These Are The 10 Best Places In Tennessee To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Tennessee who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Tennessee, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Volunteer State:

1. Jonesborough (Photos)
2. Millersville
3. Greenbrier
4. Signal Mountain (Photos)
5. Mount Carmel (Photos)
6. Alcoa (Photos)
7. Red Bank (Photos)
8. Nolensville (Photos)
9. Loudon (Photos)
10. Harriman (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Tennessee. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Tennessee in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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• 10 Worst Places To Live In Tennessee
• 10 Best Places To Live In Tennessee
• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Tennessee

How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Tennessee in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Tennessee have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Tennessee.

1. Jonesborough

Population: 5,138
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.48
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.95
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.68
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.53

2. Millersville

Population: 6,481
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.78
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.23
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.26
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.26

3. Greenbrier

Population: 6,550
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.43
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.61
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.16
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 8.85

4. Signal Mountain

Population: 8,416
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.13
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.66
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.13
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.78

5. Mount Carmel

Population: 5,443
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.94
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.37
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.02
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.04

6. Alcoa

Population: 8,556
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.32
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.58
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.01
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.51

7. Red Bank

Population: 11,759
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.1
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.19
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.1
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.36

8. Nolensville

Population: 6,131
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.89
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.65
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.62
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.65

9. Loudon

Population: 5,606
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.57
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.36
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.7
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.89

10. Harriman

Population: 6,296
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.59
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.64
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.53
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.11

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Tennessee where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Tennessee with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Bartlett (Photos)
2. Hendersonville (Photos)
3. Murfreesboro (Photos)
4. Kingsport (Photos)
5. Jackson (Photos)

For more Tennessee reading, check out:

• 10 Most Diverse Cities In Tennessee
• 10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Tennessee
• 10 Safest Places In Tennessee

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Tennessee To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Jonesborough	5,138
2	Millersville	6,481
3	Greenbrier	6,550
4	Signal Mountain	8,416
5	Mount Carmel	5,443
6	Alcoa	8,556
7	Red Bank	11,759
8	Nolensville	6,131
9	Loudon	5,606
10	Harriman	6,296
11	Sweetwater	5,856
12	Rockwood	5,480
13	Munford	6,001
14	Clinton	9,874
15	Pigeon Forge	6,004
16	Lakeland	12,549
17	Dickson	14,814
18	Atoka	8,727
19	Morristown	29,152
20	Collegedale	9,488
21	Sparta	5,036
22	Elizabethton	14,322
23	East Ridge	21,220
24	Goodlettsville	16,466
25	Church Hill	6,742
26	Crossville	11,125
27	Mckenzie	5,561
28	Arlington	11,623
29	Winchester	8,493
30	Savannah	7,029
31	Milan	7,826
32	Manchester	10,223
33	Kingston	5,888
34	La Follette	7,304
35	Erwin	6,052
36	Dayton	7,316
37	Sevierville	15,592
38	Humboldt	8,363
39	Millington	11,152
40	White House	10,618
41	Pulaski	7,734
42	Fayetteville	6,991
43	Athens	13,603
44	Bolivar	5,275
45	Henderson	6,429
46	Newport	6,890
47	Brownsville	10,079
48	Lawrenceburg	10,440
49	Covington	9,033
50	Paris	10,165
51	Portland	11,853
52	Germantown	39,207
53	Oakland	6,944
54	Springfield	16,598
55	Ripley	8,350
56	Farragut	21,111
57	Morristown	29,152
58	Maryville	27,824
59	Soddy-Daisy	13,109
60	Smyrna	42,235
61	Greeneville	15,015
62	Dickson	14,814
63	Bristol	26,705
64	Lexington	7,771
65	Lewisburg	11,252
66	La Vergne	33,637
67	Fairview	8,020
68	Brentwood	39,059
69	Tullahoma	18,900
70	Mcminnville	13,600
71	Hendersonville	53,257
72	Mount Juliet	27,053
73	Bartlett	57,805
74	Oak Ridge	29,301
75	Dyersburg	16,998
76	Collierville	46,780
77	Shelbyville	20,616
78	Martin	11,396
79	Columbia	35,207
80	Morristown	29,152
81	Spring Hill	31,467
82	Murfreesboro	114,660
83	Cookeville	31,004
84	Kingsport	52,835
85	Gallatin	31,800
86	Morristown	29,152
87	Lebanon	27,847
88	Clarksville	140,563
89	Cleveland	42,331
90	Franklin	66,596
91	Jackson	67,190
92	Chattanooga	171,863
93	Knoxville	181,759
94	Memphis	656,715
95	Morristown	29,152