, Tennessee

    More walkable than 99% of Tennessee towns

    2,901 people · Davidson County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 28°F · 3 in snow

  25. 1Erwin, Tennessee

    More walkable than 99% of Tennessee towns

    6,083 people · Unicoi County · median home $180,900 · income $47,487 · Jan low 25°F · 9 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Tennessee towns0255075100$100K$333K$566K$798K$1031KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Tennessee.

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Methodology. We ranked 103 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Tennessee (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: