RANKING · 2024 ACS · 117 SHOWN OF 117

Most owner cost-burdened, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2023 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 2000

01Bolivar, TNTN5,04332.9%–

02Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10332.6%–

03Smithville, TNTN5,62030.7%–

04Lynchburg, TNTN6,92030.2%–

05Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.3%–

06Newport, TNTN7,04928.2%–

07Sparta, TNTN5,03827.8%–

08Ripley, TNTN7,49927.3%–

09Millersville, TNTN6,43827.1%–

10Manchester, TNTN13,77626.1%–

11Paris, TNTN10,46825.8%–

12Sevierville, TNTN19,01025.3%–

13Memphis, TNTN609,64725.3%–

14Portland, TNTN13,65825.0%–

15Shelbyville, TNTN26,14625.0%–

16East Ridge, TNTN21,92124.9%–

17Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50624.7%–

18Harriman, TNTN6,19224.6%–

19Columbia, TNTN50,07224.5%–

20Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.3%–

21Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59824.2%–

22Springfield, TNTN20,09023.8%–

23Lewisburg, TNTN13,51723.7%–

24South Cleveland, TNTN7,45223.4%–

25Jackson, TNTN69,33923.4%–

26Madisonville, TNTN5,42823.1%–

27Millington, TNTN12,95323.1%–

28Spring Hill, TNTN61,33623.0%–

29Hendersonville, TNTN64,26623.0%–

30La Vergne, TNTN42,14622.6%–

31Atoka, TNTN10,64522.6%–

32Milan, TNTN8,36722.2%–

33Greenbrier, TNTN7,17022.2%–

34La Follette, TNTN7,17622.0%–

35Humboldt, TNTN7,84122.0%–

36Clarksville, TNTN188,82921.9%–

37Nashville, TNTN721,07421.8%–

38Gallatin, TNTN54,59021.8%–

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,06821.3%–

40Dunlap, TNTN6,08921.2%–

41Knoxville, TNTN202,02121.1%–

42Arlington, TNTN15,70321.1%–

43Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62321.1%–

44Lebanon, TNTN53,41221.0%–

45Greeneville, TNTN16,14121.0%–

46Bristol, TNTN28,10720.7%–

47Green Hill, TNTN6,86620.6%–

48Brownsville, TNTN9,30120.5%–

49Brentwood, TNTN45,31320.4%–

50Franklin, TNTN90,22620.1%–

51Dayton, TNTN7,81920.0%–

52Ashland City, TNTN5,65019.9%–

53Dickson, TNTN17,05119.6%–

54Middle Valley, TNTN12,18719.5%–

55Fairview, TNTN10,87719.3%–

56Alcoa, TNTN13,68919.3%–

57Morristown, TNTN33,51719.1%–

58Kingston, TNTN6,29919.1%–

59Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.0%–

60Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.9%–

61Cleveland, TNTN51,17218.9%–

62Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.8%–

63Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39518.8%–

64Bartlett, TNTN56,41618.6%–

65Seymour, TNTN16,21618.5%–

66Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.4%–

67Crossville, TNTN13,11318.4%–

68Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54018.3%–

69Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17218.0%–

70Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17817.9%–

71Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.7%–

72Nolensville, TNTN15,78917.7%–

73Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.5%–

74Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48717.2%–

75Germantown, TNTN40,00117.2%–

76Savannah, TNTN7,68917.1%–

77Lexington, TNTN8,13017.0%–

78McMinnville, TNTN13,94316.7%–

79Collegedale, TNTN11,49916.7%–

80Halls, TNTN10,27216.5%–

81Lakeland, TNTN14,42216.5%–

82Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47416.4%–

83Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.2%–

84Oakland, TNTN10,83516.1%–

85Union City, TNTN10,81415.5%–

86Cookeville, TNTN38,21215.5%–

87Pleasant View, TNTN5,79715.5%–

88Smyrna, TNTN63,32115.4%–

89McKenzie, TNTN5,63215.3%–

90Collierville, TNTN51,90915.2%–

91White House, TNTN17,87215.0%–

92Red Bank, TNTN12,40514.9%–

93Winchester, TNTN10,43814.8%–

94Maryville, TNTN32,44214.6%–

95Elizabethton, TNTN14,35014.5%–

96Sweetwater, TNTN6,70614.5%–

97Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46914.4%–

98Athens, TNTN15,26314.2%–

99Loudon, TNTN6,96314.1%–

100Erwin, TNTN6,01914.0%–

101Pulaski, TNTN8,39413.8%–

102Farragut, TNTN25,12113.8%–

103Munford, TNTN6,99613.5%–

104Dyersburg, TNTN15,90613.2%–

105Covington, TNTN8,58513.1%–

106Tellico, TNTN7,41413.0%–

107Henderson, TNTN6,59012.9%–

108Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.8%–

109Jonesborough, TNTN6,99012.3%–

110Clinton, TNTN10,46612.2%–

111Powell, TNTN13,73911.7%–

112Martin, TNTN11,06011.0%–

113Harrison, TNTN8,01110.4%–

114Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%–

115Eagleton, TNTN5,59810.0%–

116Lenoir City, TNTN12,5309.8%–

117Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8249.2%–

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