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Most owner cost-burdened, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Bolivar, TNTN5,04332.9%+0.9 pts

02Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10332.6%+6.1 pts

03Smithville, TNTN5,62030.7%+6.2 pts

04Lynchburg, TNTN6,92030.2%+12.2 pts

05Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.3%−1.3 pts

06Newport, TNTN7,04928.2%+4.9 pts

07Sparta, TNTN5,03827.8%+8.2 pts

08Ripley, TNTN7,49927.3%−4.6 pts

09Millersville, TNTN6,43827.1%−15.9 pts

10Manchester, TNTN13,77626.1%+2.3 pts

11Paris, TNTN10,46825.8%−2.4 pts

12Sevierville, TNTN19,01025.3%+9.8 pts

13Memphis, TNTN609,64725.3%−9.6 pts

14Portland, TNTN13,65825.0%+1.4 pts

15Shelbyville, TNTN26,14625.0%−3.6 pts

16East Ridge, TNTN21,92124.9%+4.5 pts

17Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50624.7%+0.4 pts

18Harriman, TNTN6,19224.6%−6.8 pts

19Columbia, TNTN50,07224.5%−0.3 pts

20Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.3%+4.3 pts

21Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59824.2%+8.1 pts

22Springfield, TNTN20,09023.8%−2.7 pts

23Lewisburg, TNTN13,51723.7%−10.1 pts

24South Cleveland, TNTN7,45223.4%−3.4 pts

25Jackson, TNTN69,33923.4%−7.2 pts

26Madisonville, TNTN5,42823.1%−2.3 pts

27Millington, TNTN12,95323.1%+1.8 pts

28Spring Hill, TNTN61,33623.0%−3.8 pts

29Hendersonville, TNTN64,26623.0%−2.4 pts

30La Vergne, TNTN42,14622.6%−7.2 pts

31Atoka, TNTN10,64522.6%+2.4 pts

32Milan, TNTN8,36722.2%−3.3 pts

33Greenbrier, TNTN7,17022.2%−3.2 pts

34La Follette, TNTN7,17622.0%−1.9 pts

35Humboldt, TNTN7,84122.0%−5.4 pts

36Clarksville, TNTN188,82921.9%−1.3 pts

37Nashville, TNTN721,07421.8%−8.2 pts

38Gallatin, TNTN54,59021.8%−3.5 pts

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,06821.3%+2.1 pts

40Dunlap, TNTN6,08921.2%−7.4 pts

41Knoxville, TNTN202,02121.1%−4.9 pts

42Arlington, TNTN15,70321.1%−5.8 pts

43Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62321.1%−4.7 pts

44Lebanon, TNTN53,41221.0%−3.1 pts

45Greeneville, TNTN16,14121.0%+4.7 pts

46Bristol, TNTN28,10720.7%−3.8 pts

47Green Hill, TNTN6,86620.6%−2.0 pts

48Brownsville, TNTN9,30120.5%−12.8 pts

49Brentwood, TNTN45,31320.4%−1.1 pts

50Franklin, TNTN90,22620.1%−5.0 pts

51Dayton, TNTN7,81920.0%−6.0 pts

52Ashland City, TNTN5,65019.9%−8.3 pts

53Dickson, TNTN17,05119.6%−9.3 pts

54Middle Valley, TNTN12,18719.5%+3.2 pts

55Fairview, TNTN10,87719.3%−6.2 pts

56Alcoa, TNTN13,68919.3%−3.1 pts

57Morristown, TNTN33,51719.1%−4.6 pts

58Kingston, TNTN6,29919.1%−0.5 pts

59Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.0%−1.7 pts

60Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.9%−2.7 pts

61Cleveland, TNTN51,17218.9%−4.6 pts

62Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.8%−1.8 pts

63Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39518.8%+0.4 pts

64Bartlett, TNTN56,41618.6%−5.2 pts

65Seymour, TNTN16,21618.5%−1.3 pts

66Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.4%−8.4 pts

67Crossville, TNTN13,11318.4%+0.3 pts

68Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54018.3%+1.6 pts

69Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17218.0%−3.7 pts

70Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17817.9%−4.8 pts

71Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.7%−2.4 pts

72Nolensville, TNTN15,78917.7%−6.7 pts

73Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.5%+2.4 pts

74Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48717.2%−5.4 pts

75Germantown, TNTN40,00117.2%−1.6 pts

76Savannah, TNTN7,68917.1%−8.1 pts

77Lexington, TNTN8,13017.0%−6.3 pts

78McMinnville, TNTN13,94316.7%−8.7 pts

79Collegedale, TNTN11,49916.7%−1.0 pts

80Halls, TNTN10,27216.5%–

81Lakeland, TNTN14,42216.5%−9.2 pts

82Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47416.4%−4.6 pts

83Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.2%−4.9 pts

84Oakland, TNTN10,83516.1%−7.3 pts

85Union City, TNTN10,81415.5%−1.0 pts

86Cookeville, TNTN38,21215.5%−5.2 pts

87Pleasant View, TNTN5,79715.5%−3.6 pts

88Smyrna, TNTN63,32115.4%−7.2 pts

89McKenzie, TNTN5,63215.3%−10.5 pts

90Collierville, TNTN51,90915.2%−8.4 pts

91White House, TNTN17,87215.0%−5.5 pts

92Red Bank, TNTN12,40514.9%−8.7 pts

93Winchester, TNTN10,43814.8%−12.9 pts

94Maryville, TNTN32,44214.6%−4.3 pts

95Elizabethton, TNTN14,35014.5%−8.5 pts

96Sweetwater, TNTN6,70614.5%−10.6 pts

97Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46914.4%−18.8 pts

98Athens, TNTN15,26314.2%−13.3 pts

99Loudon, TNTN6,96314.1%−10.1 pts

100Erwin, TNTN6,01914.0%−2.7 pts

101Pulaski, TNTN8,39413.8%−7.7 pts

102Farragut, TNTN25,12113.8%−5.9 pts

103Munford, TNTN6,99613.5%−7.1 pts

104Dyersburg, TNTN15,90613.2%−15.6 pts

105Covington, TNTN8,58513.1%−13.1 pts

106Tellico, TNTN7,41413.0%−9.2 pts

107Henderson, TNTN6,59012.9%−5.6 pts

108Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.8%−4.7 pts

109Jonesborough, TNTN6,99012.3%−4.8 pts

110Clinton, TNTN10,46612.2%−3.7 pts

111Powell, TNTN13,73911.7%–

112Martin, TNTN11,06011.0%−0.7 pts

113Harrison, TNTN8,01110.4%−5.4 pts

114Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%−5.8 pts

115Eagleton, TNTN5,59810.0%−7.7 pts

116Lenoir City, TNTN12,5309.8%−25.1 pts

117Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8249.2%−12.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES