The Town Files

The 12 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Tennessee

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 Medina, TN.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 12 Best Affordable Small Towns for Remote Workers in Tennessee1. Medinascore 832. Spurgeonscore 813. Karnsscore 784. Pleasant Viewscore 785. Apisonscore 776. Oaklandscore 767. Mount Carmelscore 768. Coopertownscore 759. Sewaneescore 7510. Brightonscore 7411. Colonial Heightsscore 7412. Munfordscore 71
  1. 12Munford, Tennessee

    Work from home: 58th percentile · Broadband at home: 70th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile

    6,302 people · Tipton County · median home $244,400 · income $89,531 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

  2. 11Colonial Heights, Tennessee

    Work from home: 80th percentile · Broadband at home: 57th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile

    3,055 people · Sullivan County · median home $217,100 · income $80,148 · Jan low 27°F · 5 in snow

  3. 10Brighton, Tennessee

    Work from home: 79th percentile · Broadband at home: 56th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile

    2,888 people · Tipton County · median home $214,100 · income $80,882 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

  4. 9Sewanee, Tennessee

    Work from home: 74th percentile · Broadband at home: 86th 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

  5. 8Coopertown, Tennessee

    Work from home: 78th percentile · Broadband at home: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 54th percentile

    4,480 people · Robertson County · median home $421,500 · income $118,241 · Jan low 27°F · 6 in snow

  6. 7Mount Carmel, Tennessee

    Work from home: 77th percentile · Broadband at home: 64th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile

    5,473 people · Hawkins County · median home $179,600 · income $68,866 · Jan low 27°F · 5 in snow

  7. 6Oakland, Tennessee

    Work from home: 74th percentile · Broadband at home: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 68th percentile

    8,936 people · Fayette County · median home $319,100 · income $97,798 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

  8. 5Apison, Tennessee

    Work from home: 83rd percentile · Broadband at home: 90th 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

  9. 4Pleasant View, Tennessee

    Work from home: 87th percentile · Broadband at home: 92nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 54th percentile

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

  10. 3Karns, Tennessee

    Work from home: 92nd percentile · Broadband at home: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 68th percentile

    3,536 people · Knox County · median home $328,600 · income $100,043 · Jan low 30°F · 4 in snow

  11. 2Spurgeon, Tennessee

    Work from home: 93rd percentile · Broadband at home: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 64th percentile

    3,978 people · Washington County · median home $219,300 · income $64,250 · Jan low 26°F · 9 in snow

  12. 1Medina, Tennessee

    Work from home: 68th percentile · Broadband at home: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 84th percentile

    5,126 people · Gibson County · median home $287,200 · income $107,807 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Tennessee towns0255075100$100K$333K$566K$798K$1031KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 12 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. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: