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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.

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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS