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Highest renter share, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 37.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sweetwater, TN, up 39 places to #34.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01▲1La Follette, TNTN7,17659.9%+13.1 pts

02▼1Cookeville, TNTN38,21258.9%+4.4 pts

03▲4Martin, TNTN11,06057.6%+9.8 pts

04▲17Collegedale, TNTN11,49956.0%+21.4 pts

05Memphis, TNTN609,64755.1%+10.9 pts

06▼2Ripley, TNTN7,49954.8%+3.5 pts

07▼4Covington, TNTN8,58554.7%+5.6 pts

08▲7Dayton, TNTN7,81954.4%+12.3 pts

09▲5Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59854.0%+13.4 pts

10▲2Knoxville, TNTN202,02153.4%+4.5 pts

11▲5Pulaski, TNTN8,39453.3%+8.4 pts

12▲8Brownsville, TNTN9,30152.4%+9.3 pts

13▼4Cleveland, TNTN51,17252.0%+3.8 pts

14▼8Dyersburg, TNTN15,90651.8%+4.9 pts

15▼7Lafayette, TNTN6,02051.5%+17.5 pts

16▲12Fayetteville, TNTN7,06851.4%+8.1 pts

17▲6McMinnville, TNTN13,94350.3%+4.6 pts

18▼8Sevierville, TNTN19,01049.4%+0.9 pts

19▲10Shelbyville, TNTN26,14649.3%+7.8 pts

20▼9Jefferson City, TNTN9,10348.9%−0.8 pts

21▲14Savannah, TNTN7,68948.9%+9.8 pts

22▼9Crossville, TNTN13,11348.8%+2.2 pts

23▲14Jackson, TNTN69,33948.8%+5.5 pts

24▲2Johnson City, TNTN74,94348.7%+5.8 pts

25▲13Manchester, TNTN13,77648.5%+9.0 pts

26▼7Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17847.6%−0.3 pts

27▼2Chattanooga, TNTN194,14447.6%+2.5 pts

28▼1Nashville, TNTN721,07447.6%+2.1 pts

29▼11Union City, TNTN10,81447.1%+2.2 pts

30▼8Rockwood, TNTN5,60746.8%+12.2 pts

31▲11Smithville, TNTN5,62045.3%+2.6 pts

32▲7Humboldt, TNTN7,84145.2%+9.0 pts

33▼3Morristown, TNTN33,51745.1%+3.8 pts

34▲39Sweetwater, TNTN6,70644.9%+14.5 pts

35▲6Clarksville, TNTN188,82944.4%+2.0 pts

36▲7Springfield, TNTN20,09044.3%+2.4 pts

37▼20Newport, TNTN7,04944.3%−2.3 pts

38▼6Red Bank, TNTN12,40544.2%−0.6 pts

39▲17Milan, TNTN8,36744.1%+7.2 pts

40▲5Paris, TNTN10,46843.2%+6.7 pts

41▼17Bolivar, TNTN5,04342.9%+4.5 pts

42▲15Gallatin, TNTN54,59042.9%+5.6 pts

43▲18Smyrna, TNTN63,32142.6%+7.1 pts

44East Ridge, TNTN21,92142.5%+3.6 pts

45▼12Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23642.3%+4.8 pts

46▼10Millington, TNTN12,95342.2%−10.9 pts

47▼16Henderson, TNTN6,59041.9%+2.8 pts

48▼8Lewisburg, TNTN13,51740.6%−1.6 pts

49▼2Athens, TNTN15,26340.1%+1.0 pts

50▲2Madisonville, TNTN5,42840.0%+3.0 pts

51▲7McKenzie, TNTN5,63240.0%+7.0 pts

52▲16Kingsport, TNTN57,53039.9%+4.7 pts

53▲9Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50639.5%+1.4 pts

54▼20Harriman, TNTN6,19239.1%−2.7 pts

55▲9Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10338.5%+1.3 pts

56▼8Dickson, TNTN17,05138.3%−1.5 pts

57▲10Ashland City, TNTN5,65038.1%−1.1 pts

58▼3Dunlap, TNTN6,08937.7%+3.5 pts

59▼13Lebanon, TNTN53,41237.6%−2.8 pts

60▼11Elizabethton, TNTN14,35037.4%+1.2 pts

61▼1Clinton, TNTN10,46637.0%−4.0 pts

62▼9Lexington, TNTN8,13037.0%+3.6 pts

63▼12Greeneville, TNTN16,14137.0%−2.2 pts

64▼5Columbia, TNTN50,07236.7%+0.2 pts

65Loudon, TNTN6,96336.4%+2.6 pts

66▼12Lenoir City, TNTN12,53036.3%−3.9 pts

67▲3Franklin, TNTN90,22636.2%−0.2 pts

68▲1Tullahoma, TNTN21,27935.6%+1.4 pts

69▲9Jonesborough, TNTN6,99035.5%+4.2 pts

70▼4Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39534.2%+2.6 pts

71▼21Alcoa, TNTN13,68933.4%−0.3 pts

72▲5Portland, TNTN13,65833.3%+1.9 pts

73▲6Millersville, TNTN6,43833.2%+7.2 pts

74▼2Bristol, TNTN28,10732.6%+0.9 pts

75▼1Maryville, TNTN32,44232.5%−2.7 pts

76▼13Sparta, TNTN5,03832.5%−2.3 pts

77▲22Harrison, TNTN8,01130.3%+12.2 pts

78▼7Winchester, TNTN10,43830.2%−1.1 pts

79▼4Erwin, TNTN6,01928.6%−1.3 pts

80▼4Hendersonville, TNTN64,26628.3%−0.3 pts

81▲3Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17227.9%+14.3 pts

82▼2Eagleton, TNTN5,59827.4%+0.7 pts

83Spring Hill, TNTN61,33626.6%+12.6 pts

84▼2La Vergne, TNTN42,14626.0%+10.2 pts

85▲4Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62325.5%–

86▲4Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.0%+4.8 pts

87▲1Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47424.3%+3.4 pts

88▲6White House, TNTN17,87224.1%+6.6 pts

89▲4Fairview, TNTN10,87723.1%−0.3 pts

90▲1Seymour, TNTN16,21622.5%+0.5 pts

91▼10Kingston, TNTN6,29922.2%−3.5 pts

92▼5Powell, TNTN13,73921.1%–

93▲8Lakeland, TNTN14,42220.8%−1.0 pts

94▼2Greenbrier, TNTN7,17020.7%−5.0 pts

95▲2Collierville, TNTN51,90920.1%+6.5 pts

96▼11Munford, TNTN6,99619.6%−7.4 pts

97▲7Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46918.7%+9.5 pts

98▼12Church Hill, TNTN7,29718.2%−6.8 pts

99▼3Medina, TNTN5,81318.1%−20.8 pts

100Lynchburg, TNTN6,92017.5%+1.2 pts

101▲4Middle Valley, TNTN12,18716.3%+4.4 pts

102▲5Arlington, TNTN15,70315.3%+1.8 pts

103▲8Farragut, TNTN25,12115.3%+4.4 pts

104▲4Atoka, TNTN10,64514.9%+2.8 pts

105▼3Bartlett, TNTN56,41614.4%+6.6 pts

106Germantown, TNTN40,00113.3%+2.3 pts

107▼9Halls, TNTN10,27213.3%–

108▲7Oakland, TNTN10,83513.0%+3.0 pts

109▼14South Cleveland, TNTN7,45212.9%−10.3 pts

110▼7Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82412.1%−7.0 pts

111▲3Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.9%+2.6 pts

112▼2Pleasant View, TNTN5,7979.9%−1.4 pts

113Brentwood, TNTN45,3139.6%+4.9 pts

114▼2Green Hill, TNTN6,8669.4%+2.2 pts

115▼6Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5408.6%−5.2 pts

116▲1Nolensville, TNTN15,7896.4%+1.0 pts

117▼1Tellico, TNTN7,4144.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES