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 (2023 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 2000

01Pleasant View, TNTN5,79767.4%–

02Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46966.4%–

03Sweetwater, TNTN6,70665.6%–

04Smithville, TNTN5,62065.4%–

05McKenzie, TNTN5,63259.6%–

06Milan, TNTN8,36759.0%–

07Bolivar, TNTN5,04357.6%–

08Millersville, TNTN6,43855.3%–

09Portland, TNTN13,65853.1%–

10Lakeland, TNTN14,42252.6%–

11Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50652.0%–

12Savannah, TNTN7,68951.9%–

13Dunlap, TNTN6,08951.8%–

14Memphis, TNTN609,64751.8%–

15Sevierville, TNTN19,01051.6%–

16Greeneville, TNTN16,14151.5%–

17Jackson, TNTN69,33951.4%–

18Nashville, TNTN721,07451.4%–

19Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17851.3%–

20La Vergne, TNTN42,14651.2%–

21Brownsville, TNTN9,30151.1%–

22Gallatin, TNTN54,59050.9%–

23Kingston, TNTN6,29950.7%–

24Knoxville, TNTN202,02150.3%–

25Greenbrier, TNTN7,17050.0%–

26Red Bank, TNTN12,40549.9%–

27Oakland, TNTN10,83549.9%–

28Harriman, TNTN6,19249.8%–

29Lenoir City, TNTN12,53049.1%–

30Brentwood, TNTN45,31349.1%–

31Fayetteville, TNTN7,06849.0%–

32Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17249.0%–

33White House, TNTN17,87248.9%–

34Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23648.7%–

35Cookeville, TNTN38,21248.6%–

36Ashland City, TNTN5,65048.6%–

37Eagleton, TNTN5,59848.5%–

38Munford, TNTN6,99648.5%–

39Germantown, TNTN40,00148.2%–

40Smyrna, TNTN63,32147.8%–

41Cleveland, TNTN51,17247.5%–

42Dyersburg, TNTN15,90647.1%–

43Powell, TNTN13,73947.0%–

44Ripley, TNTN7,49946.9%–

45Columbia, TNTN50,07246.9%–

46Johnson City, TNTN74,94346.7%–

47Shelbyville, TNTN26,14646.2%–

48Athens, TNTN15,26346.0%–

49Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82445.8%–

50Franklin, TNTN90,22645.8%–

51Jonesborough, TNTN6,99045.1%–

52Clinton, TNTN10,46644.7%–

53Clarksville, TNTN188,82944.7%–

54Alcoa, TNTN13,68944.4%–

55Springfield, TNTN20,09044.3%–

56Madisonville, TNTN5,42844.3%–

57Newport, TNTN7,04944.2%–

58Hendersonville, TNTN64,26644.0%–

59McMinnville, TNTN13,94343.9%–

60Kingsport, TNTN57,53043.9%–

61Chattanooga, TNTN194,14443.8%–

62Martin, TNTN11,06043.8%–

63Fairview, TNTN10,87743.6%–

64Maryville, TNTN32,44243.2%–

65Bristol, TNTN28,10743.0%–

66Jefferson City, TNTN9,10342.7%–

67Lebanon, TNTN53,41242.7%–

68Tullahoma, TNTN21,27942.5%–

69Morristown, TNTN33,51741.1%–

70Spring Hill, TNTN61,33640.6%–

71La Follette, TNTN7,17640.4%–

72Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48740.3%–

73Covington, TNTN8,58540.3%–

74Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47439.9%–

75Church Hill, TNTN7,29739.8%–

76Bartlett, TNTN56,41639.3%–

77Humboldt, TNTN7,84139.3%–

78Lafayette, TNTN6,02039.1%–

79Rockwood, TNTN5,60738.9%–

80Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39538.7%–

81Medina, TNTN5,81337.6%–

82Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59837.6%–

83East Ridge, TNTN21,92137.5%–

84Pulaski, TNTN8,39437.4%–

85Erwin, TNTN6,01936.9%–

86Henderson, TNTN6,59036.7%–

87Millington, TNTN12,95336.4%–

88Lewisburg, TNTN13,51735.8%–

89Collegedale, TNTN11,49935.5%–

90Paris, TNTN10,46835.3%–

91Union City, TNTN10,81435.1%–

92Nolensville, TNTN15,78934.9%–

93Crossville, TNTN13,11334.9%–

94Harrison, TNTN8,01134.8%–

95Farragut, TNTN25,12134.7%–

96Dickson, TNTN17,05134.6%–

97Lexington, TNTN8,13034.3%–

98Collierville, TNTN51,90933.1%–

99Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62332.5%–

100Loudon, TNTN6,96332.4%–

101Dayton, TNTN7,81932.2%–

102Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10330.6%–

103Arlington, TNTN15,70329.5%–

104Winchester, TNTN10,43828.8%–

105Elizabethton, TNTN14,35028.7%–

106Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54027.8%–

107Manchester, TNTN13,77627.6%–

108Green Hill, TNTN6,86625.1%–

109Atoka, TNTN10,64524.0%–

110Seymour, TNTN16,21623.7%–

111Halls, TNTN10,27222.7%–

112Lynchburg, TNTN6,92022.5%–

113Middle Valley, TNTN12,18718.0%–

114Sparta, TNTN5,03815.8%–

115Tellico, TNTN7,41414.9%–

116Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29214.3%–

117South Cleveland, TNTN7,45212.1%–

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