Rents are 10% below what Bartlett's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,858 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
January. Asking rents in Bartlett usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $39 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Bartlett is 2.8% below its high of $1,911 in November 2025, at $1,858 as of September 2026.
Rent in Bartlett changed -1.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 51 Tennessee cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Bartlett rose 37.3% while median household income rose 20.5% ($84,688 to $102,070). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Bartlett is 33.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 4 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($102,070) is $2,552 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,380); a 4-bedroom is $2,785.
Memphis, 10 miles away, rents for 32% less ($1,259/mo), about $7,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bartlett. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Bartlett, TN is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 35.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bartlett, TN has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Bartlett, TN has climbed from $1,532 to $1,858, a 21.3% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $85,171 to $102,070 across the same window, up 19.8% versus 2021. The population has contracted by 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 57,639 residents to roughly 56,876. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Bartlett, TN look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bartlett is $1,858/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,475/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,810/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,615/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,380/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($102,070/yr), Bartlett ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.5% over the past year.
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