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Lowest median rent, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the lowest median gross rent (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Erwin, TNTN6,019$614+69%

02Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$619+75%

03Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$643+42%

04Greeneville, TNTN16,141$650+77%

05McKenzie, TNTN5,632$663+73%

06La Follette, TNTN7,176$696+107%

07Kingston, TNTN6,299$716+62%

08Lexington, TNTN8,130$720+71%

09Newport, TNTN7,049$720+177%

10Madisonville, TNTN5,428$726+75%

11Sparta, TNTN5,038$731+121%

12Union City, TNTN10,814$739+92%

13Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$740+120%

14Smithville, TNTN5,620$740+80%

15Humboldt, TNTN7,841$742+78%

16Savannah, TNTN7,689$758+111%

17Harriman, TNTN6,192$763+138%

18Brownsville, TNTN9,301$767+85%

19Rockwood, TNTN5,607$774+142%

20Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$775+106%

21Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$779+115%

22Paris, TNTN10,468$780+101%

23Henderson, TNTN6,590$781+93%

24Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$782+88%

25McMinnville, TNTN13,943$791+101%

26Ripley, TNTN7,499$800+102%

27Milan, TNTN8,367$805+100%

28Bolivar, TNTN5,043$808+121%

29Crossville, TNTN13,113$815+107%

30Pulaski, TNTN8,394$835+101%

31Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$836+99%

32Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$839+94%

33Lynchburg, TNTN6,920$841+109%

34Bristol, TNTN28,107$842+103%

35South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$845+90%

36Athens, TNTN15,263$846+100%

37Dayton, TNTN7,819$848+142%

38Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$851+110%

39Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$853–

40Martin, TNTN11,060$859+111%

41Dunlap, TNTN6,089$868+133%

42Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$872+100%

43Loudon, TNTN6,963$879+124%

44Morristown, TNTN33,517$882+118%

45Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$886+98%

46Lafayette, TNTN6,020$896+167%

47Kingsport, TNTN57,530$907+118%

48Cookeville, TNTN38,212$917+102%

49Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$932+91%

50Covington, TNTN8,585$933+143%

51Clinton, TNTN10,466$962+115%

52Winchester, TNTN10,438$974+171%

53Manchester, TNTN13,776$978+125%

54Church Hill, TNTN7,297$1,019+139%

55Johnson City, TNTN74,943$1,023+134%

56Cleveland, TNTN51,172$1,034+126%

57Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$1,047+100%

58Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$1,053+111%

59Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$1,056+116%

60Dickson, TNTN17,051$1,063+113%

61Sevierville, TNTN19,010$1,081+108%

62Millington, TNTN12,953$1,111+125%

63Eagleton, TNTN5,598$1,124+160%

64Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$1,129+200%

65Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$1,131+132%

66Springfield, TNTN20,090$1,139+151%

67Portland, TNTN13,658$1,141+119%

68Jackson, TNTN69,339$1,145+123%

69East Ridge, TNTN21,921$1,147+111%

70Maryville, TNTN32,442$1,157+160%

71Munford, TNTN6,996$1,176+71%

72Halls, TNTN10,272$1,178–

73Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$1,180+101%

74Memphis, TNTN609,647$1,181+116%

75Knoxville, TNTN202,021$1,191+155%

76Columbia, TNTN50,072$1,197+132%

77Medina, TNTN5,813$1,206+126%

78Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$1,212+105%

79Harrison, TNTN8,011$1,216+118%

80Atoka, TNTN10,645$1,237+115%

81Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$1,256+154%

82Powell, TNTN13,739$1,276–

83Alcoa, TNTN13,689$1,282+184%

84Red Bank, TNTN12,405$1,283+157%

85Green Hill, TNTN6,866$1,296+53%

86Fairview, TNTN10,877$1,301+156%

87Lebanon, TNTN53,412$1,306+143%

88Clarksville, TNTN188,829$1,307+138%

89Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$1,310+108%

90Ashland City, TNTN5,650$1,336+146%

91Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$1,385+105%

92Gallatin, TNTN54,590$1,395+171%

93White House, TNTN17,872$1,426+132%

94Smyrna, TNTN63,321$1,461+148%

95Millersville, TNTN6,438$1,475+158%

96Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$1,481+150%

97Seymour, TNTN16,216$1,515+142%

98Collegedale, TNTN11,499$1,581+212%

99Nashville, TNTN721,074$1,586+158%

100Bartlett, TNTN56,416$1,638+100%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$1,653+147%

102Collierville, TNTN51,909$1,691+123%

103Lakeland, TNTN14,422$1,755+119%

104Pleasant View, TNTN5,797$1,802+182%

105La Vergne, TNTN42,146$1,805+174%

106Germantown, TNTN40,001$1,816+95%

107Spring Hill, TNTN61,336$1,844+166%

108Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$1,852+70%

109Franklin, TNTN90,226$1,923+154%

110Farragut, TNTN25,121$1,966+131%

111Oakland, TNTN10,835$1,992+413%

112Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172$2,011+193%

113Tellico, TNTN7,414$2,038–

114Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469$2,088+311%

115Arlington, TNTN15,703$2,164+312%

116Nolensville, TNTN15,789$2,454+90%

117Brentwood, TNTN45,313$2,825+116%

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