Livability score comparison

Compare scores at a glance. Select a category to see the numbers behind each grade.

MetricsChattanoogaNashville
Livability78
  • Stable Housing Market
  • Low Cost of Living
  • High Income per Capita
  • Lots of Local Amenities
Chattanooga Livability
76
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Income per Capita
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • Low Cost of Living
Nashville Livability
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Amenities
  1. Amount of Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Chattanooga Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Nashville Amenities
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Cost Of Living
  1. Cost of Living Index
  2. Lifestyle Index
  3. Household Index
  4. Education Index
  5. Grocery Index
  6. Healthcare Index
  7. Housing Index
  8. Transportation Index
  9. Utilities Index
B
  1. 97
  2. 94
  3. 99
  4. 97
  5. 96
  6. 98
  7. 97
  8. 96
  9. 96
Chattanooga Cost Of Living
C+
  1. 110
  2. 103
  3. 98
  4. 99
  5. 96
  6. 98
  7. 137
  8. 98
  9. 99
Nashville Cost Of Living
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Crime
  1. Violent Crime /100k
  2. Murder /100k
  3. Rape /100k
  4. Robbery /100k
  5. Assault /100k
  6. Property Crime /100k
  7. Burglary /100k
  8. Theft /100k
  9. Vehicle Theft /100k
  10. Total Crime /100k
F
  1. 824
  2. 13
  3. 91
  4. 94
  5. 626
  6. 3,942
  7. 380
  8. 2,896
  9. 667
  10. 4,766
Chattanooga Crime
F
  1. 1,124
  2. 15
  3. 72
  4. 155
  5. 883
  6. 4,510
  7. 442
  8. 3,344
  9. 723
  10. 5,634
Nashville Crime
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Employment
  1. Income Per Capita
  2. Med. Household Income
  3. Med. Earnings Male
  4. Med. Earnings Female
  5. Unemployment Rate
B
  1. $47,784
  2. $71,099
  3. $51,091
  4. $39,887
  5. 3%
Chattanooga Employment
B+
  1. $53,793
  2. $93,264
  3. $57,689
  4. $50,342
  5. 4%
Nashville Employment
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Housing
  1. Median Home Price
  2. Median Rent Asked
  3. % Owner Occupied
  4. % Renter Occupied
  5. Avg. Household Size
A+
  1. $322,018
  2. $1,337
  3. 53%
  4. 47%
  5. 2.2
Chattanooga Housing
A+
  1. $472,454
  2. $1,739
  3. 54%
  4. 46%
  5. 2.3
Nashville Housing
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Schools
  1. No. Public Schools
  2. Students Per Teacher
  3. Avg. Test Scores
  4. Completed High School
  5. Completed Bachelors
F
  1. 48
  2. 0
  3. n/a
  4. 81.3%
  5. 27.8%
Chattanooga Schools
F
  1. 102
  2. 0
  3. n/a
  4. 83.5%
  5. 37.6%
Nashville Schools
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User Ratings
  1. Average user rating
  2. Number of ratings
C+
  1. 67%
  2. 44
Chattanooga User rating
C+
  1. 67%
  2. 51
Nashville User rating