Tennessee places ranked by rent burden
155 places in Tennessee have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Ducktown (97.1%), Bon Aqua Junction (79.1%), Midtown (74.2%).
Lowest figure: Seymour (25.4%).
The figure for Tennessee as a whole is 48.8% (±0.6 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Tennessee as a whole
- 48.8% (±0.6 points)
- Places ranked
- 155
Tennessee places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ducktown | Polk County | 97.1% (±34.7 points) |
| 2 | Bon Aqua Junction | Hickman County | 79.1% (±21.0 points) |
| 3 | Midtown | Roane County | 74.2% (±35.7 points) |
| 4 | Etowah | McMinn County | 70.3% (±24.5 points) |
| 5 | Sweetwater | Monroe County | 69.9% (±27.5 points) |
| 6 | Gallaway | Fayette County | 68.8% (±29.4 points) |
| 7 | Smithville | DeKalb County | 68.7% (±22.3 points) |
| 8 | Obion | Obion County | 67.9% (±22.5 points) |
| 9 | Rutledge | Grainger County | 67.8% (±21.0 points) |
| 10 | Algood | Putnam County | 67.5% (±26.6 points) |
| 11 | Unicoi | Unicoi County | 64.5% (±22.4 points) |
| 12 | McKenzie | Carroll County | 64.2% (±18.7 points) |
| 13 | Milan | Gibson County | 63.5% (±17.8 points) |
| 14 | Whiteville | Hardeman County | 63.4% (±19.7 points) |
| 15 | Dunlap | Sequatchie County | 60.4% (±18.6 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Greenbrier | Robertson County | 59.4% (±20.3 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Maynardville | Union County | 59.4% (±26.1 points) |
| 18 | Sneedville | Hancock County | 59.3% (±16.2 points) |
| 19 (tie) | Baxter | Putnam County | 59.1% (±25.1 points) |
| 19 (tie) | Bolivar | Hardeman County | 59.1% (±17.7 points) |
| 21 | Fairfield Glade | Cumberland County | 58.8% (±23.4 points) |
| 22 | Alexandria | DeKalb County | 58.4% (±21.0 points) |
| 23 | Bulls Gap | Hawkins County | 57.7% (±23.1 points) |
| 24 | Greeneville | Greene County | 57.5% (±11.7 points) |
| 25 | Savannah | Hardin County | 57.4% (±18.4 points) |
| 26 | Middleton | Hardeman County | 56.9% (±27.4 points) |
| 27 | Waynesboro | Wayne County | 56.3% (±25.4 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Jackson | Madison County | 55.9% (±4.7 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Portland | Sumner County | 55.9% (±16.5 points) |
| 30 | Memphis | Shelby County | 55.7% (±1.7 points) |
| 31 | Decherd | Franklin County | 55.4% (±20.2 points) |
| 32 | Millersville | Sumner County | 55.3% (±19.2 points) |
| 33 | La Vergne | Rutherford County | 55.2% (±11.0 points) |
| 34 | Signal Mountain | Hamilton County | 54.5% (±25.5 points) |
| 35 | Ripley | Lauderdale County | 54.4% (±12.7 points) |
| 36 | Goodlettsville | Davidson County | 54.3% (±12.3 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Kingston | Roane County | 54.2% (±22.9 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Lenoir City | Loudon County | 54.2% (±12.0 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Sevierville | Sevier County | 54.2% (±8.1 points) |
| 40 (tie) | Knoxville | Knox County | 53.8% (±2.6 points) |
| 40 (tie) | Nashville | Davidson County | 53.8% (±1.5 points) |
| 42 | Brownsville | Haywood County | 53.4% (±10.8 points) |
| 43 | Germantown | Shelby County | 53.2% (±13.1 points) |
| 44 | Murfreesboro | Rutherford County | 53.1% (±4.1 points) |
| 45 | Gallatin | Sumner County | 53.0% (±7.6 points) |
| 46 | Lakeland | Shelby County | 52.8% (±19.2 points) |
| 47 | Oneida | Scott County | 52.2% (±19.3 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Brentwood | Williamson County | 52.1% (±13.7 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Mount Juliet | Wilson County | 52.1% (±9.4 points) |
| 50 | Harriman | Roane County | 51.9% (±16.1 points) |
| 51 | Wartburg | Morgan County | 51.8% (±19.9 points) |
| 52 (tie) | Dyersburg | Dyer County | 51.5% (±10.3 points) |
| 52 (tie) | Lawrenceburg | Lawrence County | 51.5% (±11.4 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Cookeville | Putnam County | 51.3% (±5.8 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Tiptonville | Lake County | 51.3% (±15.7 points) |
| 54 (tie) | White House | Robertson County | 51.3% (±15.2 points) |
| 57 | Powell | Knox County | 51.2% (±15.1 points) |
| 58 | Monterey | Putnam County | 51.1% (±16.3 points) |
| 59 (tie) | Erin | Houston County | 51.0% (±25.0 points) |
| 59 (tie) | Kenton | Obion County | 51.0% (±20.5 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Benton | Polk County | 50.9% (±21.8 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Red Bank | Hamilton County | 50.9% (±10.0 points) |
| 63 | Fayetteville | Lincoln County | 50.8% (±15.3 points) |
| 64 | Clinton | Anderson County | 50.6% (±17.8 points) |
| 65 | Fairview | Williamson County | 50.2% (±16.7 points) |
| 66 | Columbia | Maury County | 50.1% (±7.2 points) |
| 67 | Newport | Cocke County | 50.0% (±14.3 points) |
| 68 | Oakland | Fayette County | 49.9% (±24.1 points) |
| 69 | Johnson City | Washington County | 49.6% (±4.7 points) |
| 70 (tie) | McMinnville | Warren County | 49.5% (±9.7 points) |
| 70 (tie) | Smyrna | Rutherford County | 49.5% (±6.3 points) |
| 72 | Cleveland | Bradley County | 49.4% (±5.3 points) |
| 73 | Covington | Tipton County | 49.2% (±14.2 points) |
| 74 | South Carthage | Smith County | 49.1% (±21.6 points) |
| 75 | Kingsport | Sullivan County | 48.8% (±5.3 points) |
| 76 | Ashland City | Cheatham County | 48.6% (±18.2 points) |
| 77 | Martin | Weakley County | 48.4% (±9.6 points) |
| 78 | Shelbyville | Bedford County | 48.3% (±11.4 points) |
| 79 | Alcoa | Blount County | 48.1% (±11.7 points) |
| 80 (tie) | Athens | McMinn County | 48.0% (±8.4 points) |
| 80 (tie) | Halls | Lauderdale County | 48.0% (±22.6 points) |
| 82 (tie) | Berry Hill | Davidson County | 47.7% (±11.6 points) |
| 82 (tie) | Clarksville | Montgomery County | 47.7% (±3.5 points) |
| 84 (tie) | Bluff City | Sullivan County | 47.4% (±23.1 points) |
| 84 (tie) | Tullahoma | Coffee County | 47.4% (±9.6 points) |
| 86 | Church Hill | Hawkins County | 47.2% (±21.7 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Bells | Crockett County | 47.0% (±23.0 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Franklin | Williamson County | 47.0% (±5.1 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Pine Crest | Carter County | 47.0% (±21.5 points) |
| 90 (tie) | Madisonville | Monroe County | 46.7% (±18.3 points) |
| 90 (tie) | Springfield | Robertson County | 46.7% (±8.8 points) |
| 92 | Chattanooga | Hamilton County | 46.4% (±2.8 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Camden | Benton County | 46.3% (±17.0 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Maryville | Blount County | 46.3% (±7.5 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Rockwood | Roane County | 46.3% (±16.7 points) |
| 96 | Hendersonville | Sumner County | 46.1% (±6.7 points) |
| 97 | Jonesborough | Washington County | 45.9% (±19.5 points) |
| 98 | Lebanon | Wilson County | 45.2% (±6.8 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Erwin | Unicoi County | 44.9% (±18.2 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Morristown | Hamblen County | 44.9% (±7.2 points) |
| 101 (tie) | Huntsville | Scott County | 44.7% (±15.3 points) |
| 101 (tie) | Mountain City | Johnson County | 44.7% (±17.0 points) |
| 103 | Bristol | Sullivan County | 44.6% (±8.9 points) |
| 104 (tie) | Graysville | Rhea County | 44.5% (±21.1 points) |
| 104 (tie) | Humboldt | Gibson County | 44.5% (±12.8 points) |
| 106 | White Pine | Jefferson County | 44.3% (±20.2 points) |
| 107 | Livingston | Overton County | 44.2% (±18.3 points) |
| 108 (tie) | Caryville | Campbell County | 44.1% (±18.7 points) |
| 108 (tie) | Soddy-Daisy | Hamilton County | 44.1% (±11.9 points) |
| 110 | Rogersville | Hawkins County | 44.0% (±16.4 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Bartlett | Shelby County | 43.9% (±9.9 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Hartsville | Trousdale County | 43.9% (±15.5 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Henderson | Chester County | 43.9% (±19.5 points) |
| 114 (tie) | Jellico | Campbell County | 43.8% (±19.4 points) |
| 114 (tie) | Tazewell | Claiborne County | 43.8% (±20.0 points) |
| 116 | Jefferson City | Jefferson County | 43.7% (±12.8 points) |
| 117 | Huntingdon | Carroll County | 43.4% (±15.8 points) |
| 118 | Red Boiling Springs | Macon County | 43.3% (±20.9 points) |
| 119 | Mosheim | Greene County | 43.2% (±20.0 points) |
| 120 | Mount Pleasant | Maury County | 42.4% (±19.5 points) |
| 121 | La Follette | Campbell County | 42.0% (±9.8 points) |
| 122 | Pulaski | Giles County | 41.9% (±11.6 points) |
| 123 | Spring Hill | Williamson County | 41.6% (±8.1 points) |
| 124 | Oak Ridge | Anderson County | 41.3% (±6.4 points) |
| 125 | Lafayette | Macon County | 41.2% (±18.0 points) |
| 126 | Pikeville | Bledsoe County | 40.9% (±15.3 points) |
| 127 | Jamestown | Fentress County | 40.5% (±16.3 points) |
| 128 (tie) | Paris | Henry County | 40.4% (±9.6 points) |
| 128 (tie) | Union City | Obion County | 40.4% (±9.4 points) |
| 130 | Dover | Stewart County | 40.0% (±16.3 points) |
| 131 (tie) | Gatlinburg | Sevier County | 39.7% (±14.8 points) |
| 131 (tie) | Pigeon Forge | Sevier County | 39.7% (±13.3 points) |
| 133 | Cowan | Franklin County | 39.5% (±16.6 points) |
| 134 (tie) | Crossville | Cumberland County | 39.4% (±10.8 points) |
| 134 (tie) | East Ridge | Hamilton County | 39.4% (±6.9 points) |
| 136 (tie) | Farragut | Knox County | 39.3% (±13.1 points) |
| 136 (tie) | South Fulton | Obion County | 39.3% (±16.1 points) |
| 138 | Collegedale | Hamilton County | 38.8% (±12.8 points) |
| 139 | Millington | Shelby County | 38.1% (±11.1 points) |
| 140 | Lewisburg | Marshall County | 37.7% (±10.8 points) |
| 141 | Lexington | Henderson County | 37.6% (±13.8 points) |
| 142 (tie) | Dayton | Rhea County | 37.5% (±13.6 points) |
| 142 (tie) | Harrison | Hamilton County | 37.5% (±18.4 points) |
| 144 | Rocky Top | Anderson County | 36.4% (±13.6 points) |
| 145 (tie) | Dickson | Dickson County | 35.5% (±8.7 points) |
| 145 (tie) | Loudon | Loudon County | 35.5% (±16.6 points) |
| 147 | Collierville | Shelby County | 34.6% (±7.7 points) |
| 148 | Woodbury | Cannon County | 33.6% (±15.7 points) |
| 149 | Winchester | Franklin County | 32.6% (±11.7 points) |
| 150 | Ridgely | Lake County | 32.0% (±14.3 points) |
| 151 | Elizabethton | Carter County | 31.7% (±8.3 points) |
| 152 | Englewood | McMinn County | 31.4% (±13.0 points) |
| 153 | Manchester | Coffee County | 31.3% (±8.8 points) |
| 154 | Trenton | Gibson County | 28.5% (±13.8 points) |
| 155 | Seymour | Sevier County | 25.4% (±11.1 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
155 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Tennessee
Which place in Tennessee has the highest rent burden?
Ducktown has the highest, 97.1% (±34.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Tennessee has the lowest rent burden?
Seymour has the lowest, 25.4% (±11.1 points).
What is the rent burden in Tennessee?
The figure for Tennessee as a whole is 48.8% (±0.6 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Tennessee
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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.
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