Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Tennessee
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Tennessee ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson County | $1,895 | $4,909 | $673,700 |
| 2 | Davidson County | $1,485 | $2,974 | $386,600 |
| 3 | Rutherford County | $1,405 | $2,656 | $346,400 |
| 4 | Wilson County | $1,370 | $2,989 | $397,000 |
| 5 | Sumner County | $1,339 | $2,788 | $364,000 |
| 6 | Cheatham County | $1,274 | $2,271 | $291,400 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | $1,219 | $2,002 | $248,300 |
| 8 | Maury County | $1,206 | $2,376 | $307,500 |
| 9 | Knox County | $1,180 | $2,181 | $279,700 |
| 10 | Robertson County | $1,176 | $2,311 | $296,700 |
| 11 | Shelby County | $1,170 | $1,938 | $229,700 |
| 12 | Hamilton County | $1,163 | $2,243 | $282,100 |
| 13 | Madison County | $1,076 | $1,574 | $189,700 |
| 14 | Blount County | $1,042 | $2,159 | $275,700 |
| 15 | Sevier County | $1,013 | $2,005 | $259,500 |
| 16 | Tipton County | $1,007 | $1,774 | $220,100 |
| 17 | Loudon County | $995 | $2,252 | $292,600 |
| 18 | Dickson County | $972 | $2,138 | $272,700 |
| 19 | Anderson County | $960 | $1,760 | $215,800 |
| 20 | Bradley County | $959 | $1,846 | $230,800 |
| 21 | Washington County | $951 | $1,860 | $231,700 |
| 22 | Marshall County | $924 | $1,960 | $246,100 |
| 23 | Bedford County | $917 | $2,015 | $255,300 |
| 24 | Coffee County | $885 | $1,840 | $227,300 |
| 25 | Fayette County | $883 | $2,401 | $316,000 |
| 26 | Putnam County | $881 | $1,961 | $246,800 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | $880 | $1,693 | $210,000 |
| 28 | Hickman County | $877 | $1,583 | $192,000 |
| 29 | Smith County | $877 | $1,793 | $224,500 |
| 30 | Franklin County | $863 | $1,750 | $215,700 |
| 31 | Crockett County | $854 | $1,182 | $134,100 |
| 32 | Sullivan County | $850 | $1,585 | $190,800 |
| 33 | Union County | $849 | $1,514 | $186,300 |
| 34 | Meigs County | $845 | $1,510 | $185,500 |
| 35 | Sequatchie County | $842 | $1,744 | $217,800 |
| 36 | Marion County | $840 | $1,435 | $173,600 |
| 37 | Hamblen County | $838 | $1,543 | $188,800 |
| 38 | White County | $838 | $1,548 | $190,200 |
| 39 | Stewart County | $837 | $1,510 | $182,700 |
| 40 | Giles County | $836 | $1,651 | $204,100 |
| 41 | Overton County | $833 | $1,415 | $171,700 |
| 42 | Humphreys County | $830 | $1,533 | $186,900 |
| 43 | Cumberland County | $829 | $1,788 | $228,000 |
| 44 | Hardeman County | $818 | $1,060 | $116,800 |
| 45 | Henderson County | $812 | $1,316 | $156,000 |
| 46 | Macon County | $805 | $1,690 | $211,200 |
| 47 | Trousdale County | $805 | $2,199 | $284,100 |
| 48 | Jackson County | $804 | $1,173 | $135,200 |
| 49 | Gibson County | $797 | $1,298 | $149,700 |
| 50 | Rhea County | $796 | $1,472 | $178,500 |
| 51 | McMinn County | $792 | $1,540 | $190,400 |
| 52 | Benton County | $788 | $1,100 | $123,400 |
| 53 | Cocke County | $787 | $1,237 | $141,800 |
| 54 | Lincoln County | $782 | $1,687 | $209,100 |
| 55 | Cannon County | $781 | $1,818 | $227,600 |
| 56 | Bledsoe County | $779 | $1,373 | $165,400 |
| 57 | Warren County | $775 | $1,437 | $173,900 |
| 58 | DeKalb County | $773 | $1,651 | $206,600 |
| 59 | Hardin County | $770 | $1,297 | $154,000 |
| 60 | Obion County | $770 | $1,093 | $122,700 |
| 61 | Roane County | $767 | $1,724 | $212,300 |
| 62 | Dyer County | $760 | $1,358 | $159,500 |
| 63 | Weakley County | $760 | $1,186 | $136,300 |
| 64 | Carroll County | $757 | $1,099 | $122,100 |
| 65 | Pickett County | $755 | $1,346 | $162,200 |
| 66 | Perry County | $747 | $1,031 | $113,800 |
| 67 | Moore County | $746 | $2,040 | $259,300 |
| 68 | Hawkins County | $744 | $1,405 | $166,900 |
| 69 | Morgan County | $742 | $1,245 | $144,000 |
| 70 | Henry County | $741 | $1,242 | $145,200 |
| 71 | Carter County | $738 | $1,332 | $157,200 |
| 72 | Claiborne County | $736 | $1,263 | $148,000 |
| 73 | Lawrence County | $736 | $1,469 | $176,700 |
| 74 | Lewis County | $735 | $1,333 | $157,800 |
| 75 | Lauderdale County | $729 | $1,099 | $122,100 |
| 76 | Grainger County | $726 | $1,433 | $172,000 |
| 77 | Haywood County | $725 | $1,086 | $119,600 |
| 78 | Grundy County | $723 | $1,153 | $133,400 |
| 79 | Decatur County | $716 | $1,163 | $133,900 |
| 80 | Campbell County | $715 | $1,398 | $169,500 |
| 81 | Chester County | $714 | $1,319 | $155,200 |
| 82 | Greene County | $713 | $1,522 | $186,400 |
| 83 | McNairy County | $706 | $1,271 | $151,100 |
| 84 | Van Buren County | $705 | $1,259 | $149,200 |
| 85 | Monroe County | $699 | $1,617 | $199,700 |
| 86 | Scott County | $691 | $1,048 | $116,800 |
| 87 | Houston County | $685 | $1,288 | $150,100 |
| 88 | Polk County | $668 | $1,190 | $136,400 |
| 89 | Unicoi County | $665 | $1,415 | $168,200 |
| 90 | Johnson County | $639 | $1,439 | $175,500 |
| 91 | Wayne County | $619 | $1,118 | $126,600 |
| 92 | Fentress County | $614 | $1,270 | $151,800 |
| 93 | Hancock County | $592 | $1,049 | $118,000 |
| 94 | Clay County | $546 | $1,199 | $136,900 |
| 95 | Lake County | $472 | $995 | $107,000 |
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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