County Health Rankings (Knoxville, Clarksville, Murfreesboro: real estate, unemployment, buying)

[hiknapster]

They've just come out with some fascinating statistics regarding health and county rankings. There is some incredible information here. Check out where you live now, where you'd like to move to. You can play with it and check out rankings across the country.

This does a far better job of answering health relocation questions. It also gives valuable insight into the people of an area. Just by quickly looking I see no surprises. It's exactly what I would expect and I think this gives more insight into a county than you would initially think once you really start reading the breakdowns. You can quickly see the issues in certain counties.

Tennessee | County Health Rankings

[JMT]

Great link! Here are the ten healthiest counties in Tennessee, according to that web site:

1. Williamson (Brentwood, Franklin, Spring Hill)
2. Sumner (Gallatin, Hendersonville)
3. Rutherford (Murfreesboro, Smyrna)
4. Moore (Lynchburg--no, seriously)
5. Blount (Alcoa, Maryville)
6. Wilson (Lebanon, Mount Juliet)
7. Putnam (Cookeville)
8. Knox (Knoxville)
9. Robertson (Springfield)
10. Montgomery (Clarksville)

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by JMT

Great link! Here are the ten healthiest counties in Tennessee, according to that web site:

1. Williamson (Brentwood, Franklin, Spring Hill)
2. Sumner (Gallatin, Hendersonville)
3. Rutherford (Murfreesboro, Smyrna)
4. Moore (Lynchburg--no, seriously)
5. Blount (Alcoa, Maryville)
6. Wilson (Lebanon, Mount Juliet)
7. Putnam (Cookeville)
8. Knox (Knoxville)
9. Robertson (Springfield)
10. Montgomery (Clarksville)

I hear a lil whiskey is good for the heart.

[hiknapster]

If you keep looking you will also find ranks for different things like behaviors and environment, too, but thanks for coming up with a general list, JMT. I think this list unmasks things about counties that we know, or can't quite put our finger on, in interesting ways.

Do you know what I found pretty funny? For The Bible Belt, Tennessee didn't do that great when it came to alcohol use and sexual behavior.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Do you know what I found pretty funny? For The Bible Belt, Tennessee didn't do that great when it came to alcohol use and sexual behavior.

This comes as absolutely no surprise to me.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by nashvols

This comes as absolutely no surprise to me.

I come from a state known for its drinking - Massachusetts. Irish Catholics have a reputation for drinking and there are bars on every corner and one in-between, much like the Baptist churches in Tennessee. What I find fascinating is Knoxville is not dry and there are a lot of liquor stores. More than even I am use to. Not a lot of bars, really. But liquor stores, yes. That says a lot.

Some other observations:

Montgomery County must be where the military installation is.

But what in the world is going on in Hardeman County? Is there a brothel over there or something. Goodness.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

What I find fascinating is Knoxville is not dry and there are a lot of liquor stores. More than even I am use to. Not a lot of bars, really. But liquor stores, yes. That says a lot.

2 things:

1) because of UT, you have a lot of 18-20 year olds who won't risk going to bars, but will risk using either a fake ID on a liquor store, or getting an older friend to purchase hooch at a liquor store. Believe me, I've been there.

2) What is absolutely, um...(trying to think of a PG word)...stupid? about our alcohol laws is that one can go to a bar and shoot whiskey all day on a Sunday, and have to drive home, but they can't purchase that same whiskey in a store on Sunday. Of all of the [idiotic] arguments against drinking, underage drinking, drinking and driving, generally ungodliness, I think that law makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by nashvols

2 things:

1) because of UT, you have a lot of 18-20 year olds who won't risk going to bars, but will risk using either a fake ID on a liquor store, or getting an older friend to purchase hooch at a liquor store. Believe me, I've been there.

2) What is absolutely, um...(trying to think of a PG word)...stupid? about our alcohol laws is that one can go to a bar and shoot whiskey all day on a Sunday, and have to drive home, but they can't purchase that same whiskey in a store on Sunday. Of all of the [idiotic] arguments against drinking, underage drinking, drinking and driving, generally ungodliness, I think that law makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Same thing in Mass. No buying past 11 p.m. and not on Sundays or holidays. That included beer and wine. Could drink in a bar until 2 a.m. every darn day. I don't really drink but I don't want anyone drinking and driving.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Same thing in Mass. No buying past 11 p.m. and not on Sundays or holidays. That included beer and wine. Could drink in a bar until 2 a.m. every darn day. I don't really drink but I don't want anyone drinking and driving.

You want to discourage drinking and driving? Target the bars, not the stores. A mental midget can figure that one out.

[hiknapster]

I certainly agree.

What I like about these stats is they give more than just the typical unemployment, real estate and school statistics. It really gives some insight into the people of the area, its services and the environment, just to name a few things. When you live in an area for awhile you can start to see the differences in communities but sometimes its hard to put your finger on why you like one place over another, yet this report shows me why I like some places more than others.

Someone that is quite serious about doing research can really get a lot out of this.