Rent Affordability for A Pharmacist in Tennessee

A typical pharmacist in Tennessee earns about $122,130 a year, which supports approximately $3,053 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/mo7.4%very comfortable
Dayton, TN$815/mo8%very comfortable
Martin, TN$930/mo9.1%very comfortable
Brownsville, TN$932/mo9.2%very comfortable
Elizabethton, TN$1,067/mo10.5%very comfortable
Athens, TN$1,085/mo10.7%very comfortable
Covington, TN$1,100/mo10.8%very comfortable
Greeneville, TN$1,114/mo10.9%very comfortable
Jefferson City, TN$1,152/mo11.3%very comfortable
Lawrenceburg, TN$1,170/mo11.5%very comfortable
Memphis, TN$1,280/mo12.6%very comfortable
Kingston, TN$1,285/mo12.6%very comfortable
East Ridge, TN$1,322/mo13%very comfortable
Kingsport, TN$1,355/mo13.3%very comfortable
Clarksville, TN$1,376/mo13.5%very comfortable
Red Bank, TN$1,374/mo13.5%very comfortable
Smithville, TN$1,400/mo13.8%very comfortable
Bristol, TN$1,415/mo13.9%very comfortable
Cleveland, TN$1,439/mo14.1%very comfortable
Soddy-Daisy, TN$1,444/mo14.2%very comfortable
Jackson, TN$1,451/mo14.3%very comfortable
Johnson City, TN$1,467/mo14.4%very comfortable
Crossville, TN$1,484/mo14.6%very comfortable
Manchester, TN$1,493/mo14.7%very comfortable
Chattanooga, TN$1,505/mo14.8%very comfortable
Morristown, TN$1,502/mo14.8%very comfortable
Springfield, TN$1,554/mo15.3%very comfortable
Cookeville, TN$1,564/mo15.4%very comfortable
Columbia, TN$1,580/mo15.5%very comfortable
Tullahoma, TN$1,573/mo15.5%very comfortable
Ashland City, TN$1,580/mo15.5%very comfortable
Hixson, TN$1,577/mo15.5%very comfortable
Millington, TN$1,599/mo15.7%very comfortable
Gallatin, TN$1,633/mo16%very comfortable
Seymour, TN$1,625/mo16%very comfortable
Goodlettsville, TN$1,648/mo16.2%very comfortable
Oak Ridge, TN$1,673/mo16.4%very comfortable
Collegedale, TN$1,673/mo16.4%very comfortable
Hendersonville, TN$1,678/mo16.5%very comfortable
Murfreesboro, TN$1,687/mo16.6%very comfortable
Smyrna, TN$1,693/mo16.6%very comfortable
Lebanon, TN$1,704/mo16.7%very comfortable
Portland, TN$1,698/mo16.7%very comfortable
Sevierville, TN$1,711/mo16.8%very comfortable
Lakeland, TN$1,725/mo16.9%very comfortable
Knoxville, TN$1,735/mo17%very comfortable
Alcoa, TN$1,732/mo17%very comfortable
Lenoir City, TN$1,732/mo17%very comfortable
Jonesborough, TN$1,738/mo17.1%very comfortable
White House, TN$1,783/mo17.5%very comfortable
Louisville, TN$1,800/mo17.7%very comfortable
Dickson, TN$1,808/mo17.8%very comfortable
Cordova, TN$1,811/mo17.8%very comfortable
Nashville, TN$1,825/mo17.9%very comfortable
Bartlett, TN$1,938/mo19%very comfortable
Collierville, TN$1,956/mo19.2%very comfortable
Maryville, TN$1,955/mo19.2%very comfortable
Corryton, TN$1,968/mo19.3%very comfortable
Spring Hill, TN$2,030/mo19.9%very comfortable
Farragut, TN$2,026/mo19.9%very comfortable
Powell, TN$2,075/mo20.4%affordable
Clinton, TN$2,083/mo20.5%affordable
Franklin, TN$2,132/mo20.9%affordable
Brentwood, TN$2,129/mo20.9%affordable
Oakland, TN$2,123/mo20.9%affordable
Mount Juliet, TN$2,138/mo21%affordable
Ooltewah, TN$2,138/mo21%affordable
Harrison, TN$2,145/mo21.1%affordable
La Vergne, TN$2,158/mo21.2%affordable
Thompsons Station, TN$2,281/mo22.4%affordable
Arlington, TN$2,480/mo24.4%affordable
Germantown, TN$2,533/mo24.9%affordable
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).