What is the median rent in John Sevier, TN?

Name: Median rent in John Sevier, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in John Sevier, TN is $1,122 (±$391) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 101 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,122 (±$391)
Rented homes: 101 (±56)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%

How much rent costs in John Sevier

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	John Sevier	Knox County	Tennessee	United States
Less than $500	10.9% (±20.5 points)	6.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	16.8% (±29.4 points)	22.6%	28.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	59.4% (±43.9 points)	37.0%	33.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	12.9% (±20.5 points)	22.2%	19.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±34.2 points)	7.3%	7.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±34.2 points)	2.1%	2.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±34.2 points)	1.8%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 59.4% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in John Sevier cost $2,000 or more a month.

John Sevier against Knox County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	John Sevier	Knox County	Tennessee	United States
Median gross rent	$1,122 (±$391)	$1,261 (±$26)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	101 (±56)	66,872 (±1,415)	867,741 (±7,411)	42,849,984

In John Sevier, median gross rent is not measurably different from Knox County ($1,261).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee ($1,189).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Knox County, John Sevier ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 376.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near John Sevier

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with John Sevier
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
John Sevier	—	$1,122 (±$391)	—
Mascot	4.1 mi	$725 (±$239)	Not measurably different
Halls (community)	6.8 mi	$1,178 (±$229)	Not measurably different
Knoxville	8.3 mi	$1,191 (±$22)	Not measurably different
Plainview	10 mi	$869 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Strawberry Plains	10 mi	$670 (±$128)	Lower
Blaine	10 mi	$1,008 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Seymour	11 mi	$1,515 (±$286)	Not measurably different
Powell	11 mi	$1,276 (±$268)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Strawberry Plains, TN ($670).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Knox County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Farragut	$1,966 (±$197)
2	Karns	$1,765 (±$225)
3	Powell	$1,276 (±$268)
4	Knoxville	$1,191 (±$22)
5	Halls (community)	$1,178 (±$229)
6	John Sevier	$1,122 (±$391)
7	Mascot	$725 (±$239)

John Sevier is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about John Sevier

What is the average rent in John Sevier, TN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in John Sevier is $1,122 (±$391) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in John Sevier cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in John Sevier have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in John Sevier higher than in Knox County?

In John Sevier, median gross rent is not measurably different from Knox County ($1,261).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee ($1,189).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for John Sevier CDP, Tennessee (place:38300, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.