33 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Tennessee

The top-ranked counties in Tennessee on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Greene County TN 95 +3.5% +2.8% +0.7% 4.5x
02 Hawkins County TN 84 +2.4% +6.5% +0.5% 4.6x
03 Roane County TN 70 +1.5% +1.0% +0.9% 3.7x
04 Loudon County TN 63 +1.3% +1.9% +2.1% 6.2x
05 Bedford County TN 61 +1.2% +8.8% +1.6% 4.7x
06 Cumberland County TN 61 +1.2% +4.0% +1.6% 5.9x
07 Jefferson County TN 58 +1.0% +6.1% +1.2% 5.4x
08 Gibson County TN 58 +1.0% -3.4% +0.3% 4.4x
09 Anderson County TN 58 +1.0% +3.1% +0.8% 2.5x
10 Carter County TN 53 +0.9% +4.4% +0.0% 6.9x
11 Hamblen County TN 49 +0.7% +2.4% +0.5% 2.9x
12 McMinn County TN 48 +0.7% +2.3% +0.9% 4.3x
13 Dickson County TN 48 +0.7% +3.2% +1.0% 5.7x
14 Blount County TN 47 +0.6% +3.2% +1.4% 4.5x
15 Coffee County TN 39 +0.4% +3.4% +1.5% 3.5x
16 Washington County TN 37 +0.3% +2.1% +0.9% 3.9x
17 Madison County TN 34 +0.2% +2.8% +0.3% 2.5x
18 Bradley County TN 31 +0.1% +3.9% +0.9% 4.5x
19 Knox County TN 28 -0.1% +3.2% +1.3% 3.5x
20 Hamilton County TN 28 -0.1% +0.7% +0.9% 3.1x
21 Sumner County TN 26 -0.2% +5.0% +2.0% 7.1x
22 Robertson County TN 22 -0.4% +4.2% +1.4% 7.0x
23 Wilson County TN 21 -0.4% +5.4% +3.0% 6.9x
24 Tipton County TN 20 -0.5% +0.1% +0.4% 9.2x
25 Putnam County TN 19 -0.6% +2.8% +1.5% 4.3x
26 Montgomery County TN 16 -0.9% +4.1% +2.8% 6.9x
27 Rutherford County TN 15 -1.0% +4.2% +2.4% 4.8x
28 Maury County TN 14 -1.1% +6.5% +3.0% 4.8x
29 Shelby County TN 11 -1.4% +0.2% -0.3% 2.8x
30 Sullivan County TN 8 -1.9% +6.0% +0.6% 2.9x
31 Williamson County TN 8 -2.0% +0.9% +2.7% 4.8x
32 Davidson County TN 5 -2.5% +4.1% +0.2% 2.7x
33 Sevier County TN 2 -4.4% +2.2% +0.4% 4.1x