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Lowest median rent, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is $1,056. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kingston, TN, up 33 places to #7.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲8Erwin, TNTN6,019$614+69%

02▼1Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$619+75%

03▲30Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$643+42%

04▼1Greeneville, TNTN16,141$650+77%

05▲31McKenzie, TNTN5,632$663+73%

06▲22La Follette, TNTN7,176$696+107%

07▲33Kingston, TNTN6,299$716+62%

08▲21Lexington, TNTN8,130$720+71%

09▲14Newport, TNTN7,049$720+177%

10▼6Madisonville, TNTN5,428$726+75%

11▼3Sparta, TNTN5,038$731+121%

12▼7Union City, TNTN10,814$739+92%

13▲2Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$740+120%

14▲2Smithville, TNTN5,620$740+80%

15▲7Humboldt, TNTN7,841$742+78%

16▼9Savannah, TNTN7,689$758+111%

17▼15Harriman, TNTN6,192$763+138%

18▼4Brownsville, TNTN9,301$767+85%

19▼2Rockwood, TNTN5,607$774+142%

20▼10Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$775+106%

21▲17Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$779+115%

22▲10Paris, TNTN10,468$780+101%

23▲20Henderson, TNTN6,590$781+93%

24▲3Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$782+88%

25▼14McMinnville, TNTN13,943$791+101%

26▲8Ripley, TNTN7,499$800+102%

27▼6Milan, TNTN8,367$805+100%

28▲9Bolivar, TNTN5,043$808+121%

29▼3Crossville, TNTN13,113$815+107%

30▼10Pulaski, TNTN8,394$835+101%

31▼6Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$836+99%

32▼26Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$839+94%

33▼15Lynchburg, TNTN6,920$841+109%

34▲8Bristol, TNTN28,107$842+103%

35▲31South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$845+90%

36▲13Athens, TNTN15,263$846+100%

37▼24Dayton, TNTN7,819$848+142%

38▼26Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$851+110%

39▲19Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$853–

40▼21Martin, TNTN11,060$859+111%

41▲6Dunlap, TNTN6,089$868+133%

42▲11Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$872+100%

43▲11Loudon, TNTN6,963$879+124%

44Morristown, TNTN33,517$882+118%

45▼15Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$886+98%

46▼7Lafayette, TNTN6,020$896+167%

47▼23Kingsport, TNTN57,530$907+118%

48Cookeville, TNTN38,212$917+102%

49▲14Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$932+91%

50▲2Covington, TNTN8,585$933+143%

51▼5Clinton, TNTN10,466$962+115%

52▼21Winchester, TNTN10,438$974+171%

53▼2Manchester, TNTN13,776$978+125%

54▼19Church Hill, TNTN7,297$1,019+139%

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

56▲1Cleveland, TNTN51,172$1,034+126%

57▼16Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$1,047+100%

58▼13Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$1,053+111%

59▼3Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$1,056+116%

60▼10Dickson, TNTN17,051$1,063+113%

61▼2Sevierville, TNTN19,010$1,081+108%

62▲22Millington, TNTN12,953$1,111+125%

63▲13Eagleton, TNTN5,598$1,124+160%

64▲5Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$1,129+200%

65▲3Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$1,131+132%

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

67▼2Portland, TNTN13,658$1,141+119%

68▲3Jackson, TNTN69,339$1,145+123%

69▲9East Ridge, TNTN21,921$1,147+111%

70▲2Maryville, TNTN32,442$1,157+160%

71▲17Munford, TNTN6,996$1,176+71%

72▲17Halls, TNTN10,272$1,178–

73▲10Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$1,180+101%

74▲5Memphis, TNTN609,647$1,181+116%

75▼2Knoxville, TNTN202,021$1,191+155%

76▲1Columbia, TNTN50,072$1,197+132%

77▼2Medina, TNTN5,813$1,206+126%

78▲3Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$1,212+105%

79▲1Harrison, TNTN8,011$1,216+118%

80▲19Atoka, TNTN10,645$1,237+115%

81▼7Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$1,256+154%

82▼22Powell, TNTN13,739$1,276–

83▼22Alcoa, TNTN13,689$1,282+184%

84▼22Red Bank, TNTN12,405$1,283+157%

85▲17Green Hill, TNTN6,866$1,296+53%

86▲15Fairview, TNTN10,877$1,301+156%

87▼2Lebanon, TNTN53,412$1,306+143%

88▼6Clarksville, TNTN188,829$1,307+138%

89▼25Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$1,310+108%

90▼3Ashland City, TNTN5,650$1,336+146%

91▲5Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$1,385+105%

92▼2Gallatin, TNTN54,590$1,395+171%

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

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

95▼9Millersville, TNTN6,438$1,475+158%

96▼3Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$1,481+150%

97▼27Seymour, TNTN16,216$1,515+142%

98▼7Collegedale, TNTN11,499$1,581+212%

99▼1Nashville, TNTN721,074$1,586+158%

100▲7Bartlett, TNTN56,416$1,638+100%

101▼4Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$1,653+147%

102▲3Collierville, TNTN51,909$1,691+123%

103▼8Lakeland, TNTN14,422$1,755+119%

104▼4Pleasant View, TNTN5,797$1,802+182%

105▼1La Vergne, TNTN42,146$1,805+174%

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

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

108▲6Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$1,852+70%

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

110▼7Farragut, TNTN25,121$1,966+131%

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

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

113▲3Tellico, TNTN7,414$2,038–

114▼1Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469$2,088+311%

115▼3Arlington, TNTN15,703$2,164+312%

116▲1Nolensville, TNTN15,789$2,454+90%

117▼2Brentwood, TNTN45,313$2,825+116%

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