What is the median rent in Obion, TN?

Name: Median rent in Obion, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Obion, TN is $968 (±$216) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 160 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Obion, the median gross rent went from $666 in 2015–2019 to $968 in 2020–2024 (+45.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $968 (±$216)
Rented homes: 160 (±66)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +45.3%

How much rent costs in Obion

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Obion	Obion County	Tennessee	United States
Less than $500	11.3% (±8.7 points)	14.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	42.5% (±21.4 points)	69.3%	28.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.5% (±19.3 points)	13.9%	33.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.8% (±18.1 points)	1.3%	19.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±24.2 points)	0.1%	7.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±24.2 points)	0.0%	2.3%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±24.2 points)	0.4%	1.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 42.5% of renting households.

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

Obion against Obion County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Obion	Obion County	Tennessee	United States
Median gross rent	$968 (±$216)	$770 (±$28)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	160 (±66)	3,362 (±319)	867,741 (±7,411)	42,849,984

In Obion, median gross rent is not measurably different from Obion County ($770).

It is also lower than in Tennessee ($1,189).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Obion County, Obion ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 124 of 376.

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

How rent in Obion has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$666 (±$127)	$968 (±$216)	+45.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	40.7% (±9.8 points)	46.2% (±13.2 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.0% (±7.7 points)	0.0% (±17.7 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Obion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Obion
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Obion	—	$968 (±$216)	—
Trimble	3.7 mi	$743 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Troy	6.1 mi	$692 (±$107)	Lower
Hornbeak	8.5 mi	$795 (±$102)	Not measurably different
Kenton	9.9 mi	$704 (±$50)	Lower
Rives	10 mi	$830 (±$159)	Not measurably different
Newbern	11 mi	$825 (±$105)	Not measurably different
Yorkville	12 mi	$861 (±$46)	Not measurably different
Samburg	13 mi	$589 (±$136)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Troy, TN ($692), Kenton, TN ($704), Samburg, TN ($589).

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

Median gross rent across Obion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Obion	$968 (±$216)
2	Woodland Mills	$876 (±$253)
3	Rives	$830 (±$159)
4	Hornbeak	$795 (±$102)
5	South Fulton	$790 (±$58)
6	Union City	$739 (±$43)
7	Kenton	$704 (±$50)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Obion County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Obion

What is the average rent in Obion, TN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Obion is $968 (±$216) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Obion?

In Obion, the median gross rent went from $666 in 2015–2019 to $968 in 2020–2024 (+45.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

0.0% of rented homes in Obion have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Obion higher than in Obion County?

In Obion, median gross rent is not measurably different from Obion County ($770).

It is also lower than in Tennessee ($1,189).

It is lower than 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 Obion town, Tennessee (place:55240, 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.