Best Cities for Remote Workers in Tennessee

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in Tennessee

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 64
Lookout Mountain, TN
2,112 residents
Broadband 99.4%
WFH Culture 17.8%
Affordability 92
#2
Score 61.1
Oak Hill, TN
4,690 residents
Broadband 97.6%
WFH Culture 20.4%
Affordability 92
#3
Score 60.3
Berry Hill, TN
1,944 residents
Broadband 98.0%
WFH Culture 21.6%
Affordability 92
#4
Score 58.5
Franklin, TN
85,575 residents
Broadband 95.6%
WFH Culture 28.2%
Affordability 92
#5
Score 57.9
Belle Meade, TN
2,824 residents
Broadband 95.7%
WFH Culture 23.4%
Affordability 92
#6
Score 57.3
Farragut, TN
24,309 residents
Broadband 95.5%
WFH Culture 21.4%
Affordability 92
#7
Score 57.2
Signal Mountain, TN
8,861 residents
Broadband 94.3%
WFH Culture 24.5%
Affordability 92
#8
Score 57
Brentwood, TN
45,272 residents
Broadband 96.2%
WFH Culture 26.2%
Affordability 92
#9
Score 56.2
Collierville, TN
51,212 residents
Broadband 97.4%
WFH Culture 19.3%
Affordability 92
#10
Score 56.1
Pegram, TN
2,216 residents
Broadband 97.3%
WFH Culture 27.4%
Affordability 92
#11
Score 55.7
Tellico Village, TN
6,901 residents
Broadband 95.2%
WFH Culture 26.2%
Affordability 92
#12
Score 55.1
Apison, TN
4,397 residents
Broadband 96.1%
WFH Culture 14.4%
Affordability 92

Full Ranking, Tennessee

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

2 Oak Hill TN 61.1
3 Berry Hill TN 60.3
4 Franklin TN 58.5
5 Belle Meade TN 57.9
6 Farragut TN 57.3
7 Signal Mountain TN 57.2
8 Brentwood TN 57
9 Collierville TN 56.2
10 Pegram TN 56.1
11 Tellico Village TN 55.7
12 Apison TN 55.1
13 Fairmount TN 54.9
14 Falling Water TN 54.8
15 Spring Hill TN 54.7
16 Walden TN 54.7
17 Spurgeon TN 54.5
18 Medina TN 54.4
19 Fairfield Glade TN 54.4
20 Nolensville TN 54.3
21 Germantown TN 54.1
22 Kingston Springs TN 54
23 Gray TN 53.8
24 Hopewell TN 53.3
25 Piperton TN 51.9
26 Lakesite TN 51.8
27 Vonore TN 51.5
28 Hendersonville TN 51.3
29 Oak Ridge TN 51.1
30 Lakeland TN 51
31 Mount Juliet TN 51
32 Nashville-Davidson TN 50.9
33 Fall Branch TN 50.6
34 Karns TN 50.4
35 Middle Valley TN 50.4
36 Hunter TN 50
37 Harrison TN 50
38 Bluff City TN 50
39 Red Bank TN 49.9
40 Thompson's Station TN 49.8
41 Murfreesboro TN 49.6
42 Ridgetop TN 49.2
43 Collegedale TN 49.2
44 Arlington TN 49.1
45 Louisville TN 48.5
46 Goodlettsville TN 48.4
47 Kingsport TN 48
48 Mount Carmel TN 48
49 Chattanooga TN 47.9
50 Millersville TN 47.9

Lookout Mountain, TN tops the list with a composite score of 64 out of 100, followed by Oak Hill and Berry Hill. TN dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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