Rents are 16% below what Maryville'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 $1,890 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 Maryville is 0.4% below its high of $1,897 in March 2026, at $1,890 as of September 2026.
Rent in Maryville changed +0.6% 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 Maryville rose 65.5% while median household income rose 33.5% ($61,384 to $81,963). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Maryville is 69.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,963) is $2,049 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,897); a 4-bedroom is $2,223.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Maryville, 37803 ($2,073/mo), costs 18% more than the cheapest, 37801 ($1,764/mo).
Alcoa, 6 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,695/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Maryville. 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
Maryville, TN is majority owner-occupied, 38.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Maryville, TN has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Maryville, TN stood at $1,325 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,890, reflecting a 42.6% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $71,503 to $81,963 across the same window, up 14.6% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 3.6% since 2021, moving from about 31,281 residents to roughly 32,392. College-educated residents now make up 38.5% of adults here, versus 36.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Maryville, 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 Maryville is $1,890/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,197/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,477/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,207/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,897/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($81,963/yr), Maryville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.6% over the past year.
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