Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Tennessee

A typical accountant in Tennessee earns about $83,518 a year, which supports approximately $2,088 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Tennessee city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 62 of 72 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 10 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Dyersburg, TN$757/mo10.9%very comfortable
Dayton, TN$815/mo11.7%very comfortable
Martin, TN$930/mo13.4%very comfortable
Brownsville, TN$932/mo13.4%very comfortable
Elizabethton, TN$1,067/mo15.3%very comfortable
Athens, TN$1,085/mo15.6%very comfortable
Covington, TN$1,100/mo15.8%very comfortable
Greeneville, TN$1,114/mo16%very comfortable
Jefferson City, TN$1,152/mo16.6%very comfortable
Lawrenceburg, TN$1,170/mo16.8%very comfortable
Memphis, TN$1,280/mo18.4%very comfortable
Kingston, TN$1,285/mo18.5%very comfortable
East Ridge, TN$1,322/mo19%very comfortable
Kingsport, TN$1,355/mo19.5%very comfortable
Red Bank, TN$1,374/mo19.7%very comfortable
Clarksville, TN$1,376/mo19.8%very comfortable
Smithville, TN$1,400/mo20.1%affordable
Bristol, TN$1,415/mo20.3%affordable
Cleveland, TN$1,439/mo20.7%affordable
Soddy-Daisy, TN$1,444/mo20.7%affordable
Jackson, TN$1,451/mo20.8%affordable
Johnson City, TN$1,467/mo21.1%affordable
Crossville, TN$1,484/mo21.3%affordable
Manchester, TN$1,493/mo21.5%affordable
Chattanooga, TN$1,505/mo21.6%affordable
Morristown, TN$1,502/mo21.6%affordable
Springfield, TN$1,554/mo22.3%affordable
Cookeville, TN$1,564/mo22.5%affordable
Tullahoma, TN$1,573/mo22.6%affordable
Columbia, TN$1,580/mo22.7%affordable
Ashland City, TN$1,580/mo22.7%affordable
Hixson, TN$1,577/mo22.7%affordable
Millington, TN$1,599/mo23%affordable
Seymour, TN$1,625/mo23.3%affordable
Gallatin, TN$1,633/mo23.5%affordable
Goodlettsville, TN$1,648/mo23.7%affordable
Oak Ridge, TN$1,673/mo24%affordable
Collegedale, TN$1,673/mo24%affordable
Hendersonville, TN$1,678/mo24.1%affordable
Murfreesboro, TN$1,687/mo24.2%affordable
Smyrna, TN$1,693/mo24.3%affordable
Portland, TN$1,698/mo24.4%affordable
Lebanon, TN$1,704/mo24.5%affordable
Sevierville, TN$1,711/mo24.6%affordable
Lakeland, TN$1,725/mo24.8%affordable
Knoxville, TN$1,735/mo24.9%affordable
Alcoa, TN$1,732/mo24.9%affordable
Lenoir City, TN$1,732/mo24.9%affordable
Jonesborough, TN$1,738/mo25%affordable
White House, TN$1,783/mo25.6%affordable
Louisville, TN$1,800/mo25.9%affordable
Dickson, TN$1,808/mo26%affordable
Cordova, TN$1,811/mo26%affordable
Nashville, TN$1,825/mo26.2%affordable
Bartlett, TN$1,938/mo27.8%affordable
Collierville, TN$1,956/mo28.1%affordable
Maryville, TN$1,955/mo28.1%affordable
Corryton, TN$1,968/mo28.3%affordable
Farragut, TN$2,026/mo29.1%affordable
Spring Hill, TN$2,030/mo29.2%affordable
Powell, TN$2,075/mo29.8%affordable
Clinton, TN$2,083/mo29.9%affordable
Oakland, TN$2,123/mo30.5%stretched
Franklin, TN$2,132/mo30.6%stretched
Brentwood, TN$2,129/mo30.6%stretched
Mount Juliet, TN$2,138/mo30.7%stretched
Ooltewah, TN$2,138/mo30.7%stretched
Harrison, TN$2,145/mo30.8%stretched
La Vergne, TN$2,158/mo31%stretched
Thompsons Station, TN$2,281/mo32.8%stretched
Arlington, TN$2,480/mo35.6%stretched
Germantown, TN$2,533/mo36.4%stretched
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Tennessee. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).