What is the cost of living in Morristown?

Morristown has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 86.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 59.0, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,135/month.

What is the median salary in Morristown?

The median salary in Morristown is $56,102 annually (mean: $58,962). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.

How safe is Morristown?

The violent crime rate in the Morristown area is 602 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2058 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Morristown?

The state of TN has 1,844 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Charter schools make up 6.2% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Morristown?

Infant center-based childcare in the Morristown area averages $7,860 per year. Preschool averages $6,190/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Morristown a good place to relocate?

Morristown has a Life Score of 45.2/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Morristown sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Morristown ranks #184 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Morristown, TN

BEA RPP 86.4 ranks #26 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

86.4
Cost index (US=100): $1,135
2BR rent / mo: $56,102
Median salary: 52
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Morristown ranks #184 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (52/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and climate.

#184
of 387 US metros · Above median: 7,227,750
metro-area population: 602
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,844
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: safety (2/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Morristown ranks #184 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 86.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,135/mo, median salary $56,102; LiveAbility Score 52/100, strongest in cost of living and climate.

Signature: BEA RPP 86.4 ranks #26 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 86.4 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,135/mo.

LiveAbility 52/100 keeps Morristown in the middle third (#184 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Morristown area is 40,720.

Morristown vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

52 Top 48% higher than 52% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Morristown housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Morristown MSA; housing RPP 59.0 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,135/mo.

Studio

$881

/month

1 Bedroom

$887

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,135

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,444

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,827

/month

Morristown wages and employment

Morristown posts 40,720 total employment with median salary $56,102 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$56,102

Mean Salary

$58,962

Total Employment

40,720

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,530
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$42,890
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$67,330
Retail Salespersons	$31,750

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Morristown area from NCES.

Schools

1,844

Enrollment

994,264

Student:Teacher

15.3:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Morristown area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,860

per year

Toddler (Center)

$6,190

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,190

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Morristown's composite Life Score is 45.2/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

94/100

Elite

Wages

4/100

Bottom decile

Rent

76/100

Strong

Crime

2/100

Bottom decile

Schools

52/100

Average

Childcare

66/100

Strong

Environment

21/100

Weak

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Morristown ranks #184 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 52/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (94/100)

Cost of living

94
Climate

80
Housing

76
Air quality

71
Schools

48
Low hazard

38
Job market

4
Safety

2

What this shows Morristown's strongest dimensions are cost of living and climate; its weakest among scored dims is safety at 2/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Morristown on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Morristown on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Morristown cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Morristown wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Thinking about Morristown?

Morristown runs a $56,102 median salary at a 86.4 cost index, ranking #184 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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