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Lowest median rent, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is $674.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Lake County, TNTN6,249$435+52%

02Hancock County, TNTN7,075$472+129%

03Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$507+47%

04Wayne County, TNTN16,416$516+60%

05Clay County, TNTN7,821$522+107%

06Pickett County, TNTN5,219$523+117%

07Fentress County, TNTN20,322$529+64%

08Scott County, TNTN22,671$541+56%

09Johnson County, TNTN18,718$552+60%

10Overton County, TNTN23,787$556+61%

11Decatur County, TNTN11,820$572+65%

12Jackson County, TNTN12,466$601+91%

13Lewis County, TNTN13,487$608+70%

14Hardin County, TNTN27,983$612+65%

15McNairy County, TNTN26,236$615+73%

16Greene County, TNTN73,831$618+64%

17Campbell County, TNTN40,290$621+74%

18Grainger County, TNTN25,739$628+80%

19Weakley County, TNTN33,261$629+61%

20Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$629+66%

21Perry County, TNTN9,126$633+73%

22Monroe County, TNTN49,730$635+60%

23Carroll County, TNTN29,200$637+66%

24Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$637+80%

25Cannon County, TNTN15,296$642+68%

26Grundy County, TNTN14,116$642+89%

27Chester County, TNTN17,994$643+60%

28Benton County, TNTN16,183$644+75%

29Carter County, TNTN57,361$644+64%

30Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$644+58%

31DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$645+66%

32Moore County, TNTN6,920$647+61%

33Obion County, TNTN30,067$647+65%

34Rhea County, TNTN34,844$648+69%

35Haywood County, TNTN17,042$649+62%

36Warren County, TNTN43,717$650+56%

37Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$651+65%

38Polk County, TNTN18,592$655+90%

39Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$659+67%

40Smith County, TNTN20,981$662+65%

41Houston County, TNTN8,479$664+69%

42Henry County, TNTN32,896$666+65%

43Roane County, TNTN57,395$666+67%

44Macon County, TNTN27,663$668+84%

45Gibson County, TNTN51,779$671+69%

46Stewart County, TNTN14,439$674+60%

47Dyer County, TNTN36,320$674+59%

48Henderson County, TNTN28,518$674+64%

49Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$675+97%

50Cocke County, TNTN37,889$676+102%

51Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$679+62%

52Giles County, TNTN31,433$679+59%

53Morgan County, TNTN22,160$690+74%

54Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$693+74%

55Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$693+66%

56Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$694+79%

57Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$704+81%

58Franklin County, TNTN45,579$706+61%

59Union County, TNTN21,450$707+82%

60Marion County, TNTN29,804$710+69%

61Coffee County, TNTN62,419$715+61%

62Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$720+72%

63White County, TNTN29,612$722+84%

64Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$723+72%

65McMinn County, TNTN57,404$724+77%

66Hickman County, TNTN26,219$732+70%

67Putnam County, TNTN86,612$735+67%

68Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$738+93%

69Crockett County, TNTN14,006$746+90%

70Meigs County, TNTN14,186$746+104%

71Washington County, TNTN141,199$776+74%

72Fayette County, TNTN45,071$777+103%

73Bedford County, TNTN55,273$779+60%

74Anderson County, TNTN82,066$788+75%

75Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$794+76%

76Bradley County, TNTN115,465$796+75%

77Dickson County, TNTN58,662$801+58%

78Marshall County, TNTN38,071$809+82%

79Sevier County, TNTN101,342$810+58%

80Blount County, TNTN143,820$828+84%

81Loudon County, TNTN63,764$835+81%

82Tipton County, TNTN62,287$859+83%

83Madison County, TNTN100,790$875+72%

84Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$913+79%

85Robertson County, TNTN80,175$929+85%

86Knox County, TNTN511,453$933+89%

87Maury County, TNTN118,131$944+84%

88Shelby County, TNTN910,226$957+69%

89Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$972+77%

90Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$1,008+71%

91Sumner County, TNTN215,538$1,044+76%

92Wilson County, TNTN175,033$1,100+94%

93Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$1,117+86%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,904$1,172+91%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,061$1,596+115%

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