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Highest renter share, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Cookeville, TNTN38,21260.0%+10%

02La Follette, TNTN7,17656.8%+21%

03Covington, TNTN8,58556.8%+16%

04Ripley, TNTN7,49956.5%+10%

05Memphis, TNTN609,64755.3%+25%

06Dyersburg, TNTN15,90655.1%+18%

07Martin, TNTN11,06054.9%+15%

08Lafayette, TNTN6,02054.5%+60%

09Cleveland, TNTN51,17254.3%+13%

10Sevierville, TNTN19,01053.8%+11%

11Jefferson City, TNTN9,10353.8%+8%

12Knoxville, TNTN202,02153.6%+10%

13Crossville, TNTN13,11353.5%+15%

14Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59853.1%+31%

15Dayton, TNTN7,81952.9%+26%

16Pulaski, TNTN8,39452.8%+18%

17Newport, TNTN7,04952.7%+13%

18Union City, TNTN10,81452.0%+16%

19Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17851.7%+8%

20Brownsville, TNTN9,30151.3%+19%

21Collegedale, TNTN11,49951.1%+48%

22Rockwood, TNTN5,60750.6%+46%

23McMinnville, TNTN13,94349.8%+9%

24Bolivar, TNTN5,04349.5%+29%

25Chattanooga, TNTN194,14449.2%+9%

26Johnson City, TNTN74,94349.2%+15%

27Nashville, TNTN721,07449.1%+8%

28Fayetteville, TNTN7,06849.0%+13%

29Shelbyville, TNTN26,14648.4%+17%

30Morristown, TNTN33,51747.9%+16%

31Henderson, TNTN6,59047.8%+22%

32Red Bank, TNTN12,40547.7%+7%

33Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23647.6%+27%

34Harriman, TNTN6,19247.3%+13%

35Savannah, TNTN7,68947.2%+21%

36Millington, TNTN12,95347.0%−11%

37Jackson, TNTN69,33947.0%+9%

38Manchester, TNTN13,77647.0%+19%

39Humboldt, TNTN7,84146.8%+29%

40Lewisburg, TNTN13,51746.7%+11%

41Clarksville, TNTN188,82946.6%+10%

42Smithville, TNTN5,62046.3%+8%

43Springfield, TNTN20,09045.9%+10%

44East Ridge, TNTN21,92145.0%+16%

45Paris, TNTN10,46844.8%+23%

46Lebanon, TNTN53,41244.5%+10%

47Athens, TNTN15,26344.4%+14%

48Dickson, TNTN17,05144.3%+11%

49Elizabethton, TNTN14,35043.7%+21%

50Alcoa, TNTN13,68943.3%+28%

51Greeneville, TNTN16,14143.2%+10%

52Madisonville, TNTN5,42843.0%+16%

53Lexington, TNTN8,13042.9%+28%

54Lenoir City, TNTN12,53042.8%+6%

55Dunlap, TNTN6,08942.6%+25%

56Milan, TNTN8,36742.6%+16%

57Gallatin, TNTN54,59042.4%+14%

58McKenzie, TNTN5,63242.1%+28%

59Columbia, TNTN50,07242.0%+15%

60Clinton, TNTN10,46642.0%+2%

61Smyrna, TNTN63,32141.7%+17%

62Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50641.5%+9%

63Sparta, TNTN5,03841.5%+19%

64Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10338.3%+3%

65Loudon, TNTN6,96337.6%+11%

66Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39537.5%+19%

67Ashland City, TNTN5,65037.3%−5%

68Kingsport, TNTN57,53037.2%+6%

69Tullahoma, TNTN21,27936.9%+8%

70Franklin, TNTN90,22636.7%+1%

71Winchester, TNTN10,43836.5%+16%

72Bristol, TNTN28,10735.4%+11%

73Sweetwater, TNTN6,70635.4%+16%

74Maryville, TNTN32,44234.7%−1%

75Erwin, TNTN6,01934.0%+14%

76Hendersonville, TNTN64,26632.2%+12%

77Portland, TNTN13,65831.7%+1%

78Jonesborough, TNTN6,99031.4%+0%

79Millersville, TNTN6,43831.1%+20%

80Eagleton, TNTN5,59831.0%+16%

81Kingston, TNTN6,29930.7%+20%

82La Vergne, TNTN42,14629.8%+89%

83Spring Hill, TNTN61,33629.1%+109%

84Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17228.1%+106%

85Munford, TNTN6,99627.2%+1%

86Church Hill, TNTN7,29726.9%+8%

87Powell, TNTN13,73926.7%–

88Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47426.3%+26%

89Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62325.8%–

90Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29224.8%+23%

91Seymour, TNTN16,21624.8%+12%

92Greenbrier, TNTN7,17024.7%−4%

93Fairview, TNTN10,87724.2%+4%

94White House, TNTN17,87224.1%+38%

95South Cleveland, TNTN7,45221.8%−6%

96Medina, TNTN5,81321.5%−45%

97Collierville, TNTN51,90920.8%+53%

98Halls, TNTN10,27220.4%–

99Harrison, TNTN8,01119.4%+8%

100Lynchburg, TNTN6,92019.1%+17%

101Lakeland, TNTN14,42217.5%−20%

102Bartlett, TNTN56,41616.1%+107%

103Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82415.6%−18%

104Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46915.2%+65%

105Middle Valley, TNTN12,18715.0%+27%

106Germantown, TNTN40,00114.7%+33%

107Arlington, TNTN15,70314.6%+8%

108Atoka, TNTN10,64514.4%+19%

109Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54014.3%+4%

110Pleasant View, TNTN5,79713.1%+15%

111Farragut, TNTN25,12111.5%+6%

112Green Hill, TNTN6,86611.5%+59%

113Brentwood, TNTN45,31310.7%+131%

114Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.2%+23%

115Oakland, TNTN10,8359.7%−3%

116Tellico, TNTN7,4146.8%–

117Nolensville, TNTN15,7896.6%+22%

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