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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Tennessee, Franklin has the highest average pay in its county ($87,286), followed by Brentwood and Nolensville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Tennessee that we cover, the median is $59,304 and the average $60,874; the figure runs from $87,286 (Franklin) to $43,711 (Seymour). That is a spread of 2.0 times between the two ends.
The first five are Franklin, Brentwood, Nolensville, Fairview, Thompson's Station. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin | Williamson County | $87,286 | 87,133 | $119,528 | $1,923 |
| 2 | Brentwood | Williamson County | $87,286 | 45,556 | $182,088 | $2,825 |
| 3 | Nolensville | Williamson County | $87,286 | 15,074 | $177,148 | $2,454 |
| 4 | Fairview | Williamson County | $87,286 | 10,009 | $91,131 | $1,301 |
| 5 | Thompson's Station | Williamson County | $87,286 | 8,294 | $132,647 | $2,088 |
| 6 | Nashville | Davidson County | $83,096 | 690,130 | $77,371 | $1,586 |
| 7 | Oak Ridge | Anderson County | $79,878 | 32,693 | $72,311 | $1,131 |
| 8 | Clinton | Anderson County | $79,878 | 10,239 | $68,882 | $962 |
| 9 | Brownsville | Haywood County | $74,843 | 9,622 | $43,494 | $767 |
| 10 | Memphis | Shelby County | $71,518 | 618,980 | $51,736 | $1,181 |
| 11 | Bartlett | Shelby County | $71,518 | 56,876 | $102,070 | $1,638 |
| 12 | Collierville | Shelby County | $71,518 | 51,515 | $138,598 | $1,691 |
| 13 | Germantown | Shelby County | $71,518 | 40,673 | $149,920 | $1,816 |
| 14 | Arlington | Shelby County | $71,518 | 15,205 | $135,105 | $2,164 |
| 15 | Lakeland | Shelby County | $71,518 | 14,192 | $116,250 | $1,755 |
| 16 | Millington | Shelby County | $71,518 | 11,289 | $49,979 | $1,111 |
| 17 | Chattanooga | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 185,783 | $64,523 | $1,256 |
| 18 | East Ridge | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 22,070 | $62,247 | $1,147 |
| 19 | Soddy-Daisy | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 13,231 | $75,113 | $1,047 |
| 20 | Middle Valley (unincorporated) | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 12,187 | $95,000 | $1,180 |
| 21 | Red Bank | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 12,010 | $63,983 | $1,283 |
| 22 | Collegedale | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 11,330 | $70,246 | $1,581 |
| 23 | Signal Mountain | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 8,860 | $141,008 | $1,852 |
| 24 | Harrison (unincorporated) | Hamilton County | $66,004 | 8,011 | $89,395 | $1,216 |
| 25 | Knoxville | Knox County | $65,043 | 195,185 | $54,039 | $1,191 |
| 26 | Farragut | Knox County | $65,043 | 24,634 | $142,093 | $1,966 |
| 27 | Powell (unincorporated) | Knox County | $65,043 | 13,739 | $82,434 | $1,276 |
| 28 | Halls (unincorporated) | Knox County | $65,043 | 10,272 | $90,933 | $1,178 |
| 29 | Murfreesboro | Rutherford County | $63,681 | 161,445 | $80,108 | $1,481 |
| 30 | Smyrna | Rutherford County | $63,681 | 56,692 | $81,926 | $1,461 |
| 31 | La Vergne | Rutherford County | $63,681 | 40,243 | $81,313 | $1,805 |
| 32 | Spring Hill | Maury County | $62,782 | 55,765 | $112,013 | $1,844 |
| 33 | Columbia | Maury County | $62,782 | 45,441 | $63,719 | $1,197 |
| 34 | Kingsport | Sullivan County | $62,036 | 56,262 | $52,490 | $907 |
| 35 | Bristol | Sullivan County | $62,036 | 27,636 | $58,162 | $842 |
| 36 | Bloomingdale (unincorporated) | Sullivan County | $62,036 | 9,292 | $52,317 | $836 |
| 37 | Maryville | Blount County | $61,177 | 32,392 | $81,963 | $1,157 |
| 38 | Alcoa | Blount County | $61,177 | 12,222 | $65,714 | $1,282 |
| 39 | Hendersonville | Sumner County | $59,304 | 63,091 | $97,200 | $1,653 |
| 40 | Gallatin | Sumner County | $59,304 | 48,532 | $77,518 | $1,395 |
| 41 | Goodlettsville | Sumner County | $59,304 | 17,597 | $70,758 | $1,385 |
| 42 | Portland | Sumner County | $59,304 | 13,449 | $72,647 | $1,141 |
| 43 | Tullahoma | Coffee County | $59,239 | 21,103 | $60,979 | $886 |
| 44 | Manchester | Coffee County | $59,239 | 12,944 | $57,500 | $978 |
| 45 | Jackson | Madison County | $58,054 | 68,435 | $53,032 | $1,145 |
| 46 | Lebanon | Wilson County | $57,691 | 44,788 | $72,848 | $1,306 |
| 47 | Mount Juliet | Wilson County | $57,691 | 42,073 | $107,068 | $2,011 |
| 48 | Oakland | Fayette County | $57,079 | 9,979 | $97,798 | $1,992 |
| 49 | Johnson City | Washington County | $55,766 | 72,222 | $57,254 | $1,023 |
| 50 | Jefferson City | Jefferson County | $55,672 | 8,579 | $60,638 | $851 |
| 51 | Springfield | Robertson County | $55,121 | 19,255 | $59,465 | $1,139 |
| 52 | White House | Robertson County | $55,121 | 14,631 | $90,019 | $1,426 |
| 53 | Lenoir City | Loudon County | $54,420 | 11,110 | $67,259 | $932 |
| 54 | Cleveland | Bradley County | $54,379 | 48,829 | $58,559 | $1,034 |
| 55 | Dyersburg | Dyer County | $54,348 | 15,979 | $52,064 | $782 |
| 56 | Shelbyville | Bedford County | $53,753 | 24,661 | $55,073 | $1,056 |
| 57 | Lewisburg | Marshall County | $53,723 | 12,861 | $48,341 | $872 |
| 58 | Winchester | Franklin County | $52,979 | 9,799 | $62,782 | $974 |
| 59 | Hartsville | Trousdale County | $52,950 | 11,957 | $72,747 | $853 |
| 60 | Clarksville | Montgomery County | $52,099 | 176,456 | $69,303 | $1,307 |
| 61 | Dickson | Dickson County | $51,716 | 16,424 | $69,678 | $1,063 |
| 62 | Pulaski | Giles County | $51,003 | 8,285 | $48,538 | $835 |
| 63 | Morristown | Hamblen County | $50,942 | 31,527 | $47,917 | $882 |
| 64 | Athens | McMinn County | $50,929 | 14,471 | $53,929 | $846 |
| 65 | Greeneville | Greene County | $50,588 | 15,646 | $49,889 | $650 |
| 66 | McMinnville | Warren County | $50,373 | 13,844 | $47,179 | $791 |
| 67 | Cookeville | Putnam County | $50,328 | 36,088 | $51,375 | $917 |
| 68 | Atoka | Tipton County | $50,303 | 10,385 | $89,663 | $1,237 |
| 69 | Covington | Tipton County | $50,303 | 8,587 | $42,254 | $933 |
| 70 | Milan | Gibson County | $48,973 | 8,244 | $43,886 | $805 |
| 71 | Union City | Obion County | $47,932 | 10,982 | $50,870 | $739 |
| 72 | Paris | Henry County | $47,711 | 10,338 | $41,012 | $780 |
| 73 | Elizabethton | Carter County | $47,576 | 14,374 | $46,975 | $740 |
| 74 | Lexington | Henderson County | $47,219 | 7,962 | $49,057 | $720 |
| 75 | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence County | $45,770 | 11,844 | $42,343 | $775 |
| 76 | Crossville | Cumberland County | $45,674 | 12,428 | $48,802 | $815 |
| 77 | Fairfield Glade (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | $45,674 | 9,487 | $71,682 | $1,310 |
| 78 | Martin | Weakley County | $44,884 | 10,915 | $43,381 | $859 |
| 79 | Sevierville | Sevier County | $43,711 | 18,397 | $52,421 | $1,081 |
| 80 | Seymour (unincorporated) | Sevier County | $43,711 | 16,216 | $82,855 | $1,515 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Franklin, with $87,286 (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Tennessee by population.