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Lowest median rent, Tennessee cities · 2020

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

01Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$538+52%

02Harriman, TNTN6,192$549+72%

03Greeneville, TNTN16,141$586+60%

04Madisonville, TNTN5,428$588+42%

05Union City, TNTN10,814$593+54%

06Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$596+38%

07Savannah, TNTN7,689$612+70%

08Sparta, TNTN5,038$613+85%

09Erwin, TNTN6,019$616+70%

10Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$621+65%

11McMinnville, TNTN13,943$627+59%

12Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$628+55%

13Dayton, TNTN7,819$629+79%

14Brownsville, TNTN9,301$635+53%

15Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$635+89%

16Smithville, TNTN5,620$640+56%

17Rockwood, TNTN5,607$645+102%

18Lynchburg, TNTN6,920$647+61%

19Martin, TNTN11,060$649+59%

20Pulaski, TNTN8,394$652+57%

21Milan, TNTN8,367$656+63%

22Humboldt, TNTN7,841$657+58%

23Newport, TNTN7,049$661+154%

24Kingsport, TNTN57,530$666+60%

25Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$666+58%

26Crossville, TNTN13,113$667+69%

27Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$668+61%

28La Follette, TNTN7,176$671+100%

29Lexington, TNTN8,130$672+60%

30Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$675+51%

31Winchester, TNTN10,438$678+89%

32Paris, TNTN10,468$680+75%

33Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$682+51%

34Ripley, TNTN7,499$682+72%

35Church Hill, TNTN7,297$686+61%

36McKenzie, TNTN5,632$687+79%

37Bolivar, TNTN5,043$690+89%

38Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$691+90%

39Lafayette, TNTN6,020$700+109%

40Kingston, TNTN6,299$704+59%

41Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$707+35%

42Bristol, TNTN28,107$709+71%

43Henderson, TNTN6,590$712+76%

44Morristown, TNTN33,517$714+77%

45Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$721+45%

46Clinton, TNTN10,466$732+64%

47Dunlap, TNTN6,089$739+98%

48Cookeville, TNTN38,212$740+63%

49Athens, TNTN15,263$741+76%

50Dickson, TNTN17,051$742+49%

51Manchester, TNTN13,776$743+71%

52Covington, TNTN8,585$746+94%

53Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$773+77%

54Loudon, TNTN6,963$774+97%

55Johnson City, TNTN74,943$775+77%

56Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$784+61%

57Cleveland, TNTN51,172$786+72%

58Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$794–

59Sevierville, TNTN19,010$795+53%

60Powell, TNTN13,739$795–

61Alcoa, TNTN13,689$816+81%

62Red Bank, TNTN12,405$816+64%

63Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$821+69%

64Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$837+33%

65Portland, TNTN13,658$839+61%

66South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$840+89%

67Springfield, TNTN20,090$849+87%

68Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$868+78%

69Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$872+132%

70Seymour, TNTN16,216$877+40%

71Jackson, TNTN69,339$878+71%

72Maryville, TNTN32,442$882+98%

73Knoxville, TNTN202,021$883+89%

74Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$891+80%

75Medina, TNTN5,813$891+67%

76Eagleton, TNTN5,598$904+109%

77Columbia, TNTN50,072$908+76%

78East Ridge, TNTN21,921$911+67%

79Memphis, TNTN609,647$915+67%

80Harrison, TNTN8,011$928+66%

81Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$937+59%

82Clarksville, TNTN188,829$963+75%

83Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$967+64%

84Millington, TNTN12,953$970+96%

85Lebanon, TNTN53,412$971+81%

86Millersville, TNTN6,438$999+75%

87Ashland City, TNTN5,650$1,013+87%

88Munford, TNTN6,996$1,021+48%

89Halls, TNTN10,272$1,025–

90Gallatin, TNTN54,590$1,026+100%

91Collegedale, TNTN11,499$1,028+103%

92White House, TNTN17,872$1,058+72%

93Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$1,095+85%

94Smyrna, TNTN63,321$1,104+87%

95Lakeland, TNTN14,422$1,138+42%

96Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$1,164+72%

97Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$1,169+75%

98Nashville, TNTN721,074$1,170+91%

99Atoka, TNTN10,645$1,180+105%

100Pleasant View, TNTN5,797$1,196+87%

101Fairview, TNTN10,877$1,199+136%

102Green Hill, TNTN6,866$1,215+44%

103Farragut, TNTN25,121$1,245+46%

104La Vergne, TNTN42,146$1,299+97%

105Collierville, TNTN51,909$1,354+79%

106Germantown, TNTN40,001$1,358+46%

107Bartlett, TNTN56,416$1,379+68%

108Spring Hill, TNTN61,336$1,429+106%

109Franklin, TNTN90,226$1,553+105%

110Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172$1,562+128%

111Oakland, TNTN10,835$1,575+306%

112Arlington, TNTN15,703$1,650+214%

113Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469$1,790+252%

114Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$1,841+69%

115Brentwood, TNTN45,313$2,033+55%

116Tellico, TNTN7,414$2,139–

117Nolensville, TNTN15,789$2,338+81%

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