Our Communities

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) offers the “Retire Tennessee” program, which promotes Tennessee as a great place for retirees to call home.

The Tennessee communities participating in ECD's Retire Tennessee program are Cumberland, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Loudon, Maury, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Sullivan, Warren, and White.

Below are the Retire Tennessee communities and their Web sites. These are the Tennessee communities that met the state’s criteria of providing the resources and amenities needed to be a viable retirement destination. For Discovery Tour information, click on the counties listed below.

WEST	MIDDLE	EAST
1. Hardin County (Savannah, Pickwick, Shiloh) 2. Henry County (Paris, Paris Landing)	3. Cumberland County (Crossville) 4. Putnam County (Algood, Baxter, Cookeville, Monterey) 5. Robertson County (Springfield) 6. Maury County (Columbia,Mount Pleasant,Spring Hill) 7. Warren County (McMinnville) 8. Franklin County (Winchester, Cowan, Decherd, Village of Sewanee) 9. White County (Sparta)	10. Hamilton County (Chattanooga) 11. Jefferson County (Jefferson City & Dandridge) 12. Sullivan County (Kingsport, Bristol) 13. Loudon County (Loudon & Lenoir City) 14. Roane County (Harriman,Kingston,Oak Ridge,Rockwood)

Contact: Ramay Winchester, Retire Tennessee Director - Ramay.W.Winchester@tn.gov or (731) 336-2630