
Knoxville, TN
US City in Tennessee, South · ranked on 45 metrics
Knoxville, TN is a US city in Tennessee with a population of 203,991 (120th of 477). It ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (130th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (143rd of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (208th of 434). It ranks lowest for Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (407th of 434), Median Household Income (373rd of 434), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (314th of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 11th of 46098
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 29th of 46093
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 106th of 46077
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024130th of 43470
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 143rd of 46069
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024143rd of 43467
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024162nd of 43463
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 197th of 46057
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024208th of 43452
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024407th of 4346
- Median Household Income$54,039Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024373rd of 43414
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025314th of 39521
- Poverty Rate (%)20.2%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024342nd of 43421
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025299th of 39524
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025287th of 39527
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025268th of 39532
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025263rd of 39534
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 17 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals




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Quick answers
- What is the population of Knoxville, TN?
- Knoxville, TN has a population of 203,991, 120th among 477 US cities.
- What does Knoxville, TN rank best at?
- Among US cities, Knoxville, TN ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (130th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (143rd of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (208th of 434).
- Where does Knoxville, TN rank worst?
- Knoxville, TN ranks lowest for Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (407th of 434); Median Household Income (373rd of 434); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (314th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Knoxville, TN?
- Rankodex ranks Knoxville, TN on 45 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
45 metrics with a value for this place, in 9 topics