RANKING · 2024 ACS · 117 SHOWN OF 117

Most rent-burdened, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 43.9%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Pleasant View, TNTN5,79767.4%+27.7 pts

02Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46966.4%+42.9 pts

03Sweetwater, TNTN6,70665.6%+30.1 pts

04Smithville, TNTN5,62065.4%+24.7 pts

05McKenzie, TNTN5,63259.6%+13.6 pts

06Milan, TNTN8,36759.0%+5.8 pts

07Bolivar, TNTN5,04357.6%+3.4 pts

08Millersville, TNTN6,43855.3%+22.8 pts

09Portland, TNTN13,65853.1%−2.5 pts

10Lakeland, TNTN14,42252.6%+6.6 pts

11Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50652.0%+15.3 pts

12Savannah, TNTN7,68951.9%+13.8 pts

13Dunlap, TNTN6,08951.8%+7.7 pts

14Memphis, TNTN609,64751.8%−1.6 pts

15Sevierville, TNTN19,01051.6%+8.4 pts

16Greeneville, TNTN16,14151.5%+12.8 pts

17Jackson, TNTN69,33951.4%−3.0 pts

18Nashville, TNTN721,07451.4%+3.7 pts

19Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17851.3%+1.9 pts

20La Vergne, TNTN42,14651.2%+11.1 pts

21Brownsville, TNTN9,30151.1%−6.1 pts

22Gallatin, TNTN54,59050.9%+10.4 pts

23Kingston, TNTN6,29950.7%+13.7 pts

24Knoxville, TNTN202,02150.3%+2.0 pts

25Greenbrier, TNTN7,17050.0%+2.2 pts

26Red Bank, TNTN12,40549.9%+6.1 pts

27Oakland, TNTN10,83549.9%+27.3 pts

28Harriman, TNTN6,19249.8%−1.9 pts

29Lenoir City, TNTN12,53049.1%+11.3 pts

30Brentwood, TNTN45,31349.1%+15.6 pts

31Fayetteville, TNTN7,06849.0%+11.7 pts

32Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17249.0%−0.3 pts

33White House, TNTN17,87248.9%−4.5 pts

34Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23648.7%+2.5 pts

35Cookeville, TNTN38,21248.6%+2.9 pts

36Ashland City, TNTN5,65048.6%−1.9 pts

37Eagleton, TNTN5,59848.5%−17.6 pts

38Munford, TNTN6,99648.5%+21.0 pts

39Germantown, TNTN40,00148.2%+13.3 pts

40Smyrna, TNTN63,32147.8%+12.1 pts

41Cleveland, TNTN51,17247.5%+2.0 pts

42Dyersburg, TNTN15,90647.1%−2.1 pts

43Powell, TNTN13,73947.0%–

44Ripley, TNTN7,49946.9%−3.0 pts

45Columbia, TNTN50,07246.9%+2.2 pts

46Johnson City, TNTN74,94346.7%+3.9 pts

47Shelbyville, TNTN26,14646.2%+0.6 pts

48Athens, TNTN15,26346.0%+5.4 pts

49Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82445.8%−6.5 pts

50Franklin, TNTN90,22645.8%+4.5 pts

51Jonesborough, TNTN6,99045.1%+4.3 pts

52Clinton, TNTN10,46644.7%+4.4 pts

53Clarksville, TNTN188,82944.7%+2.6 pts

54Alcoa, TNTN13,68944.4%+5.9 pts

55Springfield, TNTN20,09044.3%+6.8 pts

56Madisonville, TNTN5,42844.3%−4.7 pts

57Newport, TNTN7,04944.2%+7.7 pts

58Hendersonville, TNTN64,26644.0%−0.5 pts

59McMinnville, TNTN13,94343.9%+9.7 pts

60Kingsport, TNTN57,53043.9%+7.5 pts

61Chattanooga, TNTN194,14443.8%−1.0 pts

62Martin, TNTN11,06043.8%−11.9 pts

63Fairview, TNTN10,87743.6%−6.2 pts

64Maryville, TNTN32,44243.2%+2.0 pts

65Bristol, TNTN28,10743.0%+0.2 pts

66Jefferson City, TNTN9,10342.7%−5.1 pts

67Lebanon, TNTN53,41242.7%−0.8 pts

68Tullahoma, TNTN21,27942.5%−9.2 pts

69Morristown, TNTN33,51741.1%+1.0 pts

70Spring Hill, TNTN61,33640.6%+2.1 pts

71La Follette, TNTN7,17640.4%−13.8 pts

72Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48740.3%+5.0 pts

73Covington, TNTN8,58540.3%−11.1 pts

74Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47439.9%+10.2 pts

75Church Hill, TNTN7,29739.8%−1.7 pts

76Bartlett, TNTN56,41639.3%−8.1 pts

77Humboldt, TNTN7,84139.3%−13.0 pts

78Lafayette, TNTN6,02039.1%−19.0 pts

79Rockwood, TNTN5,60738.9%−14.3 pts

80Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39538.7%+1.2 pts

81Medina, TNTN5,81337.6%+18.8 pts

82Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59837.6%−20.6 pts

83East Ridge, TNTN21,92137.5%−5.2 pts

84Pulaski, TNTN8,39437.4%−26.3 pts

85Erwin, TNTN6,01936.9%+7.6 pts

86Henderson, TNTN6,59036.7%+7.5 pts

87Millington, TNTN12,95336.4%−8.4 pts

88Lewisburg, TNTN13,51735.8%−5.1 pts

89Collegedale, TNTN11,49935.5%−26.9 pts

90Paris, TNTN10,46835.3%−5.7 pts

91Union City, TNTN10,81435.1%−5.2 pts

92Nolensville, TNTN15,78934.9%−9.7 pts

93Crossville, TNTN13,11334.9%−7.4 pts

94Harrison, TNTN8,01134.8%+5.5 pts

95Farragut, TNTN25,12134.7%−13.8 pts

96Dickson, TNTN17,05134.6%−17.6 pts

97Lexington, TNTN8,13034.3%−17.4 pts

98Collierville, TNTN51,90933.1%−11.7 pts

99Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62332.5%+2.9 pts

100Loudon, TNTN6,96332.4%+5.1 pts

101Dayton, TNTN7,81932.2%−8.2 pts

102Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10330.6%−6.1 pts

103Arlington, TNTN15,70329.5%−20.8 pts

104Winchester, TNTN10,43828.8%−8.8 pts

105Elizabethton, TNTN14,35028.7%−5.9 pts

106Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54027.8%+20.8 pts

107Manchester, TNTN13,77627.6%−8.7 pts

108Green Hill, TNTN6,86625.1%−10.1 pts

109Atoka, TNTN10,64524.0%−9.0 pts

110Seymour, TNTN16,21623.7%−4.1 pts

111Halls, TNTN10,27222.7%–

112Lynchburg, TNTN6,92022.5%−14.6 pts

113Middle Valley, TNTN12,18718.0%−16.0 pts

114Sparta, TNTN5,03815.8%−27.8 pts

115Tellico, TNTN7,41414.9%−36.9 pts

116Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29214.3%−26.7 pts

117South Cleveland, TNTN7,45212.1%−33.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES