These Are The 10 Richest Cities In Tennessee

Arlington, Brentwood, Signal Mountain: These cities aren’t just some of the best places to live in Tennessee. They are also home to some of the richest people in the Volunteer State.

Arlington in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $97,500 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 2.6%.

If you’re thinking of moving to one of these towns, you’ll probably need to start saving. The richest places in Tennessee share common characteristics such as having a genius level populous, sky high home prices, and a Pleasantville level of married couples.

After analyzing Census data from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey for the 105 places in Tennessee with more than 5,000 people, we were left with this set of the ten richest places in the Volunteer State:

1. Arlington
2. Brentwood
3. Signal Mountain
4. Germantown
5. Green Hill
6. Spring Hill
7. Farragut
8. Collierville
9. Nolensville
10. Lakeland

For more on how we calculated the top ten, read on or skip to the end for the full list. Oh, and the poorest place in Tennessee? That would be Ripley.

How We Determined The Richest Places In Tennessee

The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply how much people earn. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t think that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places”. So we looked at this set of criteria from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

• Poverty Level
• Median Household Income
• Unemployment Rate

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place really is. The unemployment rate tries to capture the prospects for more people to become rich. If more people are employed, the richer the future looks.

After we collected the data for all 105 places with more than 5,000 people in Tennessee, we ranked each place from 1 to 105 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Arlington, crowned the “Richest Place In Tennessee”.

You can learn more about the top ten below or skip to the end to see the rankings for all 105 places.

1. Arlington

Population: 11,623
Median Income: 9750000.0%
Poverty Level: 2.6%
Unemployment Rate: 2.3%

2. Brentwood

Population: 39,059
Median Income: 13839500.0%
Poverty Level: 2.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.0%

3. Signal Mountain

Population: 8,416
Median Income: 9709200.0%
Poverty Level: 2.0%
Unemployment Rate: 3.1%

4. Germantown

Population: 39,207
Median Income: 11016900.0%
Poverty Level: 4.0%
Unemployment Rate: 4.2%

5. Green Hill

Population: 6,667
Median Income: 7140200.0%
Poverty Level: 2.1%
Unemployment Rate: 3.0%

6. Spring Hill

Population: 31,467
Median Income: 7684000.0%
Poverty Level: 3.2%
Unemployment Rate: 3.6%

7. Farragut

Population: 21,111
Median Income: 10471500.0%
Poverty Level: 3.7%
Unemployment Rate: 5.4%

8. Collierville

Population: 46,780
Median Income: 10678300.0%
Poverty Level: 3.3%
Unemployment Rate: 6.2%

9. Nolensville

Population: 6,131
Median Income: 10298200.0%
Poverty Level: 4.3%
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%

10. Lakeland

Population: 12,549
Median Income: 9162000.0%
Poverty Level: 4.9%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%

There You Have It – The Richest Places In Tennessee

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Tennessee, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Tennessee. When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in TN, according to data:

Poorest: Ripley
2nd Poorest: La Follette
3rd Poorest: Newport
For more Tennessee reading , check out:

• These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Tennessee
• 41 Photos of Tennessee That Will Make You Want to Move There
• If You’re From Tennessee This Will Be A Highlight Of Your Day. No Doubt.

Detailed List Of Richest Places In Tennessee

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Poverty Level	Unemployment Rate
Arlington	1	11,623	$97,500	2.6%	2.3%
Brentwood	2	39,059	$138,395	2.8%	4.0%
Signal Mountain	3	8,416	$97,092	2.0%	3.1%
Germantown	4	39,207	$110,169	4.0%	4.2%
Green Hill	5	6,667	$71,402	2.1%	3.0%
Spring Hill	6	31,467	$76,840	3.2%	3.6%
Farragut	7	21,111	$104,715	3.7%	5.4%
Collierville	8	46,780	$106,783	3.3%	6.2%
Nolensville	9	6,131	$102,982	4.3%	4.3%
Lakeland	10	12,549	$91,620	4.9%	4.6%
Franklin	11	66,596	$81,432	6.1%	5.3%
Bartlett	12	57,805	$80,240	3.4%	6.3%
Tellico Village	13	6,385	$72,096	1.7%	7.6%
White House	14	10,618	$68,284	4.2%	7.1%
Hendersonville	15	53,257	$61,514	6.8%	5.6%
Fairview	16	8,020	$54,906	6.3%	6.2%
Mount Juliet	17	27,053	$73,512	8.7%	6.3%
Harrison	18	7,595	$54,067	4.6%	7.3%
Middle Valley	19	13,282	$58,813	8.2%	7.2%
Seymour	20	10,703	$54,386	7.8%	7.4%
Millersville	21	6,481	$58,968	7.1%	8.4%
Atoka	22	8,727	$80,625	6.3%	9.8%
Jonesborough	23	5,138	$49,688	14.0%	5.7%
Oakland	24	6,944	$66,981	8.8%	8.7%
Mount Carmel	25	5,443	$53,080	6.8%	9.3%
Maryville	26	27,824	$52,120	11.9%	7.5%
La Vergne	27	33,637	$53,672	8.0%	8.8%
Smyrna	28	42,235	$52,516	12.6%	7.6%
Fairfield Glade	29	7,754	$46,235	14.3%	6.0%
Clinton	30	9,874	$40,194	11.3%	6.4%
Gallatin	31	31,800	$46,279	12.8%	7.7%
Kingston	32	5,888	$45,424	11.5%	8.0%
Munford	33	6,001	$62,201	10.2%	10.7%
Goodlettsville	34	16,466	$52,648	11.1%	9.8%
East Ridge	35	21,220	$39,445	14.8%	6.4%
Church Hill	36	6,742	$46,034	10.3%	8.8%
Nashville	37	624,261	$46,758	16.8%	8.2%
Millington	38	11,152	$48,779	16.7%	8.5%
Murfreesboro	39	114,660	$50,337	18.4%	8.4%
Soddy-Daisy	40	13,109	$42,937	10.7%	9.7%
Oak Ridge	41	29,301	$52,534	17.0%	9.5%
Greenbrier	42	6,550	$50,641	7.3%	11.7%
Portland	43	11,853	$51,027	16.1%	10.0%
Collegedale	44	9,488< /td>	$49,688	11.3%	10.5%
Dickson	45	14,814	$34,869	15.9%	7.2%
Lynchburg	46	6,348	$43,393	10.9%	10.8%
Clarksville	47	140,563	$47,489	15.7%	10.8%
Johnson City	48	64,614	$39,121	25.4%	6.2%
Winchester	49	8,493	$39,167	19.2%	9.3%
South Cleveland	50	5,951	$42,386	12.9%	11.0%
Hartsville/Trousdale County	51	7,859	$37,211	14.6%	9.9%
Red Bank	52	11,759	$37,678	21.1%	8.2%
Springfield	53	16,598	$39,980	17.2%	10.2%
Bristol	54	26,705	$35,959	18.3%	9.4%
Lebanon	55	27,847	$41,051	17.0%	11.1%
Loudon	56	5,606	$34,195	22.7%	7.8%
Kingsport	57	52,835	$38,333	19.8%	10.1%
Alcoa	58	8,556	$34,847	21.4%	8.9%
Manchester	59	10,223	$38,063	25.3%	8.5%
Sevierville	60	15,592	$34,167	23.0%	8.1%
Chattanooga	61	171,863	$39,683	20.6%	10.7%
Pigeon Forge	62	6,004	$30,885	21.8%	8.0%
Dyersburg	63	16,998	$34,444	19.7%	10.0%
Knoxville	64	181,759	$33,494	24.8%	7.9%
Lexington	65	7,771	$41,847	20.1%	13.7%
Tullahoma	66	18,900	$35,665	19.5%	12.5%
Jackson	67	67,190	$37,988	22.0%	11.7%
Cleveland	68	42,331	$37,325	23.0%	11.1%
Sweetwater	69	5,856	$34,684	15.8%	15.5%
Humboldt	70	8,363	$31,515	20.8%	10.1%
Columbia	71	35,207	$34,325	21.2%	10.7%
McMinnville	72	13,600	$28,535	27.4%	7.0%
Greeneville	73	15,015	$32,869	25.1%	10.0%
Memphis	74	656,715	$37,099	23.6%	13.4%
Pulaski	75	7,734	$29,019	27.2%	8.4%
McKenzie	76	5,561	$35,036	27.5%	10.2%
Jefferson City	77	8,342	$34,683	22.1%	13.6%
Lewisburg	78	11,252	$32,348	19.9%	14.3%
Milan	79	7,826	$33,667	24.2%	12.1%
Elizabethton	80	14,322	$28,721	23.0%	10.4%
Athens	81	13,603	$31,807	26.5%	10.3%
Bloomingdale	82	9,882	$31,954	23.0%	14.3%
Shelbyville	83	20,616	$27,743	30.3%	8.7%
Union City	84	10,791	$35,051	25.0%	16.5%
Crossville	85	11,125	$27,946	26.4%	10.1%
Rockwood	86	5,480	$28,098	30.0%	9.7%
Brownsville	87	10,079	$29,162	24.1%	13.1%
Fayetteville	88	6,991	$30,488	26.0%	13.3%
Morristown	89	29,152	$31,082	27.3%	12.7%
Henderson	90	6,429	$36,404	29.2%	19.2%
Lenoir City	91	8,867	$33,500	26.6%	17.6%
Erwin	92	6,052	$26,884	23.9%	16.1%
Sparta	93	5,036	$24,035	29.0%	11.3%
Lawrenceburg	94	10,440	$27,100	25.1%	17.6%
Savannah	95	7,029	$29,926	26.5%	21.2%
Paris	96	10,165	$29,705	31.3%	15.7%
Harriman	97	6,296	$24,495	25.5%	16.7%
Dayton	98	7,316	$29,391	32.5%	15.7%
Cookeville	99	31,004	$29,240	38.5%	13.7%
Martin	100	11,396	$30,189	36.7%	16.2%
Bolivar	101	5,275	$30,065	34.9%	23.7%
Covington	102	9,033	$26,784	27.8%	18.5%
Newport	103	6,890	$22,329	37.7%	15.3%
La Follette	104	7,304	$23,071	36.2%	18.3%
Ripley	105	8,350	$23,581	33.8%	22.6%