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Tennessee has become a serious retirement draw, particularly Nashville and the Knoxville-Tellico Village corridor. No state income tax on wages or retirement income is the headline, and the cost of living remains lower than the national average. Chattanooga is a smaller but real secondary market.

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55+ Markets in Tennessee

NashvilleLive Guide

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Knoxville / Tellico VillageLive Guide

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ChattanoogaComing Soon

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Tennessee Retirement Tax Snapshot

No state income tax on wages, salaries, or retirement income. No tax on Social Security. Property taxes are low — Williamson County (Franklin) runs about 0.5%, Knox County about 0.7%. Sales tax is high (7% state + local) — the tradeoff for no income tax.

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