Putnam County continues to be rated one of America’s Most Affordable communities and has been rated as the Most Affordable community a number of times by the national conductor of the survey, the American Chamber of Commerce Researcher’s Association. Cookeville is one of the Best Retirement Communities, according to The Rating Guide to Life in America’s Small Cities, and has also been rated one of the best retirement communities by Rand McNally’s Places Rated Retirement Guide. A recent article by Where to Retire Magazine also named Cookeville as one of the top locations to retire.

According to the American Chamber of Commerce Researcher’s Association (ACCRA), Cookeville remains one of the top 10 most economical cities in the nation. The survey uses 100 as the national average.

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