RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most rent-burdened, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 42.7%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Eagleton, TNTN5,59866.1%–

02Pulaski, TNTN8,39463.8%–

03Collegedale, TNTN11,49962.3%–

04Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59858.1%–

05Lafayette, TNTN6,02058.1%–

06Brownsville, TNTN9,30157.2%–

07Martin, TNTN11,06055.6%–

08Portland, TNTN13,65855.5%–

09Jackson, TNTN69,33954.5%–

10Bolivar, TNTN5,04354.2%–

11La Follette, TNTN7,17654.1%–

12White House, TNTN17,87253.3%–

13Memphis, TNTN609,64753.3%–

14Milan, TNTN8,36753.2%–

15Rockwood, TNTN5,60753.2%–

16Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82452.3%–

17Dickson, TNTN17,05152.3%–

18Humboldt, TNTN7,84152.2%–

19Tellico, TNTN7,41451.8%–

20Harriman, TNTN6,19251.8%–

21Tullahoma, TNTN21,27951.7%–

22Lexington, TNTN8,13051.6%–

23Covington, TNTN8,58551.4%–

24Ashland City, TNTN5,65050.5%–

25Arlington, TNTN15,70350.3%–

26Ripley, TNTN7,49949.9%–

27Fairview, TNTN10,87749.8%–

28Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17849.4%–

29Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17249.4%–

30Dyersburg, TNTN15,90649.2%–

31Madisonville, TNTN5,42849.0%–

32Farragut, TNTN25,12148.5%–

33Knoxville, TNTN202,02148.3%–

34Greenbrier, TNTN7,17047.8%–

35Jefferson City, TNTN9,10347.8%–

36Nashville, TNTN721,07447.7%–

37Bartlett, TNTN56,41647.4%–

38Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23646.2%–

39McKenzie, TNTN5,63246.0%–

40Lakeland, TNTN14,42246.0%–

41Cookeville, TNTN38,21245.8%–

42Shelbyville, TNTN26,14645.6%–

43South Cleveland, TNTN7,45245.6%–

44Cleveland, TNTN51,17245.5%–

45Millington, TNTN12,95344.8%–

46Collierville, TNTN51,90944.8%–

47Chattanooga, TNTN194,14444.8%–

48Columbia, TNTN50,07244.7%–

49Nolensville, TNTN15,78944.7%–

50Hendersonville, TNTN64,26644.4%–

51Dunlap, TNTN6,08944.1%–

52Red Bank, TNTN12,40543.8%–

53Sparta, TNTN5,03843.6%–

54Lebanon, TNTN53,41243.4%–

55Sevierville, TNTN19,01043.2%–

56Bristol, TNTN28,10742.8%–

57Johnson City, TNTN74,94342.8%–

58East Ridge, TNTN21,92142.7%–

59Crossville, TNTN13,11342.3%–

60Clarksville, TNTN188,82942.0%–

61Church Hill, TNTN7,29741.6%–

62Franklin, TNTN90,22641.3%–

63Maryville, TNTN32,44241.2%–

64Paris, TNTN10,46841.0%–

65Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29240.9%–

66Lewisburg, TNTN13,51740.9%–

67Smithville, TNTN5,62040.7%–

68Jonesborough, TNTN6,99040.7%–

69Athens, TNTN15,26340.7%–

70Gallatin, TNTN54,59040.5%–

71Dayton, TNTN7,81940.4%–

72Clinton, TNTN10,46640.3%–

73Union City, TNTN10,81440.3%–

74La Vergne, TNTN42,14640.1%–

75Morristown, TNTN33,51740.0%–

76Pleasant View, TNTN5,79739.7%–

77Greeneville, TNTN16,14138.7%–

78Alcoa, TNTN13,68938.5%–

79Spring Hill, TNTN61,33638.5%–

80Savannah, TNTN7,68938.1%–

81Lenoir City, TNTN12,53037.8%–

82Winchester, TNTN10,43837.6%–

83Springfield, TNTN20,09037.6%–

84Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39537.5%–

85Fayetteville, TNTN7,06837.3%–

86Lynchburg, TNTN6,92037.1%–

87Kingston, TNTN6,29937.0%–

88Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50636.7%–

89Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10336.7%–

90Newport, TNTN7,04936.5%–

91Kingsport, TNTN57,53036.4%–

92Manchester, TNTN13,77636.3%–

93Smyrna, TNTN63,32135.6%–

94Sweetwater, TNTN6,70635.6%–

95Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48735.4%–

96Green Hill, TNTN6,86635.2%–

97Germantown, TNTN40,00134.9%–

98Elizabethton, TNTN14,35034.5%–

99McMinnville, TNTN13,94334.2%–

100Middle Valley, TNTN12,18734.1%–

101Brentwood, TNTN45,31333.5%–

102Atoka, TNTN10,64533.0%–

103Millersville, TNTN6,43832.4%–

104Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47429.8%–

105Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62329.6%–

106Harrison, TNTN8,01129.3%–

107Erwin, TNTN6,01929.2%–

108Henderson, TNTN6,59029.1%–

109Seymour, TNTN16,21627.8%–

110Munford, TNTN6,99627.5%–

111Loudon, TNTN6,96327.3%–

112Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46923.5%–

113Oakland, TNTN10,83522.6%–

114Medina, TNTN5,81318.9%–

115Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS