RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 112 SHOWN OF 112

Lowest median rent, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 112 is $327.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $1,000 for 1990. Places shown as “$1,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

01Newport, TNTN7,049$206–

02Rockwood, TNTN5,607$220–

03Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$228–

04Henderson, TNTN6,590$233–

05Lafayette, TNTN6,020$240–

06Ripley, TNTN7,499$245–

07Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$247–

08Smithville, TNTN5,620$249–

09Harriman, TNTN6,192$251–

10Athens, TNTN15,263$252–

11Paris, TNTN10,468$252–

12Erwin, TNTN6,019$253–

13La Follette, TNTN7,176$253–

14Lexington, TNTN8,130$253–

15Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$255–

16McKenzie, TNTN5,632$255–

17Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$256–

18Savannah, TNTN7,689$256–

19Martin, TNTN11,060$257–

20Sparta, TNTN5,038$258–

21Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$259–

22Dayton, TNTN7,819$260–

23Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$261–

24Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$261–

25Pulaski, TNTN8,394$264–

26Greeneville, TNTN16,141$266–

27Humboldt, TNTN7,841$266–

28McMinnville, TNTN13,943$270–

29Crossville, TNTN13,113$271–

30Madisonville, TNTN5,428$274–

31Loudon, TNTN6,963$275–

32Brownsville, TNTN9,301$277–

33Morristown, TNTN33,517$278–

34Powell, TNTN13,739$280–

35Covington, TNTN8,585$282–

36Bolivar, TNTN5,043$285–

37Winchester, TNTN10,438$285–

38Kingsport, TNTN57,530$297–

39Bristol, TNTN28,107$299–

40Springfield, TNTN20,090$299–

41Dunlap, TNTN6,089$301–

42Union City, TNTN10,814$301–

43Medina, TNTN5,813$302–

44Milan, TNTN8,367$303–

45Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$303–

46Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$304–

47Maryville, TNTN32,442$305–

48Halls, TNTN10,272$307–

49Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$310–

50Alcoa, TNTN13,689$311–

51Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$311–

52Johnson City, TNTN74,943$313–

53Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$314–

54Cookeville, TNTN38,212$317–

55Cleveland, TNTN51,172$319–

56Church Hill, TNTN7,297$321–

57Eagleton, TNTN5,598$327–

58Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$328–

59Kingston, TNTN6,299$328–

60Dickson, TNTN17,051$329–

61Knoxville, TNTN202,021$332–

62Jackson, TNTN69,339$334–

63Portland, TNTN13,658$336–

64Manchester, TNTN13,776$337–

65Munford, TNTN6,996$337–

66Sevierville, TNTN19,010$338–

67Ashland City, TNTN5,650$339–

68Clinton, TNTN10,466$340–

69Collegedale, TNTN11,499$340–

70Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$346–

71Spring Hill, TNTN61,336$350–

72Millington, TNTN12,953$353–

73Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$356–

74Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$357–

75Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$360–

76Red Bank, TNTN12,405$363–

77Arlington, TNTN15,703$367–

78Seymour, TNTN16,216$367–

79Fairview, TNTN10,877$371–

80Memphis, TNTN609,647$373–

81Lakeland, TNTN14,422$375–

82Clarksville, TNTN188,829$377–

83Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$378–

84Columbia, TNTN50,072$379–

85South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$381–

86Gallatin, TNTN54,590$382–

87Lebanon, TNTN53,412$384–

88Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$388–

89White House, TNTN17,872$391–

90Harrison, TNTN8,011$405–

91Atoka, TNTN10,645$414–

92Millersville, TNTN6,438$417–

93Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$419–

94La Vergne, TNTN42,146$421–

95East Ridge, TNTN21,921$429–

96Nashville, TNTN721,074$432–

97Collierville, TNTN51,909$450–

98Smyrna, TNTN63,321$450–

99Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$451–

100Oakland, TNTN10,835$453–

101Franklin, TNTN90,226$478–

102Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$489–

103Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172$493–

104Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$496–

105Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$499–

106Farragut, TNTN25,121$562–

107Green Hill, TNTN6,866$596–

108Bartlett, TNTN56,416$607–

109Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$611–

110Germantown, TNTN40,001$631–

111Brentwood, TNTN45,313$807–

112Nolensville, TNTN15,789$1,000+–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS