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Highest median rent, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Williamson County, TNTN272,061$480−35%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904$433−30%

03Sumner County, TNTN215,538$418−30%

04Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$403−33%

05Wilson County, TNTN175,033$401−29%

06Shelby County, TNTN910,226$394−30%

07Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$387−34%

08Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$373−27%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$373−32%

10Maury County, TNTN118,131$366−29%

11Knox County, TNTN511,453$351−29%

12Sevier County, TNTN101,342$347−32%

13Anderson County, TNTN82,066$342−24%

14Dickson County, TNTN58,662$337−33%

15Madison County, TNTN100,790$337−34%

16Robertson County, TNTN80,175$337−33%

17Bradley County, TNTN115,465$329−28%

18Tipton County, TNTN62,287$323−31%

19Blount County, TNTN143,820$321−29%

20Coffee County, TNTN62,419$319−28%

21Marshall County, TNTN38,071$317−29%

22Washington County, TNTN141,199$313−30%

23Dyer County, TNTN36,320$310−27%

24Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$308−26%

25Bedford County, TNTN55,273$307−37%

26Putnam County, TNTN86,612$306−31%

27Franklin County, TNTN45,579$296−33%

28Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$296−29%

29Moore County, TNTN6,920$295−27%

30Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$295−25%

31Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$291−30%

32Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$288−28%

33Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$288−25%

34Roane County, TNTN57,395$287−28%

35Hickman County, TNTN26,219$285−34%

36Rhea County, TNTN34,844$282−27%

37Carter County, TNTN57,361$282−28%

38Obion County, TNTN30,067$282−28%

39Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$281−28%

40Loudon County, TNTN63,764$280−39%

41Warren County, TNTN43,717$279−33%

42Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$277−39%

43Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$275−35%

44Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$274−28%

45Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$273−33%

46Giles County, TNTN31,433$272−36%

47Greene County, TNTN73,831$272−28%

48Gibson County, TNTN51,779$271−32%

49Benton County, TNTN16,183$270−26%

50Henry County, TNTN32,896$270−33%

51McMinn County, TNTN57,404$269−34%

52Meigs County, TNTN14,186$268−27%

53Henderson County, TNTN28,518$266−35%

54Monroe County, TNTN49,730$265−33%

55Union County, TNTN21,450$265−32%

56Houston County, TNTN8,479$264−33%

57White County, TNTN29,612$264−33%

58Marion County, TNTN29,804$263−37%

59Carroll County, TNTN29,200$262−32%

60DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$261−33%

61Morgan County, TNTN22,160$261−34%

62Crockett County, TNTN14,006$258−34%

63Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$258−33%

64Polk County, TNTN18,592$258−25%

65Weakley County, TNTN33,261$258−34%

66Smith County, TNTN20,981$258−36%

67Haywood County, TNTN17,042$257−36%

68Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$255−35%

69Decatur County, TNTN11,820$253−27%

70Hardin County, TNTN27,983$252−32%

71Campbell County, TNTN40,290$250−30%

72Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$248−30%

73Grainger County, TNTN25,739$246−29%

74Wayne County, TNTN16,416$245−24%

75Stewart County, TNTN14,439$244−42%

76Macon County, TNTN27,663$244−33%

77Chester County, TNTN17,994$241−40%

78Fayette County, TNTN45,071$241−37%

79Cannon County, TNTN15,296$238−38%

80McNairy County, TNTN26,236$238−33%

81Perry County, TNTN9,126$237−35%

82Overton County, TNTN23,787$235−32%

83Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$232−32%

84Scott County, TNTN22,671$230−34%

85Jackson County, TNTN12,466$229−27%

86Lewis County, TNTN13,487$222−38%

87Clay County, TNTN7,821$215−15%

88Lake County, TNTN6,249$215−25%

89Cocke County, TNTN37,889$213−36%

90Fentress County, TNTN20,322$212−34%

91Johnson County, TNTN18,718$211−39%

92Grundy County, TNTN14,116$211−38%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$174−50%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,219$148−39%

95Hancock County, TNTN7,075$145−30%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES