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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Pleasant View, TNTN5,79767.4%+70%

02Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46966.4%+182%

03Sweetwater, TNTN6,70665.6%+85%

04Smithville, TNTN5,62065.4%+61%

05McKenzie, TNTN5,63259.6%+30%

06Milan, TNTN8,36759.0%+11%

07Bolivar, TNTN5,04357.6%+6%

08Millersville, TNTN6,43855.3%+70%

09Portland, TNTN13,65853.1%−4%

10Lakeland, TNTN14,42252.6%+14%

11Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50652.0%+42%

12Savannah, TNTN7,68951.9%+36%

13Dunlap, TNTN6,08951.8%+17%

14Memphis, TNTN609,64751.8%−3%

15Sevierville, TNTN19,01051.6%+19%

16Greeneville, TNTN16,14151.5%+33%

17Jackson, TNTN69,33951.4%−6%

18Nashville, TNTN721,07451.4%+8%

19Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17851.3%+4%

20La Vergne, TNTN42,14651.2%+28%

21Brownsville, TNTN9,30151.1%−11%

22Gallatin, TNTN54,59050.9%+26%

23Kingston, TNTN6,29950.7%+37%

24Knoxville, TNTN202,02150.3%+4%

25Greenbrier, TNTN7,17050.0%+5%

26Red Bank, TNTN12,40549.9%+14%

27Oakland, TNTN10,83549.9%+121%

28Harriman, TNTN6,19249.8%−4%

29Lenoir City, TNTN12,53049.1%+30%

30Brentwood, TNTN45,31349.1%+47%

31Fayetteville, TNTN7,06849.0%+31%

32Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17249.0%−1%

33White House, TNTN17,87248.9%−8%

34Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23648.7%+5%

35Cookeville, TNTN38,21248.6%+6%

36Ashland City, TNTN5,65048.6%−4%

37Eagleton, TNTN5,59848.5%−27%

38Munford, TNTN6,99648.5%+76%

39Germantown, TNTN40,00148.2%+38%

40Smyrna, TNTN63,32147.8%+34%

41Cleveland, TNTN51,17247.5%+4%

42Dyersburg, TNTN15,90647.1%−4%

43Powell, TNTN13,73947.0%–

44Ripley, TNTN7,49946.9%−6%

45Columbia, TNTN50,07246.9%+5%

46Johnson City, TNTN74,94346.7%+9%

47Shelbyville, TNTN26,14646.2%+1%

48Athens, TNTN15,26346.0%+13%

49Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82445.8%−12%

50Franklin, TNTN90,22645.8%+11%

51Jonesborough, TNTN6,99045.1%+11%

52Clinton, TNTN10,46644.7%+11%

53Clarksville, TNTN188,82944.7%+6%

54Alcoa, TNTN13,68944.4%+15%

55Springfield, TNTN20,09044.3%+18%

56Madisonville, TNTN5,42844.3%−10%

57Newport, TNTN7,04944.2%+21%

58Hendersonville, TNTN64,26644.0%−1%

59McMinnville, TNTN13,94343.9%+28%

60Kingsport, TNTN57,53043.9%+21%

61Chattanooga, TNTN194,14443.8%−2%

62Martin, TNTN11,06043.8%−21%

63Fairview, TNTN10,87743.6%−12%

64Maryville, TNTN32,44243.2%+5%

65Bristol, TNTN28,10743.0%+0%

66Jefferson City, TNTN9,10342.7%−11%

67Lebanon, TNTN53,41242.7%−2%

68Tullahoma, TNTN21,27942.5%−18%

69Morristown, TNTN33,51741.1%+3%

70Spring Hill, TNTN61,33640.6%+5%

71La Follette, TNTN7,17640.4%−25%

72Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48740.3%+14%

73Covington, TNTN8,58540.3%−22%

74Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47439.9%+34%

75Church Hill, TNTN7,29739.8%−4%

76Bartlett, TNTN56,41639.3%−17%

77Humboldt, TNTN7,84139.3%−25%

78Lafayette, TNTN6,02039.1%−33%

79Rockwood, TNTN5,60738.9%−27%

80Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39538.7%+3%

81Medina, TNTN5,81337.6%+100%

82Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59837.6%−35%

83East Ridge, TNTN21,92137.5%−12%

84Pulaski, TNTN8,39437.4%−41%

85Erwin, TNTN6,01936.9%+26%

86Henderson, TNTN6,59036.7%+26%

87Millington, TNTN12,95336.4%−19%

88Lewisburg, TNTN13,51735.8%−12%

89Collegedale, TNTN11,49935.5%−43%

90Paris, TNTN10,46835.3%−14%

91Union City, TNTN10,81435.1%−13%

92Nolensville, TNTN15,78934.9%−22%

93Crossville, TNTN13,11334.9%−18%

94Harrison, TNTN8,01134.8%+19%

95Farragut, TNTN25,12134.7%−28%

96Dickson, TNTN17,05134.6%−34%

97Lexington, TNTN8,13034.3%−34%

98Collierville, TNTN51,90933.1%−26%

99Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62332.5%+10%

100Loudon, TNTN6,96332.4%+19%

101Dayton, TNTN7,81932.2%−20%

102Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10330.6%−17%

103Arlington, TNTN15,70329.5%−41%

104Winchester, TNTN10,43828.8%−23%

105Elizabethton, TNTN14,35028.7%−17%

106Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54027.8%+294%

107Manchester, TNTN13,77627.6%−24%

108Green Hill, TNTN6,86625.1%−29%

109Atoka, TNTN10,64524.0%−27%

110Seymour, TNTN16,21623.7%−15%

111Halls, TNTN10,27222.7%–

112Lynchburg, TNTN6,92022.5%−39%

113Middle Valley, TNTN12,18718.0%−47%

114Sparta, TNTN5,03815.8%−64%

115Tellico, TNTN7,41414.9%−71%

116Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29214.3%−65%

117South Cleveland, TNTN7,45212.1%−73%

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