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Metro Life Score

Morristown, TN

49.3
Life Score / 100
B-
Grade (curved)
#204
of 387 metros
47%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Morristown ranks #204 of 387 US metros, ahead of 47% - carried by its cost of living (94/100) and held back most by safety (2/100).

94
strongest: Cost of Living
76
then: Rent
2
weakest: Safety
7
weighted dimensions

Where Morristown sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

49 47th percentile higher than 47% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 16 US metros (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 46 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Below this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). This entry sits in this band. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). Above this entry. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 65–70: 12 US metros (3%). Above this entry. 70–75: 3 US metros (1%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Morristown Life Score

Morristown's composite score of 49.3 out of 100, a grade of B-, places the metro at rank #204 of 387, ahead of 47% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Cost of Living (94/100) and Rent (76/100), which pull the composite upward, while Safety (2/100) and Wages (4/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

BEA RPP 86.4 (rent-RPP 59.0). BLS median salary $56,102, 40,720 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,135/mo (studio $881).

FBI UCR (TN): 602 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 15.3:1 ratio, 6.2% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,860/yr. EPA: 26 Superfund sites (TN). Ranks #201-#207 below.

Dimension detail

How Morristown scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 94/100 (20%)
Wages 4/100 (20%)
Rent 76/100 (15%)
Safety 2/100 (15%)
Schools 52/100 (10%)
Childcare 66/100 (10%)
Environment 62/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

86.4
Cost Index (RPP)
$56,102
Avg Median Salary
$1,135
2BR Fair Market Rent
602
Violent Crime/100K (TN)
15.3:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$7,860
Infant Childcare/yr (TN)
26
Superfund Sites (TN)
40,720
Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Morristown outranks 47% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#201 Vineland, NJ 49.4 B-
#202 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 49.4 B-
#203 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 49.5 B-
#204 Morristown, TN 49.3 B-
#205 Killeen-Temple, TX 49.3 B-
#206 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 49.2 B-
#207 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 49.2 B-

TN Metro Scores

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA B 53.9 Memphis, TN-MS-AR C+ 47.4 Jackson, TN C+ 47.3 Johnson City, TN C+ 47.1 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN C 42.5 Cleveland, TN C 42.4

Using Morristown's Life Score

Morristown is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

  • Its strongest dimension is cost of living (94/100) and its weakest is safety (2/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Morristown head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Morristown lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

Scores summarize federal data at the metro level; crime, schools and cost vary widely within a single metro.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Morristown's biggest strengths? ▼
Morristown's strongest dimensions are Cost of Living (94/100), Rent (76/100), Childcare (66/100). Cost of Living is top-tier nationally.
What are Morristown's weakest areas? ▼
Morristown's lowest-scoring dimensions are Safety (2/100), Wages (4/100), Schools (52/100). Safety weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Morristown compared to the national average? ▼
Morristown's Regional Price Parity is 86.4 (13.6% less than national); rent RPP 59.0.
What is the average salary in Morristown? ▼
Morristown median salary: $56,102, 40,720 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Morristown's 49.3/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

Data from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OES, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Not affiliated with the U.S. Government.

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All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.