10 Best Places to Retire in Tennessee

8. Knox

Score: 14

Median home price: $135,400

Cost of living index: 85.6

Average commute time: 21.17

Crime rate: 39

Doctors per 100K: 407

Knox County has over 432,000 residents, according to the 2010 census. The East Tennessee county has a territory that spreads over 526 square miles, out of which 3.4 percent it water, meaning you have a lot of options to choose from when picking where you’ll go fishing and swimming next. The county is in the middle of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians, so there’s plenty of shape to the territory.

Houses are sold for $135,400 in average in Knox County, but you should probably find cheaper places too if your pockets don’t go that deep or you’re just unwilling to pay this price for a new home. Living in Knox County is also rather cheap, at least when compared to the average costs across the United States; the cost of living index was calculated at 85.6. Your medical needs should be covered upon moving here as the county has 407 physicians for every 100,000 residents.