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Highest median rent, Tennessee counties · 2020

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$1,596+115%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904$1,172+91%

03Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$1,117+86%

04Wilson County, TNTN175,033$1,100+94%

05Sumner County, TNTN215,538$1,044+76%

06Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$1,008+71%

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$972+77%

08Shelby County, TNTN910,226$957+69%

09Maury County, TNTN118,131$944+84%

10Knox County, TNTN511,453$933+89%

11Robertson County, TNTN80,175$929+85%

12Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$913+79%

13Madison County, TNTN100,790$875+72%

14Tipton County, TNTN62,287$859+83%

15Loudon County, TNTN63,764$835+81%

16Blount County, TNTN143,820$828+84%

17Sevier County, TNTN101,342$810+58%

18Marshall County, TNTN38,071$809+82%

19Dickson County, TNTN58,662$801+58%

20Bradley County, TNTN115,465$796+75%

21Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$794+76%

22Anderson County, TNTN82,066$788+75%

23Bedford County, TNTN55,273$779+60%

24Fayette County, TNTN45,071$777+103%

25Washington County, TNTN141,199$776+74%

26Crockett County, TNTN14,006$746+90%

27Meigs County, TNTN14,186$746+104%

28Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$738+93%

29Putnam County, TNTN86,612$735+67%

30Hickman County, TNTN26,219$732+70%

31McMinn County, TNTN57,404$724+77%

32Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$723+72%

33White County, TNTN29,612$722+84%

34Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$720+72%

35Coffee County, TNTN62,419$715+61%

36Marion County, TNTN29,804$710+69%

37Union County, TNTN21,450$707+82%

38Franklin County, TNTN45,579$706+61%

39Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$704+81%

40Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$694+79%

41Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$693+74%

42Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$693+66%

43Morgan County, TNTN22,160$690+74%

44Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$679+62%

45Giles County, TNTN31,433$679+59%

46Cocke County, TNTN37,889$676+102%

47Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$675+97%

48Stewart County, TNTN14,439$674+60%

49Dyer County, TNTN36,320$674+59%

50Henderson County, TNTN28,518$674+64%

51Gibson County, TNTN51,779$671+69%

52Macon County, TNTN27,663$668+84%

53Henry County, TNTN32,896$666+65%

54Roane County, TNTN57,395$666+67%

55Houston County, TNTN8,479$664+69%

56Smith County, TNTN20,981$662+65%

57Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$659+67%

58Polk County, TNTN18,592$655+90%

59Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$651+65%

60Warren County, TNTN43,717$650+56%

61Haywood County, TNTN17,042$649+62%

62Rhea County, TNTN34,844$648+69%

63Moore County, TNTN6,920$647+61%

64Obion County, TNTN30,067$647+65%

65DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$645+66%

66Benton County, TNTN16,183$644+75%

67Carter County, TNTN57,361$644+64%

68Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$644+58%

69Chester County, TNTN17,994$643+60%

70Cannon County, TNTN15,296$642+68%

71Grundy County, TNTN14,116$642+89%

72Carroll County, TNTN29,200$637+66%

73Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$637+80%

74Monroe County, TNTN49,730$635+60%

75Perry County, TNTN9,126$633+73%

76Weakley County, TNTN33,261$629+61%

77Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$629+66%

78Grainger County, TNTN25,739$628+80%

79Campbell County, TNTN40,290$621+74%

80Greene County, TNTN73,831$618+64%

81McNairy County, TNTN26,236$615+73%

82Hardin County, TNTN27,983$612+65%

83Lewis County, TNTN13,487$608+70%

84Jackson County, TNTN12,466$601+91%

85Decatur County, TNTN11,820$572+65%

86Overton County, TNTN23,787$556+61%

87Johnson County, TNTN18,718$552+60%

88Scott County, TNTN22,671$541+56%

89Fentress County, TNTN20,322$529+64%

90Pickett County, TNTN5,219$523+117%

91Clay County, TNTN7,821$522+107%

92Wayne County, TNTN16,416$516+60%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$507+47%

94Hancock County, TNTN7,075$472+129%

95Lake County, TNTN6,249$435+52%

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