Best places to live in the Chattanooga metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Chattanooga metro area

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

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

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#24. Lakeview

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

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#23. Varnell

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

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#22. East Ridge

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

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#21. Indian Springs

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,951

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#20. Cohutta

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

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#19. Cleveland

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

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#18. Jasper

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

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#17. Dayton

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

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#16. Dalton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 34,402

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#15. Middle Valley

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

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#14. Lakesite

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

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#13. Chattanooga

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

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#12. Red Bank

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

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#11. Fairmount

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,932

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#10. Apison

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

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#9. Hopewell

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

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#8. Chickamauga

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

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#7. Collegedale

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

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#6. Harrison

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,446

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#5. Walden

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

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#4. Falling Water

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

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#3. Lookout Mountain

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

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#2. Signal Mountain

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

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#1. Lookout Mountain

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,825

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