Rent Affordability for A Dental Hygienist in Tennessee

A typical dental hygienist in Tennessee earns about $80,509 a year, which supports approximately $2,013 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. 58 of 72 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 14 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Dyersburg, TN$757/mo11.3%very comfortable
Dayton, TN$815/mo12.1%very comfortable
Martin, TN$930/mo13.9%very comfortable
Brownsville, TN$932/mo13.9%very comfortable
Elizabethton, TN$1,067/mo15.9%very comfortable
Athens, TN$1,085/mo16.2%very comfortable
Covington, TN$1,100/mo16.4%very comfortable
Greeneville, TN$1,114/mo16.6%very comfortable
Jefferson City, TN$1,152/mo17.2%very comfortable
Lawrenceburg, TN$1,170/mo17.4%very comfortable
Memphis, TN$1,280/mo19.1%very comfortable
Kingston, TN$1,285/mo19.2%very comfortable
East Ridge, TN$1,322/mo19.7%very comfortable
Kingsport, TN$1,355/mo20.2%affordable
Clarksville, TN$1,376/mo20.5%affordable
Red Bank, TN$1,374/mo20.5%affordable
Smithville, TN$1,400/mo20.9%affordable
Bristol, TN$1,415/mo21.1%affordable
Cleveland, TN$1,439/mo21.4%affordable
Soddy-Daisy, TN$1,444/mo21.5%affordable
Jackson, TN$1,451/mo21.6%affordable
Johnson City, TN$1,467/mo21.9%affordable
Crossville, TN$1,484/mo22.1%affordable
Manchester, TN$1,493/mo22.3%affordable
Chattanooga, TN$1,505/mo22.4%affordable
Morristown, TN$1,502/mo22.4%affordable
Springfield, TN$1,554/mo23.2%affordable
Cookeville, TN$1,564/mo23.3%affordable
Tullahoma, TN$1,573/mo23.4%affordable
Hixson, TN$1,577/mo23.5%affordable
Columbia, TN$1,580/mo23.6%affordable
Ashland City, TN$1,580/mo23.6%affordable
Millington, TN$1,599/mo23.8%affordable
Seymour, TN$1,625/mo24.2%affordable
Gallatin, TN$1,633/mo24.3%affordable
Goodlettsville, TN$1,648/mo24.6%affordable
Oak Ridge, TN$1,673/mo24.9%affordable
Collegedale, TN$1,673/mo24.9%affordable
Hendersonville, TN$1,678/mo25%affordable
Murfreesboro, TN$1,687/mo25.1%affordable
Smyrna, TN$1,693/mo25.2%affordable
Portland, TN$1,698/mo25.3%affordable
Lebanon, TN$1,704/mo25.4%affordable
Sevierville, TN$1,711/mo25.5%affordable
Lakeland, TN$1,725/mo25.7%affordable
Alcoa, TN$1,732/mo25.8%affordable
Lenoir City, TN$1,732/mo25.8%affordable
Knoxville, TN$1,735/mo25.9%affordable
Jonesborough, TN$1,738/mo25.9%affordable
White House, TN$1,783/mo26.6%affordable
Louisville, TN$1,800/mo26.8%affordable
Dickson, TN$1,808/mo26.9%affordable
Cordova, TN$1,811/mo27%affordable
Nashville, TN$1,825/mo27.2%affordable
Bartlett, TN$1,938/mo28.9%affordable
Maryville, TN$1,955/mo29.1%affordable
Collierville, TN$1,956/mo29.2%affordable
Corryton, TN$1,968/mo29.3%affordable
Farragut, TN$2,026/mo30.2%stretched
Spring Hill, TN$2,030/mo30.3%stretched
Powell, TN$2,075/mo30.9%stretched
Clinton, TN$2,083/mo31%stretched
Oakland, TN$2,123/mo31.6%stretched
Brentwood, TN$2,129/mo31.7%stretched
Franklin, TN$2,132/mo31.8%stretched
Mount Juliet, TN$2,138/mo31.9%stretched
Ooltewah, TN$2,138/mo31.9%stretched
Harrison, TN$2,145/mo32%stretched
La Vergne, TN$2,158/mo32.2%stretched
Thompsons Station, TN$2,281/mo34%stretched
Arlington, TN$2,480/mo37%stretched
Germantown, TN$2,533/mo37.8%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).