What is the median rent in Springfield, TN?

The median gross rent in Springfield, TN is $1,139 (±$114) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,922 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Springfield, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $1,139 in 2020–2024 (+36.4%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,139 (±$114)
Rented homes
2,922 (±353)
$2,000 or more
8.6%
Since 2015–2019
+36.4%

How much rent costs in Springfield

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSpringfieldRobertson CountyTennesseeUnited States
Less than $50014.2% (±5.7 points)8.0%7.8%6.3%
$500 to $99926.2% (±6.8 points)23.6%28.5%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49935.1% (±6.5 points)42.1%33.0%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99915.8% (±6.6 points)19.4%19.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4998.6% (±4.4 points)6.4%7.5%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±1.5 points)0.2%2.3%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±1.5 points)0.2%1.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.1% of renting households.

8.6% of rented homes in Springfield cost $2,000 or more a month.

Springfield against Robertson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SpringfieldRobertson CountyTennesseeUnited States
Median gross rent$1,139 (±$114)$1,199 (±$65)$1,189 (±$7)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent2,922 (±353)5,632 (±440)867,741 (±7,411)42,849,984

In Springfield, median gross rent is not measurably different from Robertson County ($1,199).

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

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 376.

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

How rent in Springfield has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$835 (±$42)$1,139 (±$114)+36.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent44.3% (±3.6 points)44.3% (±5.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.1% (±3.1 points)3.5% (±2.8 points)−1.6 percentage pointsNot 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 Springfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Springfield
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Springfield—$1,139 (±$114)—
Greenbrier6.8 mi$1,212 (±$136)Not measurably different
Coopertown7.6 mi$1,435 (±$97)Higher
Cedar Hill8.2 mi$1,650 (±$441)Higher
Ridgetop8.5 mi$1,154 (±$71)Not measurably different
Millersville11 mi$1,475 (±$129)Higher
Cross Plains11 mi$1,153 (±$44)Not measurably different
White House11 mi$1,426 (±$172)Higher
Orlinda12 mi$1,531 (±$586)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Coopertown, TN ($1,435), Cedar Hill, TN ($1,650), Millersville, TN ($1,475).

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

Median gross rent across Robertson County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
3Coopertown$1,435 (±$97)
4White House$1,426 (±$172)
5Greenbrier$1,212 (±$136)
6Ridgetop$1,154 (±$71)
7Cross Plains$1,153 (±$44)
8Adams$1,150 (±$273)
9Springfield$1,139 (±$114)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Robertson 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 Springfield

What is the average rent in Springfield, TN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Springfield is $1,139 (±$114) 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 Springfield?

In Springfield, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $1,139 in 2020–2024 (+36.4%).

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 Springfield cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.6% of rented homes in Springfield have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Springfield higher than in Robertson County?

In Springfield, median gross rent is not measurably different from Robertson County ($1,199).

It is not measurably different from 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 Springfield city, Tennessee (place:70500, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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