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Lowest median rent, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Newport, TNTN7,049$260+26%

02Harriman, TNTN6,192$320+27%

03Rockwood, TNTN5,607$320+45%

04Sparta, TNTN5,038$331+28%

05Lafayette, TNTN6,020$335+40%

06Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$336+47%

07La Follette, TNTN7,176$336+33%

08Dayton, TNTN7,819$351+35%

09Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$354+36%

10Winchester, TNTN10,438$359+26%

11Savannah, TNTN7,689$360+41%

12Erwin, TNTN6,019$363+43%

13Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$363+47%

14Bolivar, TNTN5,043$366+28%

15Greeneville, TNTN16,141$367+38%

16Dunlap, TNTN6,089$373+24%

17Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$376+15%

18Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$377+47%

19Covington, TNTN8,585$384+36%

20McKenzie, TNTN5,632$384+51%

21Union City, TNTN10,814$384+28%

22Oakland, TNTN10,835$388−14%

23Paris, TNTN10,468$388+54%

24Loudon, TNTN6,963$392+43%

25Crossville, TNTN13,113$394+45%

26McMinnville, TNTN13,943$394+46%

27Ripley, TNTN7,499$397+62%

28Lynchburg, TNTN6,920$402–

29Milan, TNTN8,367$402+33%

30Henderson, TNTN6,590$404+73%

31Morristown, TNTN33,517$404+45%

32Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$406+57%

33Martin, TNTN11,060$408+59%

34Smithville, TNTN5,620$410+65%

35Bristol, TNTN28,107$414+38%

36Madisonville, TNTN5,428$414+51%

37Brownsville, TNTN9,301$415+50%

38Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$415+33%

39Humboldt, TNTN7,841$416+56%

40Pulaski, TNTN8,394$416+58%

41Kingsport, TNTN57,530$417+40%

42Lexington, TNTN8,130$421+66%

43Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$421+36%

44Athens, TNTN15,263$422+67%

45Church Hill, TNTN7,297$426+33%

46Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$433+66%

47Eagleton, TNTN5,598$433+32%

48Manchester, TNTN13,776$434+29%

49Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$436+39%

50Johnson City, TNTN74,943$438+40%

51Kingston, TNTN6,299$442+35%

52South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$444+17%

53Maryville, TNTN32,442$445+46%

54Clinton, TNTN10,466$447+31%

55Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$447+47%

56Alcoa, TNTN13,689$451+45%

57Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$453+27%

58Springfield, TNTN20,090$453+52%

59Cookeville, TNTN38,212$454+43%

60Cleveland, TNTN51,172$457+43%

61Knoxville, TNTN202,021$467+41%

62Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$487+91%

63Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$487+29%

64Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$488+61%

65Millington, TNTN12,953$494+40%

66Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$495+38%

67Dickson, TNTN17,051$498+51%

68Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$498+39%

69Red Bank, TNTN12,405$499+37%

70Collegedale, TNTN11,499$507+49%

71Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469$508–

72Fairview, TNTN10,877$509+37%

73Gallatin, TNTN54,590$514+35%

74Jackson, TNTN69,339$514+54%

75Columbia, TNTN50,072$516+36%

76Sevierville, TNTN19,010$519+54%

77Portland, TNTN13,658$521+55%

78Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$524+51%

79Arlington, TNTN15,703$525+43%

80Medina, TNTN5,813$534+77%

81Lebanon, TNTN53,412$537+40%

82Ashland City, TNTN5,650$543+60%

83East Ridge, TNTN21,921$544+27%

84Memphis, TNTN609,647$548+47%

85Clarksville, TNTN188,829$550+46%

86Harrison, TNTN8,011$559+38%

87Millersville, TNTN6,438$572+37%

88Atoka, TNTN10,645$575+39%

89Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$588+30%

90Smyrna, TNTN63,321$589+31%

91Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$590+41%

92Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$592+53%

93Nashville, TNTN721,074$614+42%

94White House, TNTN17,872$615+57%

95Seymour, TNTN16,216$627+71%

96Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$630+26%

97Pleasant View, TNTN5,797$638–

98La Vergne, TNTN42,146$659+57%

99Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$669+35%

100Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$675+38%

101Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172$686+39%

102Munford, TNTN6,996$689+104%

103Spring Hill, TNTN61,336$693+98%

104Collierville, TNTN51,909$757+68%

105Franklin, TNTN90,226$758+59%

106Lakeland, TNTN14,422$801+114%

107Bartlett, TNTN56,416$821+35%

108Green Hill, TNTN6,866$846+42%

109Farragut, TNTN25,121$852+52%

110Germantown, TNTN40,001$929+47%

111Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$1,088+78%

112Nolensville, TNTN15,789$1,292+29%

113Brentwood, TNTN45,313$1,308+62%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS