Best places to live in the Chattanooga metro area

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Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Chattanooga metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#25. Soddy-Daisy

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#25. Soddy-Daisy

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 13,117

#24. Lakeview

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#24. Lakeview

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,760

#23. Varnell

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#23. Varnell

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,623

#22. East Ridge

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#22. East Ridge

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 22,034

#20. Cohutta

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#20. Cohutta

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,018

#19. Cleveland

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#19. Cleveland

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 48,185

#18. Jasper

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#18. Jasper

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 3,610

#17. Dayton

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#17. Dayton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 7,191

#15. Middle Valley

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#15. Middle Valley

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 11,808

#14. Lakesite

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#14. Lakesite

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,026

#13. Chattanooga

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#13. Chattanooga

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 182,832

#12. Red Bank

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#12. Red Bank

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,960

#10. Apison

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#10. Apison

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,397

#9. Hopewell

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#9. Hopewell

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,624

#8. Chickamauga

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#8. Chickamauga

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,999

#7. Collegedale

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#7. Collegedale

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 11,185

#5. Walden

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#5. Walden

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,762

#4. Falling Water

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#4. Falling Water

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 2,090

#3. Lookout Mountain

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#3. Lookout Mountain

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,112

#2. Signal Mountain

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#2. Signal Mountain

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,861