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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%+3%

02Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10332.6%+23%

03Smithville, TNTN5,62030.7%+25%

04Lynchburg, TNTN6,92030.2%+68%

05Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.3%−4%

06Newport, TNTN7,04928.2%+21%

07Sparta, TNTN5,03827.8%+42%

08Ripley, TNTN7,49927.3%−15%

09Millersville, TNTN6,43827.1%−37%

10Manchester, TNTN13,77626.1%+10%

11Paris, TNTN10,46825.8%−8%

12Sevierville, TNTN19,01025.3%+63%

13Memphis, TNTN609,64725.3%−28%

14Portland, TNTN13,65825.0%+6%

15Shelbyville, TNTN26,14625.0%−13%

16East Ridge, TNTN21,92124.9%+22%

17Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50624.7%+2%

18Harriman, TNTN6,19224.6%−22%

19Columbia, TNTN50,07224.5%−1%

20Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.3%+21%

21Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59824.2%+50%

22Springfield, TNTN20,09023.8%−10%

23Lewisburg, TNTN13,51723.7%−30%

24South Cleveland, TNTN7,45223.4%−13%

25Jackson, TNTN69,33923.4%−23%

26Madisonville, TNTN5,42823.1%−9%

27Millington, TNTN12,95323.1%+8%

28Spring Hill, TNTN61,33623.0%−14%

29Hendersonville, TNTN64,26623.0%−9%

30La Vergne, TNTN42,14622.6%−24%

31Atoka, TNTN10,64522.6%+12%

32Milan, TNTN8,36722.2%−13%

33Greenbrier, TNTN7,17022.2%−13%

34La Follette, TNTN7,17622.0%−8%

35Humboldt, TNTN7,84122.0%−20%

36Clarksville, TNTN188,82921.9%−6%

37Nashville, TNTN721,07421.8%−27%

38Gallatin, TNTN54,59021.8%−14%

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,06821.3%+11%

40Dunlap, TNTN6,08921.2%−26%

41Knoxville, TNTN202,02121.1%−19%

42Arlington, TNTN15,70321.1%−22%

43Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62321.1%−18%

44Lebanon, TNTN53,41221.0%−13%

45Greeneville, TNTN16,14121.0%+29%

46Bristol, TNTN28,10720.7%−16%

47Green Hill, TNTN6,86620.6%−9%

48Brownsville, TNTN9,30120.5%−38%

49Brentwood, TNTN45,31320.4%−5%

50Franklin, TNTN90,22620.1%−20%

51Dayton, TNTN7,81920.0%−23%

52Ashland City, TNTN5,65019.9%−29%

53Dickson, TNTN17,05119.6%−32%

54Middle Valley, TNTN12,18719.5%+20%

55Fairview, TNTN10,87719.3%−24%

56Alcoa, TNTN13,68919.3%−14%

57Morristown, TNTN33,51719.1%−20%

58Kingston, TNTN6,29919.1%−3%

59Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.0%−8%

60Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.9%−13%

61Cleveland, TNTN51,17218.9%−20%

62Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.8%−9%

63Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39518.8%+2%

64Bartlett, TNTN56,41618.6%−22%

65Seymour, TNTN16,21618.5%−6%

66Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.4%−31%

67Crossville, TNTN13,11318.4%+2%

68Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54018.3%+10%

69Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17218.0%−17%

70Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17817.9%−21%

71Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.7%−12%

72Nolensville, TNTN15,78917.7%−27%

73Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.5%+16%

74Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48717.2%−24%

75Germantown, TNTN40,00117.2%−9%

76Savannah, TNTN7,68917.1%−32%

77Lexington, TNTN8,13017.0%−27%

78McMinnville, TNTN13,94316.7%−34%

79Collegedale, TNTN11,49916.7%−6%

80Halls, TNTN10,27216.5%–

81Lakeland, TNTN14,42216.5%−36%

82Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47416.4%−22%

83Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.2%−23%

84Oakland, TNTN10,83516.1%−31%

85Union City, TNTN10,81415.5%−6%

86Cookeville, TNTN38,21215.5%−25%

87Pleasant View, TNTN5,79715.5%−19%

88Smyrna, TNTN63,32115.4%−32%

89McKenzie, TNTN5,63215.3%−41%

90Collierville, TNTN51,90915.2%−36%

91White House, TNTN17,87215.0%−27%

92Red Bank, TNTN12,40514.9%−37%

93Winchester, TNTN10,43814.8%−47%

94Maryville, TNTN32,44214.6%−23%

95Elizabethton, TNTN14,35014.5%−37%

96Sweetwater, TNTN6,70614.5%−42%

97Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46914.4%−57%

98Athens, TNTN15,26314.2%−48%

99Loudon, TNTN6,96314.1%−42%

100Erwin, TNTN6,01914.0%−16%

101Pulaski, TNTN8,39413.8%−36%

102Farragut, TNTN25,12113.8%−30%

103Munford, TNTN6,99613.5%−35%

104Dyersburg, TNTN15,90613.2%−54%

105Covington, TNTN8,58513.1%−50%

106Tellico, TNTN7,41413.0%−41%

107Henderson, TNTN6,59012.9%−30%

108Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.8%−27%

109Jonesborough, TNTN6,99012.3%−28%

110Clinton, TNTN10,46612.2%−23%

111Powell, TNTN13,73911.7%–

112Martin, TNTN11,06011.0%−6%

113Harrison, TNTN8,01110.4%−34%

114Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%−36%

115Eagleton, TNTN5,59810.0%−44%

116Lenoir City, TNTN12,5309.8%−72%

117Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8249.2%−57%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES