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TNTennessee rankings

Towns with the cheapest rent in Tennessee

Ranked by median gross rent — rent plus utilities — across all rented homes. 181 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Tiptonville $510/mo Median income $23,027 2 Mountain City $516/mo Median income $38,818 3 Oliver Springs $523/mo Median income $51,183
#TownMedian rentMedian incomeHome value
1 Tiptonville3,572 people $510/mo $23,027 $106,500
2 Mountain City2,542 people $516/mo $38,818 $216,300
3 Oliver Springs3,281 people $523/mo $51,183 $180,900
4 Bean Station3,016 people $598/mo $44,785 $164,600
5 Erwin5,988 people $614/mo $47,487 $180,900
6 Sweetwater Sweetwater6,532 people $619/mo $45,451 $178,400
7 Rogersville4,647 people $627/mo $47,500 $192,800
8 Map of Mount Carmel Mount Carmel5,472 people $643/mo $68,866 $179,600
9 South Pittsburg South Pittsburg3,013 people $643/mo $57,865 $187,100
10 Greeneville Greeneville15,646 people $650/mo $49,889 $227,400
11 Map of McKenzie McKenzie5,631 people $663/mo $37,236 $154,500
12 Strawberry Plains2,669 people $670/mo $75,027 $168,400
13 Selmer4,488 people $674/mo $51,591 $155,900
14 Clifton2,660 people $681/mo $43,571 $122,100
15 La Follette La Follette7,273 people $696/mo $37,581 $138,900
16 New Tazewell2,799 people $702/mo $53,567 $183,800
17 Map of Somerville Somerville3,466 people $710/mo $44,310 $312,900
18 Jacksboro2,650 people $714/mo $68,750 $236,500
19 Monterey2,768 people $715/mo $45,922 $165,000
20 Map of Kingston Kingston6,224 people $716/mo $71,675 $220,000
21 Lexington Lexington7,962 people $720/mo $49,057 $176,000
22 Newport6,881 people $720/mo $31,250 $133,500
23 Mascot3,277 people $725/mo $60,250 $206,000
24 Dresden Dresden2,943 people $725/mo $51,000 $126,900
25 Madisonville5,241 people $726/mo $39,878 $234,400
26 Livingston Livingston3,999 people $730/mo $39,567 $123,000
27 Sparta4,939 people $731/mo $50,080 $217,000
28 Parsons Parsons2,686 people $738/mo $36,154 $118,100
29 Union City10,982 people $739/mo $50,870 $146,000
30 Elizabethton14,374 people $740/mo $46,975 $172,900
31 Smithville5,288 people $740/mo $33,192 $194,200
32 Map of Etowah Etowah3,658 people $741/mo $39,291 $190,800
33 Humboldt7,787 people $742/mo $52,917 $102,300
34 Camden3,678 people $749/mo $55,029 $155,200
35 Savannah7,412 people $758/mo $39,712 $160,200
36 Harriman Harriman6,090 people $763/mo $44,653 $153,200
37 Brownsville9,622 people $767/mo $43,494 $158,100
38 Rockwood5,566 people $774/mo $47,791 $128,700
39 Lawrenceburg11,844 people $775/mo $42,343 $184,600
40 Fayetteville Fayetteville7,057 people $779/mo $49,223 $230,800
41 Paris Paris10,338 people $780/mo $41,012 $163,600
42 Henderson6,411 people $781/mo $45,938 $147,900
43 Dyersburg15,979 people $782/mo $52,064 $168,300
44 Jasper Jasper3,612 people $787/mo $73,013 $209,000
45 McMinnville McMinnville13,844 people $791/mo $47,179 $182,200
46 Park City2,813 people $795/mo $95,417 $216,700
47 White Pine2,565 people $797/mo $55,313 $203,900
48 Dandridge3,538 people $799/mo $53,507 $259,100
49 Ripley7,658 people $800/mo $37,432 $154,900
50 Tazewell2,902 people $803/mo $41,836 $196,800
51 Map of Milan Milan8,244 people $805/mo $43,886 $144,100
52 Bolivar5,144 people $808/mo $39,028 $150,200
53 Apison4,271 people $812/mo $129,307 $459,000
54 Woodbury2,774 people $812/mo $58,466 $216,400
55 Crossville Crossville12,428 people $815/mo $48,802 $246,300
56 Maynardville2,528 people $815/mo $46,106 $205,400
57 Map of Algood Algood4,036 people $817/mo $42,359 $190,300
58 Oneida3,819 people $824/mo $48,622 $170,600
59 Newbern3,289 people $825/mo $58,455 $99,700
60 Estill Springs Estill Springs2,695 people $825/mo $59,205 $204,000
61 Mosheim2,511 people $828/mo $48,986 $160,700
62 Trenton Trenton4,151 people $829/mo $58,750 $126,000
63 Pulaski Pulaski8,285 people $835/mo $48,538 $194,400
64 Bloomingdale9,292 people $836/mo $52,317 $165,500
65 Mount Pleasant4,837 people $839/mo $50,108 $244,400
66 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government6,674 people $841/mo $66,469 $285,300
67 Tusculum Tusculum3,337 people $841/mo $70,694 $267,500
68 Bristol27,636 people $842/mo $58,162 $194,500
69 South Cleveland7,452 people $845/mo $66,601 $232,600
70 Athens14,471 people $846/mo $53,929 $225,000
71 Dayton7,625 people $848/mo $49,719 $214,900
72 Jefferson City8,579 people $851/mo $60,638 $213,200
73 Hartsville/Trousdale County Hartsville/Trousdale County11,957 people $853/mo $72,747 $337,600
74 Martin10,915 people $859/mo $43,381 $198,300
75 Dunlap5,678 people $868/mo $45,589 $192,100
76 Decherd2,976 people $871/mo $37,575 $144,600
77 Lewisburg12,861 people $872/mo $48,341 $225,700
78 Loudon6,432 people $879/mo $53,650 $244,200
79 Morristown31,527 people $882/mo $47,917 $181,100
80 Tullahoma21,103 people $886/mo $60,979 $251,900
81 Lafayette5,727 people $896/mo $51,736 $213,900
82 Spurgeon4,071 people $905/mo $64,250 $219,300
83 Kingsport56,262 people $907/mo $52,490 $234,100
84 Oak Grove4,626 people $907/mo $72,143 $260,600
85 Centerville3,535 people $907/mo $59,167 $213,400
86 Whiteville4,530 people $910/mo $42,105 $124,400
87 Waverly4,302 people $916/mo $43,773 $171,900
88 Cookeville36,088 people $917/mo $51,375 $305,400
89 Unicoi3,806 people $920/mo $42,424 $244,300
90 Huntingdon4,441 people $927/mo $51,969 $160,500
91 Map of Lenoir City Lenoir City11,110 people $932/mo $67,259 $252,400
92 Covington8,587 people $933/mo $42,254 $185,900
93 Colonial Heights3,258 people $944/mo $80,148 $217,100
94 Louisville4,383 people $950/mo $89,744 $379,900
95 White Bluff4,080 people $954/mo $69,483 $279,900
96 Clinton Clinton10,239 people $962/mo $68,882 $225,000
97 Hohenwald3,884 people $968/mo $51,440 $125,600
98 Wildwood Lake3,495 people $972/mo $62,722 $231,700
99 Winchester9,799 people $974/mo $62,782 $216,900
100 Manchester12,944 people $978/mo $57,500 $237,400
101 Blaine3,213 people $1,008/mo $77,092 $297,400
102 Church Hill Church Hill7,139 people $1,019/mo $65,526 $211,000
103 Lake Tansi4,437 people $1,020/mo $57,991 $280,900
104 Johnson City72,222 people $1,023/mo $57,254 $268,200
105 Map of Westmoreland Westmoreland2,845 people $1,030/mo $59,405 $241,700
106 Cleveland48,829 people $1,034/mo $58,559 $272,200
107 Sale Creek2,955 people $1,042/mo $53,932 $299,700
108 Map of Soddy-Daisy Soddy-Daisy13,231 people $1,047/mo $75,113 $256,600
109 Pigeon Forge6,375 people $1,053/mo $53,261 $291,800
110 Shelbyville24,661 people $1,056/mo $55,073 $244,000
111 Dickson16,424 people $1,063/mo $69,678 $292,600
112 Sevierville18,397 people $1,081/mo $52,421 $289,600
113 Piperton2,569 people $1,083/mo $130,100 $618,800
114 Map of Gatlinburg Gatlinburg3,663 people $1,098/mo $53,475 $332,000
115 Millington11,289 people $1,111/mo $49,979 $207,300
116 Eagleton Village5,598 people $1,124/mo $71,875 $197,700
117 Jonesborough6,232 people $1,129/mo $74,015 $299,200
118 Oak Ridge32,693 people $1,131/mo $72,311 $270,200
119 Map of Springfield Springfield19,255 people $1,139/mo $59,465 $253,600
120 Portland Portland13,449 people $1,141/mo $72,647 $282,200
121 Jackson Jackson68,435 people $1,145/mo $53,032 $217,800
122 East Ridge East Ridge22,070 people $1,147/mo $62,247 $211,100
123 Map of Harrogate Harrogate4,368 people $1,154/mo $65,586 $203,900
124 Maryville32,392 people $1,157/mo $81,963 $358,100
125 Kingston Springs2,791 people $1,164/mo $103,250 $426,500
126 Sewanee2,936 people $1,173/mo $136,111 $465,500
127 Munford6,588 people $1,176/mo $89,531 $244,400
128 Halls10,272 people $1,178/mo $90,933 $321,300
129 Middle Valley12,187 people $1,180/mo $95,000 $319,400
130 Memphis618,980 people $1,181/mo $51,736 $169,000
131 Knoxville Knoxville195,185 people $1,191/mo $54,039 $239,700
132 Blountville3,309 people $1,192/mo $54,754 $177,300
133 Columbia45,441 people $1,197/mo $63,719 $308,700
134 Map of Brighton Brighton2,889 people $1,204/mo $80,882 $214,100
135 Medina5,407 people $1,206/mo $107,807 $287,200
136 Greenbrier6,971 people $1,212/mo $85,174 $321,900
137 Harrison8,011 people $1,216/mo $89,395 $307,400
138 Atoka10,385 people $1,237/mo $89,663 $320,700
139 Chattanooga Chattanooga185,783 people $1,256/mo $64,523 $283,200
140 Powell13,739 people $1,276/mo $82,434 $299,400
141 Alcoa12,222 people $1,282/mo $65,714 $277,100
142 Red Bank12,010 people $1,283/mo $63,983 $269,400
143 Green Hill6,866 people $1,296/mo $91,818 $365,900
144 Hopewell2,634 people $1,296/mo $87,842 $305,600
145 Fairview10,009 people $1,301/mo $91,131 $390,200
146 Map of Lebanon Lebanon44,788 people $1,306/mo $72,848 $378,400
147 Clarksville176,456 people $1,307/mo $69,303 $263,600
148 Fairfield Glade9,487 people $1,310/mo $71,682 $356,800
149 Ashland City5,424 people $1,336/mo $79,231 $294,100
150 Goodlettsville17,597 people $1,385/mo $70,758 $381,900
151 Gallatin48,532 people $1,395/mo $77,518 $372,000
152 White House White House14,631 people $1,426/mo $90,019 $344,800
153 Map of Coopertown Coopertown4,640 people $1,435/mo $118,241 $421,500
154 Smyrna Smyrna56,692 people $1,461/mo $81,926 $358,300
155 Map of Millersville Millersville5,836 people $1,475/mo $71,789 $309,900
156 Murfreesboro161,445 people $1,481/mo $80,108 $402,100
157 Seymour16,216 people $1,515/mo $82,855 $308,100
158 Map of Collegedale Collegedale11,330 people $1,581/mo $70,246 $365,100
159 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government715,388 people $1,582/mo $77,853 $417,400
160 Bartlett56,876 people $1,638/mo $102,070 $310,400
161 Hendersonville63,091 people $1,653/mo $97,200 $430,700
162 Collierville51,515 people $1,691/mo $138,598 $485,900
163 Map of Lakeland Lakeland14,192 people $1,755/mo $116,250 $388,900
164 Karns4,115 people $1,765/mo $100,043 $328,600
165 Pleasant View Pleasant View5,276 people $1,802/mo $109,213 $390,900
166 La Vergne40,243 people $1,805/mo $81,313 $309,900
167 Germantown Germantown40,673 people $1,816/mo $149,920 $470,800
168 Map of Spring Hill Spring Hill55,765 people $1,844/mo $112,013 $493,800
169 Signal Mountain8,860 people $1,852/mo $141,008 $544,300
170 Franklin Franklin87,133 people $1,923/mo $119,528 $705,400
171 Map of Farragut Farragut24,634 people $1,966/mo $142,093 $583,400
172 Oakland Oakland9,979 people $1,992/mo $97,798 $319,100
173 Mount Juliet42,073 people $2,011/mo $107,068 $460,100
174 Tellico Village7,414 people $2,038/mo $106,875 $517,200
175 Map of Thompson's Station Thompson's Station8,294 people $2,088/mo $132,647 $700,500
176 Arlington15,205 people $2,164/mo $135,105 $424,400
177 Oak Hill Oak Hill4,617 people $2,286/mo $215,530 $1,199,600
178 Nolensville Nolensville15,074 people $2,454/mo $177,148 $777,800
179 Brentwood45,556 people $2,825/mo $182,088 $1,031,300
180 Forest Hills4,683 people $3,501/mo $250,001 $1,413,100
181 Map of Belle Meade Belle Meade2,708 people $3,501/mo $250,001 $2,000,001

How this ranking works

We rank every town by median gross rent — rent plus utilities — across all rented homes. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Tennessee as a whole is $1,189/mo.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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