Rent Affordability for A Marketing Manager in Tennessee

A typical marketing manager in Tennessee earns about $153,097 a year, which supports approximately $3,827 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. 72 of 72 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Dyersburg, TN$757/mo5.9%very comfortable
Dayton, TN$815/mo6.4%very comfortable
Martin, TN$930/mo7.3%very comfortable
Brownsville, TN$932/mo7.3%very comfortable
Elizabethton, TN$1,067/mo8.4%very comfortable
Athens, TN$1,085/mo8.5%very comfortable
Covington, TN$1,100/mo8.6%very comfortable
Greeneville, TN$1,114/mo8.7%very comfortable
Jefferson City, TN$1,152/mo9%very comfortable
Lawrenceburg, TN$1,170/mo9.2%very comfortable
Memphis, TN$1,280/mo10%very comfortable
Kingston, TN$1,285/mo10.1%very comfortable
East Ridge, TN$1,322/mo10.4%very comfortable
Kingsport, TN$1,355/mo10.6%very comfortable
Clarksville, TN$1,376/mo10.8%very comfortable
Red Bank, TN$1,374/mo10.8%very comfortable
Smithville, TN$1,400/mo11%very comfortable
Bristol, TN$1,415/mo11.1%very comfortable
Cleveland, TN$1,439/mo11.3%very comfortable
Soddy-Daisy, TN$1,444/mo11.3%very comfortable
Jackson, TN$1,451/mo11.4%very comfortable
Johnson City, TN$1,467/mo11.5%very comfortable
Crossville, TN$1,484/mo11.6%very comfortable
Manchester, TN$1,493/mo11.7%very comfortable
Chattanooga, TN$1,505/mo11.8%very comfortable
Morristown, TN$1,502/mo11.8%very comfortable
Springfield, TN$1,554/mo12.2%very comfortable
Cookeville, TN$1,564/mo12.3%very comfortable
Tullahoma, TN$1,573/mo12.3%very comfortable
Columbia, TN$1,580/mo12.4%very comfortable
Ashland City, TN$1,580/mo12.4%very comfortable
Hixson, TN$1,577/mo12.4%very comfortable
Millington, TN$1,599/mo12.5%very comfortable
Seymour, TN$1,625/mo12.7%very comfortable
Gallatin, TN$1,633/mo12.8%very comfortable
Goodlettsville, TN$1,648/mo12.9%very comfortable
Oak Ridge, TN$1,673/mo13.1%very comfortable
Collegedale, TN$1,673/mo13.1%very comfortable
Murfreesboro, TN$1,687/mo13.2%very comfortable
Hendersonville, TN$1,678/mo13.2%very comfortable
Smyrna, TN$1,693/mo13.3%very comfortable
Portland, TN$1,698/mo13.3%very comfortable
Lebanon, TN$1,704/mo13.4%very comfortable
Sevierville, TN$1,711/mo13.4%very comfortable
Lakeland, TN$1,725/mo13.5%very comfortable
Knoxville, TN$1,735/mo13.6%very comfortable
Alcoa, TN$1,732/mo13.6%very comfortable
Lenoir City, TN$1,732/mo13.6%very comfortable
Jonesborough, TN$1,738/mo13.6%very comfortable
White House, TN$1,783/mo14%very comfortable
Louisville, TN$1,800/mo14.1%very comfortable
Dickson, TN$1,808/mo14.2%very comfortable
Cordova, TN$1,811/mo14.2%very comfortable
Nashville, TN$1,825/mo14.3%very comfortable
Bartlett, TN$1,938/mo15.2%very comfortable
Collierville, TN$1,956/mo15.3%very comfortable
Maryville, TN$1,955/mo15.3%very comfortable
Corryton, TN$1,968/mo15.4%very comfortable
Spring Hill, TN$2,030/mo15.9%very comfortable
Farragut, TN$2,026/mo15.9%very comfortable
Powell, TN$2,075/mo16.3%very comfortable
Clinton, TN$2,083/mo16.3%very comfortable
Oakland, TN$2,123/mo16.6%very comfortable
Franklin, TN$2,132/mo16.7%very comfortable
Brentwood, TN$2,129/mo16.7%very comfortable
Mount Juliet, TN$2,138/mo16.8%very comfortable
Harrison, TN$2,145/mo16.8%very comfortable
Ooltewah, TN$2,138/mo16.8%very comfortable
La Vergne, TN$2,158/mo16.9%very comfortable
Thompsons Station, TN$2,281/mo17.9%very comfortable
Arlington, TN$2,480/mo19.4%very comfortable
Germantown, TN$2,533/mo19.9%very comfortable
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).