Rents are 8% below what Mount Juliet'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 $2,124 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
November. Asking rents in Mount Juliet usually run 1.1% below trend in November and 0.8% above it in April, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Mount Juliet is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2016.
Rent in Mount Juliet changed +2.5% 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 Mount Juliet rose 37% while median household income rose 17.3% ($91,303 to $107,068). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Mount Juliet is 38.9% 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 ($107,068) is $2,677 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,330); a 3-bedroom is $2,940.
Lebanon, 11 miles away, rents for 24% less ($1,613/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mount Juliet. 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
Mount Juliet, TN is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 49.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mount Juliet, TN has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Mount Juliet, TN has climbed from $1,622 to $2,124, a 30.9% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Mount Juliet, TN now reports about $107,068, up from $98,628 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 10.5% since 2021, moving from about 38,059 residents to roughly 42,073. Renters now make up 27.9% of households, compared with 24.2% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 49.5% of adults here, versus 46% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Mount Juliet, TN reflects that arc in its own way.
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Mount Juliet rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mount Juliet is $2,124/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,030/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,330/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,100/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,940/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($107,068/yr), Mount Juliet ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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