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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Tennessee

Best sunny, walkable cities in Tennessee

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Memphis, TN619k residents

    76/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 35/100 · january low: 33°F

  2. 2.Chattanooga, TN186k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 28/100 · january low: 29°F

  3. 3.Clarksville, TN176k residents

    46/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 27°F

  4. 4.Nashville, TN690k residents

    44/100

    sunny days / year: 208 days · walkability: 29/100 · january low: 28°F

  5. 5.Murfreesboro, TN161k residents

    43/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 28°F

  6. 6.Knoxville, TN195k residents

    40/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 26°F

  7. 7.Kingsport, TN56k residents

    39/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 27°F

  8. 8.Jackson, TN68k residents

    38/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 27°F

  9. 9.Bartlett, TN57k residents

    38/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 30°F

  10. 10.Johnson City, TN72k residents

    36/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 26°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Tennessee?
Memphis, TN ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Chattanooga (53) and Clarksville (46), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.