Can A Truck Driver Afford Rent in Dyersburg, TN?
Comfortably affordable — rent takes 17.4% of gross income.
Dyersburg rent: June 2026. Salary: BLS OEWS May 2024 (Tennessee state estimate).
About rent and a truck driver salary
Truck driver pay covers comfortable rent in most lower- and mid-cost US metros and stretches thin in the highest-cost ones. Because many drivers can base anywhere along their route, the home-city rent decision has an outsized effect on take-home. At the national-average driver salary, the 30% rule supports about $1,418 a month in rent. The per-city pages show which markets keep rent within that range and which push it out of reach.
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Can a truck driver afford rent in Dyersburg, TN?
Median rent in Dyersburg is $757 a month. A typical truck driver in Tennessee earns about $52,173 a year, which makes that rent 17.4% of gross monthly income. Under the 30% rule, the answer is yes.
How much rent can a truck driver afford in Dyersburg?
Using the 30% rule, a truck driver salary in Tennessee (~$52,173/yr) supports up to $1,304 a month in rent. Dyersburg's current median rent is $757/mo, which leaves a $547/mo buffer.
How many hours does a truck driver work to cover rent in Dyersburg?
At an hourly equivalent of about $25 an hour, a truck driver in Tennessee works roughly 30.2 hours a month to cover Dyersburg's median rent of $757.