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Lowest median rent, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Hancock County, TNTN7,075$145−30%

02Pickett County, TNTN5,219$148−39%

03Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$174−50%

04Johnson County, TNTN18,718$211−39%

05Grundy County, TNTN14,116$211−38%

06Fentress County, TNTN20,322$212−34%

07Cocke County, TNTN37,889$213−36%

08Clay County, TNTN7,821$215−15%

09Lake County, TNTN6,249$215−25%

10Lewis County, TNTN13,487$222−38%

11Jackson County, TNTN12,466$229−27%

12Scott County, TNTN22,671$230−34%

13Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$232−32%

14Overton County, TNTN23,787$235−32%

15Perry County, TNTN9,126$237−35%

16Cannon County, TNTN15,296$238−38%

17McNairy County, TNTN26,236$238−33%

18Chester County, TNTN17,994$241−40%

19Fayette County, TNTN45,071$241−37%

20Stewart County, TNTN14,439$244−42%

21Macon County, TNTN27,663$244−33%

22Wayne County, TNTN16,416$245−24%

23Grainger County, TNTN25,739$246−29%

24Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$248−30%

25Campbell County, TNTN40,290$250−30%

26Hardin County, TNTN27,983$252−32%

27Decatur County, TNTN11,820$253−27%

28Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$255−35%

29Haywood County, TNTN17,042$257−36%

30Crockett County, TNTN14,006$258−34%

31Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$258−33%

32Polk County, TNTN18,592$258−25%

33Weakley County, TNTN33,261$258−34%

34Smith County, TNTN20,981$258−36%

35DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$261−33%

36Morgan County, TNTN22,160$261−34%

37Carroll County, TNTN29,200$262−32%

38Marion County, TNTN29,804$263−37%

39Houston County, TNTN8,479$264−33%

40White County, TNTN29,612$264−33%

41Monroe County, TNTN49,730$265−33%

42Union County, TNTN21,450$265−32%

43Henderson County, TNTN28,518$266−35%

44Meigs County, TNTN14,186$268−27%

45McMinn County, TNTN57,404$269−34%

46Benton County, TNTN16,183$270−26%

47Henry County, TNTN32,896$270−33%

48Gibson County, TNTN51,779$271−32%

49Giles County, TNTN31,433$272−36%

50Greene County, TNTN73,831$272−28%

51Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$273−33%

52Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$274−28%

53Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$275−35%

54Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$277−39%

55Warren County, TNTN43,717$279−33%

56Loudon County, TNTN63,764$280−39%

57Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$281−28%

58Rhea County, TNTN34,844$282−27%

59Carter County, TNTN57,361$282−28%

60Obion County, TNTN30,067$282−28%

61Hickman County, TNTN26,219$285−34%

62Roane County, TNTN57,395$287−28%

63Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$288−28%

64Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$288−25%

65Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$291−30%

66Moore County, TNTN6,920$295−27%

67Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$295−25%

68Franklin County, TNTN45,579$296−33%

69Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$296−29%

70Putnam County, TNTN86,612$306−31%

71Bedford County, TNTN55,273$307−37%

72Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$308−26%

73Dyer County, TNTN36,320$310−27%

74Washington County, TNTN141,199$313−30%

75Marshall County, TNTN38,071$317−29%

76Coffee County, TNTN62,419$319−28%

77Blount County, TNTN143,820$321−29%

78Tipton County, TNTN62,287$323−31%

79Bradley County, TNTN115,465$329−28%

80Dickson County, TNTN58,662$337−33%

81Madison County, TNTN100,790$337−34%

82Robertson County, TNTN80,175$337−33%

83Anderson County, TNTN82,066$342−24%

84Sevier County, TNTN101,342$347−32%

85Knox County, TNTN511,453$351−29%

86Maury County, TNTN118,131$366−29%

87Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$373−27%

88Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$373−32%

89Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$387−34%

90Shelby County, TNTN910,226$394−30%

91Wilson County, TNTN175,033$401−29%

92Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$403−33%

93Sumner County, TNTN215,538$418−30%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,904$433−30%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,061$480−35%

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