Rents are 3% below what Red Bank's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Red Bank's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Red Bank is 1% below its high of $1,296 in September 2024, at $1,283 as of September 2026.
Rent in Red Bank changed +1.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 51 Tennessee cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.0%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,983) is $1,600 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,470); a 2-bedroom is $1,635.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Red Bank. 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
Red Bank, TN is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 44.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Red Bank, TN has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Red Bank, TN stood at $1,222 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,283, reflecting a 5.0% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $63,983 today, compared with $48,158 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 11,855 residents to roughly 12,010. College-educated residents now make up 44.5% of adults here, versus 35.4% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Red Bank is $1,283/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,037/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,202/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,081/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,515/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($63,983/yr), Red Bank ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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At $1,283/mo, rent takes ~24% of Red Bank's median household income ($63,983/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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