Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Tennessee
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
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Tennessee ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayette County | 29.8 yrs | $316,000 | $883 |
| 2 | Williamson County | 29.6 yrs | $673,700 | $1,895 |
| 3 | Trousdale County | 29.4 yrs | $284,100 | $805 |
| 4 | Moore County | 29.0 yrs | $259,300 | $746 |
| 5 | Loudon County | 24.5 yrs | $292,600 | $995 |
| 6 | Cannon County | 24.3 yrs | $227,600 | $781 |
| 7 | Wilson County | 24.1 yrs | $397,000 | $1,370 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 23.8 yrs | $199,700 | $699 |
| 9 | Dickson County | 23.4 yrs | $272,700 | $972 |
| 10 | Putnam County | 23.3 yrs | $246,800 | $881 |
| 11 | Bedford County | 23.2 yrs | $255,300 | $917 |
| 12 | Roane County | 23.1 yrs | $212,300 | $767 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 22.9 yrs | $228,000 | $829 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 22.9 yrs | $175,500 | $639 |
| 15 | Sumner County | 22.7 yrs | $364,000 | $1,339 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 22.3 yrs | $209,100 | $782 |
| 17 | DeKalb County | 22.3 yrs | $206,600 | $773 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 22.2 yrs | $246,100 | $924 |
| 19 | Blount County | 22.0 yrs | $275,700 | $1,042 |
| 20 | Macon County | 21.9 yrs | $211,200 | $805 |
| 21 | Greene County | 21.8 yrs | $186,400 | $713 |
| 22 | Davidson County | 21.7 yrs | $386,600 | $1,485 |
| 23 | Sequatchie County | 21.6 yrs | $217,800 | $842 |
| 24 | Coffee County | 21.4 yrs | $227,300 | $885 |
| 25 | Sevier County | 21.3 yrs | $259,500 | $1,013 |
| 26 | Smith County | 21.3 yrs | $224,500 | $877 |
| 27 | Maury County | 21.2 yrs | $307,500 | $1,206 |
| 28 | Unicoi County | 21.1 yrs | $168,200 | $665 |
| 29 | Robertson County | 21.0 yrs | $296,700 | $1,176 |
| 30 | Clay County | 20.9 yrs | $136,900 | $546 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 20.8 yrs | $215,700 | $863 |
| 32 | Fentress County | 20.6 yrs | $151,800 | $614 |
| 33 | Rutherford County | 20.5 yrs | $346,400 | $1,405 |
| 34 | Giles County | 20.3 yrs | $204,100 | $836 |
| 35 | Washington County | 20.3 yrs | $231,700 | $951 |
| 36 | Hamilton County | 20.2 yrs | $282,100 | $1,163 |
| 37 | Bradley County | 20.1 yrs | $230,800 | $959 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 20.0 yrs | $190,400 | $792 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 20.0 yrs | $176,700 | $736 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 19.9 yrs | $210,000 | $880 |
| 41 | Campbell County | 19.8 yrs | $169,500 | $715 |
| 42 | Knox County | 19.8 yrs | $279,700 | $1,180 |
| 43 | Grainger County | 19.7 yrs | $172,000 | $726 |
| 44 | Cheatham County | 19.1 yrs | $291,400 | $1,274 |
| 45 | White County | 18.9 yrs | $190,200 | $838 |
| 46 | Lake County | 18.9 yrs | $107,000 | $472 |
| 47 | Hamblen County | 18.8 yrs | $188,800 | $838 |
| 48 | Humphreys County | 18.8 yrs | $186,900 | $830 |
| 49 | Anderson County | 18.7 yrs | $215,800 | $960 |
| 50 | Sullivan County | 18.7 yrs | $190,800 | $850 |
| 51 | Warren County | 18.7 yrs | $173,900 | $775 |
| 52 | Hawkins County | 18.7 yrs | $166,900 | $744 |
| 53 | Rhea County | 18.7 yrs | $178,500 | $796 |
| 54 | Meigs County | 18.3 yrs | $185,500 | $845 |
| 55 | Union County | 18.3 yrs | $186,300 | $849 |
| 56 | Houston County | 18.3 yrs | $150,100 | $685 |
| 57 | Hickman County | 18.2 yrs | $192,000 | $877 |
| 58 | Tipton County | 18.2 yrs | $220,100 | $1,007 |
| 59 | Stewart County | 18.2 yrs | $182,700 | $837 |
| 60 | Chester County | 18.1 yrs | $155,200 | $714 |
| 61 | Pickett County | 17.9 yrs | $162,200 | $755 |
| 62 | Lewis County | 17.9 yrs | $157,800 | $735 |
| 63 | McNairy County | 17.8 yrs | $151,100 | $706 |
| 64 | Carter County | 17.8 yrs | $157,200 | $738 |
| 65 | Bledsoe County | 17.7 yrs | $165,400 | $779 |
| 66 | Van Buren County | 17.6 yrs | $149,200 | $705 |
| 67 | Dyer County | 17.5 yrs | $159,500 | $760 |
| 68 | Marion County | 17.2 yrs | $173,600 | $840 |
| 69 | Overton County | 17.2 yrs | $171,700 | $833 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 17.0 yrs | $126,600 | $619 |
| 71 | Polk County | 17.0 yrs | $136,400 | $668 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 17.0 yrs | $248,300 | $1,219 |
| 73 | Claiborne County | 16.8 yrs | $148,000 | $736 |
| 74 | Hardin County | 16.7 yrs | $154,000 | $770 |
| 75 | Hancock County | 16.6 yrs | $118,000 | $592 |
| 76 | Shelby County | 16.4 yrs | $229,700 | $1,170 |
| 77 | Henry County | 16.3 yrs | $145,200 | $741 |
| 78 | Morgan County | 16.2 yrs | $144,000 | $742 |
| 79 | Henderson County | 16.0 yrs | $156,000 | $812 |
| 80 | Gibson County | 15.7 yrs | $149,700 | $797 |
| 81 | Decatur County | 15.6 yrs | $133,900 | $716 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 15.4 yrs | $133,400 | $723 |
| 83 | Cocke County | 15.0 yrs | $141,800 | $787 |
| 84 | Weakley County | 14.9 yrs | $136,300 | $760 |
| 85 | Madison County | 14.7 yrs | $189,700 | $1,076 |
| 86 | Scott County | 14.1 yrs | $116,800 | $691 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 14.0 yrs | $135,200 | $804 |
| 88 | Lauderdale County | 14.0 yrs | $122,100 | $729 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 13.7 yrs | $119,600 | $725 |
| 90 | Carroll County | 13.4 yrs | $122,100 | $757 |
| 91 | Obion County | 13.3 yrs | $122,700 | $770 |
| 92 | Crockett County | 13.1 yrs | $134,100 | $854 |
| 93 | Benton County | 13.0 yrs | $123,400 | $788 |
| 94 | Perry County | 12.7 yrs | $113,800 | $747 |
| 95 | Hardeman County | 11.9 yrs | $116,800 | $818 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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