Rents are right about where Ashland City's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,626 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Ashland City is 1% below its high of $1,642 in July 2026, at $1,626 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ashland City changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 51 Tennessee cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.0%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,231) is $1,981 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,940); a 4-bedroom is $2,390.
Clarksville, 22 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,372/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ashland City. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Ashland City, TN is majority owner-occupied, 28.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ashland City, TN has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Ashland City, TN has climbed from $1,535 to $1,626, a 5.9% change over five years. Median household income rose from $62,772 to $79,231 between 2021 and 2024, a 26.2% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 7.6% since 2021, moving from about 5,041 residents to roughly 5,424. Renters now make up 38.1% of households, compared with 42.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 28.2% of adults here, versus 19.2% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Ashland City, TN reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ashland City is $1,626/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,330/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,540/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,390/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,940/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($79,231/yr), Ashland City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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