Knoxville is Tennessee's second-best staycation destination, listed at No. 37 between Boise, Idaho, and Overland Park, Kansas. The Scruffy City has a total score of 50.76 out of 100.

In order to determine the best places to live in Tennessee, USA TODAY Homefront ranked 20 cities across the following 16 metrics. The population threshold was set at 40,000.