Rents are 10% below what Hendersonville'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 $1,651 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 Hendersonville usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in June, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Hendersonville is 0.1% below its high of $1,653 in August 2026, at $1,651 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hendersonville changed +2.2% 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 Hendersonville rose 34.7% while median household income rose 34% ($72,539 to $97,200). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Hendersonville is 33.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($97,200) is $2,430 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,390); a 4-bedroom is $2,940.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hendersonville. 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
Hendersonville, TN is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 43.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hendersonville, TN has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Hendersonville, TN paid around $1,307 a month. That figure now sits near $1,651, up 26.3% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $97,200 today, compared with $78,067 five years earlier. Census counts show Hendersonville, TN adding about 2,463 residents over the five-year window, up 4.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 39.6% to 43.9% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Hendersonville rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hendersonville is $1,651/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,640/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,890/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,710/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,390/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($97,200/yr), Hendersonville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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