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Least affordable housing, Tennessee cities

Name: Least affordable housing, Tennessee cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Tennessee cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 4.1. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Loudon, TN, up 79 places to #27.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲12Cookeville, TNTN38,2125.9+98%

02▲4Franklin, TNTN90,2265.9+101%

03▲60Madisonville, TNTN5,4285.9+166%

04▲10Smithville, TNTN5,6205.9+138%

05▲4Brentwood, TNTN45,3135.7+124%

06▼4Sevierville, TNTN19,0105.5+85%

07▲15Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5985.5+80%

08▼1Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5065.4+131%

09▼1Nashville, TNTN721,0745.3+100%

10▼6Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.3–

11▲7Collegedale, TNTN11,4995.2+100%

12▼7Lebanon, TNTN53,4125.2+97%

13▼10Crossville, TNTN13,1135.0+96%

14▼3Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1785.0+71%

15▲9Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4875.0+51%

16▲41Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1034.9+99%

17▲20Columbia, TNTN50,0724.8+100%

18▼17Tellico, TNTN7,4144.8–

19▼3Gallatin, TNTN54,5904.8+106%

20▲42Fayetteville, TNTN7,0684.7+98%

21▼6Johnson City, TNTN74,9434.7+81%

22▲55Lewisburg, TNTN13,5174.7+113%

23▼4Cleveland, TNTN51,1724.6+76%

24▲51Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6234.6–

25▼8Martin, TNTN11,0604.6+87%

26▲1Greeneville, TNTN16,1414.6+95%

27▲79Loudon, TNTN6,9634.6+108%

28▲3Kingsport, TNTN57,5304.5+87%

29▲6Knoxville, TNTN202,0214.4+77%

30▼7Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.4+97%

31▲20Shelbyville, TNTN26,1464.4+90%

32▲7Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.4+111%

33▲5Covington, TNTN8,5854.4+36%

34▲9Nolensville, TNTN15,7894.4+96%

35▼10Chattanooga, TNTN194,1444.4+81%

36▲13Smyrna, TNTN63,3214.4+92%

37▲10Maryville, TNTN32,4424.4+71%

38▼5Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2364.4+77%

39▼27Sparta, TNTN5,0384.3+83%

40▲42Dayton, TNTN7,8194.3+58%

41▲25Millersville, TNTN6,4384.3+73%

42▲19Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1724.3+68%

43▲11Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.3–

44▼23Fairview, TNTN10,8774.3+102%

45▲33Newport, TNTN7,0494.3+65%

46▼6Springfield, TNTN20,0904.3+73%

47▲21Alcoa, TNTN13,6894.2+108%

48▲11Dunlap, TNTN6,0894.2+99%

49▼21Red Bank, TNTN12,4054.2+95%

50▼5Dickson, TNTN17,0514.2+49%

51▼41Athens, TNTN15,2634.2+82%

52▲45McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.1+147%

53▲63Millington, TNTN12,9534.1+54%

54▲45Ripley, TNTN7,4994.1+58%

55▼23Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.1+60%

56▼14Tullahoma, TNTN21,2794.1+97%

57▲26Manchester, TNTN13,7764.1+85%

58▼14Jackson, TNTN69,3394.1+75%

59▼23Farragut, TNTN25,1214.1+88%

60▲12Jonesborough, TNTN6,9904.0+63%

61▲4Savannah, TNTN7,6894.0+62%

62▲31Pulaski, TNTN8,3944.0+55%

63▲7Paris, TNTN10,4684.0+58%

64▲12Green Hill, TNTN6,8664.0+94%

65▼12Sweetwater, TNTN6,7063.9+93%

66▲21Portland, TNTN13,6583.9+77%

67▲6McMinnville, TNTN13,9433.9+60%

68▼4Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.9+58%

69▼2Bolivar, TNTN5,0433.8+81%

70▲11White House, TNTN17,8723.8+98%

71▲15La Vergne, TNTN42,1463.8+82%

72▼42Erwin, TNTN6,0193.8+49%

73▼2Clarksville, TNTN188,8293.8+63%

74▼45Morristown, TNTN33,5173.8+75%

75▼17Greenbrier, TNTN7,1703.8+98%

76▼24Lenoir City, TNTN12,5303.8+72%

77▲3Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3953.7+94%

78▼9Seymour, TNTN16,2163.7+76%

79▲11Ashland City, TNTN5,6503.7+40%

80▲34La Follette, TNTN7,1763.7+36%

81▼33Elizabethton, TNTN14,3503.7+48%

82▲20Brownsville, TNTN9,3013.6+55%

83▲15Powell, TNTN13,7393.6+51%

84▼64Lexington, TNTN8,1303.6+60%

85▲3Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.6–

86▲27Atoka, TNTN10,6453.6+70%

87▲2Halls, TNTN10,2723.5+57%

88▼28Jefferson City, TNTN9,1033.5+18%

89▼10Collierville, TNTN51,9093.5+60%

90▼6South Cleveland, TNTN7,4523.5+99%

91▼35Winchester, TNTN10,4383.5+48%

92▲11Harrison, TNTN8,0113.4+69%

93▼19Harriman, TNTN6,1923.4+59%

94▼44Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4743.4+62%

95▼10East Ridge, TNTN21,9213.4+65%

96▲12Middle Valley, TNTN12,1873.4+96%

97▲4Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.3−12%

98▼52Bristol, TNTN28,1073.3+51%

99▲16Milan, TNTN8,3673.3+55%

100▲4Memphis, TNTN609,6473.3+35%

101▼60Clinton, TNTN10,4663.3+42%

102▲8Oakland, TNTN10,8353.3+71%

103▼48Dyersburg, TNTN15,9063.2+52%

104▲5Church Hill, TNTN7,2973.2+52%

105▲12Henderson, TNTN6,5903.2+40%

106▲1Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2923.2+64%

107▼2Arlington, TNTN15,7033.1+69%

108▼17Germantown, TNTN40,0013.1+49%

109▼83Kingston, TNTN6,2993.1+68%

110▲1Bartlett, TNTN56,4163.0+58%

111▼77Union City, TNTN10,8142.9+19%

112Eagleton, TNTN5,5982.8+38%

113▼21Munford, TNTN6,9962.7+6%

114▼18Rockwood, TNTN5,6072.7+37%

115▼20Medina, TNTN5,8132.7+28%

116▼22Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5402.6+40%

117▼17Humboldt, TNTN7,8411.9−1%

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