This brief focuses on housing in Tennessee—providing an overview of the state’s housing landscape and six key insights.

Governments often subsidize sports venues in an effort to attract or retain professional teams and large events – which they expect to generate other benefits. Pro sports stadiums rarely create enough ...

In FY 2019, Tennessee distributed $1.1 billion in federal funds to school districts across the state — or about 11% of total district revenues that year. Each of Tennessee’s 142 school districts ...

Basic needs in Tennessee cost significantly more than federal poverty thresholds. Incomes and the costs of some basic needs in Tennessee have increased faster than inflation since 2019. Rates of ...

State and local zoning and building policies affect nearly every aspect of housing development and can affect the supply and cost of homes available to meet Tennessee’s growing demand. State law gives ...

The federal government has increasingly shaped public education through funding to support higher-cost students. Tennessee typically receives about $1.1 billion annually in federal K-12 funding for ...

After accounting for inflation, Tennesseans’ 2023 median household income remained relatively unchanged, while the poverty rate grew. Compared to white Tennesseans, the difference in poverty rates ...

Below are highlights from a recent conversation with our friends at SCORE about education finance in Tennessee — where the money comes from, spending trends over time, and what decisions policymakers ...

Housing is a necessity, and has grown increasingly expensive in Tennessee over the last decade. Much of this was driven by increased demand and diminished supply. Financing for housing developments ...

This report provides context for discussions about criminal justice reform, using historical data to reveal trends in Tennessee’s incarcerated and corrections populations. It focuses on community ...

Public policy at every level affects the opportunities and environments that influence Tennesseans’ health and prosperity. This report discusses the role of local governments in Tennessee and some of ...

Along with our environments and behaviors, access to health care is one of the major drivers of health. For better or worse, robust access to the U.S. health care system is largely predicated on ...