Best rent-to-income cities in Tennessee

Cities in Tennessee ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Brentwood ranks first, with rent at 12.9% of median household income.
Across all 38 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,651/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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38 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	BrentwoodTN Pop. 46KCompare →	12.9%	$1,960/mo	$182,088	same
02	ColliervilleTN Pop. 52KCompare →	16.4%	$1,891/mo	$138,598	same
03	FarragutTN Pop. 25KCompare →	16.4%	$1,940/mo	$142,093	same
04	GermantownTN Pop. 41KCompare →	18.6%	$2,319/mo	$149,920	same
05	HendersonvilleTN Pop. 63KCompare →	20.4%	$1,651/mo	$97,200	same
06	FranklinTN Pop. 87KCompare →	20.5%	$2,038/mo	$119,528	↑1 from #7
07	ArlingtonTN Pop. 15KCompare →	20.7%	$2,334/mo	$135,105	↓1 from #6
08	Spring HillTN Pop. 56KCompare →	21.1%	$1,966/mo	$112,013	same
09	BartlettTN Pop. 57KCompare →	21.8%	$1,858/mo	$102,070	↑1 from #10
10	ClarksvilleTN Pop. 176KCompare →	23.8%	$1,372/mo	$69,303	↑1 from #11
11	Mount JulietTN Pop. 42KCompare →	23.8%	$2,124/mo	$107,068	↑1 from #12
12	SeymourTN Pop. 16KCompare →	24.1%	$1,663/mo	$82,855	↑1 from #13
13	SmyrnaTN Pop. 57KCompare →	25.1%	$1,712/mo	$81,926	↑1 from #14
14	MurfreesboroTN Pop. 161KCompare →	25.2%	$1,679/mo	$80,108	↑1 from #15
15	DyersburgTN Pop. 16KCompare →	25.7%	$1,117/mo	$52,064	↓6 from #9
16	LebanonTN Pop. 45KCompare →	26.6%	$1,613/mo	$72,848	↑1 from #17
17	GallatinTN Pop. 49KCompare →	26.6%	$1,719/mo	$77,518	↑2 from #19
18	Oak RidgeTN Pop. 33KCompare →	26.9%	$1,622/mo	$72,311	↓2 from #16
19	East RidgeTN Pop. 22KCompare →	27.4%	$1,423/mo	$62,247	↓1 from #18
20	GreenevilleTN Pop. 16KCompare →	27.6%	$1,149/mo	$49,889	↑2 from #22
21	DicksonTN Pop. 16KCompare →	27.7%	$1,606/mo	$69,678	--
22	MaryvilleTN Pop. 32KCompare →	27.7%	$1,890/mo	$81,963	↓1 from #21
23	ChattanoogaTN Pop. 186KCompare →	27.9%	$1,498/mo	$64,523	↓3 from #20
24	GoodlettsvilleTN Pop. 18KCompare →	28.4%	$1,674/mo	$70,758	same
25	ClevelandTN Pop. 49KCompare →	28.8%	$1,406/mo	$58,559	same
26	La VergneTN Pop. 40KCompare →	29.0%	$1,962/mo	$81,313	↑3 from #29
27	TullahomaTN Pop. 21KCompare →	29.1%	$1,478/mo	$60,979	--
28	MemphisTN Pop. 619KCompare →	29.2%	$1,259/mo	$51,736	↓2 from #26
29	BristolTN Pop. 28KCompare →	29.4%	$1,424/mo	$58,162	↓6 from #23
30	ColumbiaTN Pop. 45KCompare →	29.8%	$1,584/mo	$63,719	↓2 from #28
31	KingsportTN Pop. 56KCompare →	29.9%	$1,309/mo	$52,490	↓4 from #27
32	SpringfieldTN Pop. 19KCompare →	31.0%	$1,534/mo	$59,465	same
33	Johnson CityTN Pop. 72KCompare →	31.6%	$1,507/mo	$57,254	↓3 from #30
34	JacksonTN Pop. 68KCompare →	32.1%	$1,418/mo	$53,032	↓3 from #31
35	CookevilleTN Pop. 36KCompare →	34.6%	$1,480/mo	$51,375	↓2 from #33
36	MorristownTN Pop. 32KCompare →	36.7%	$1,465/mo	$47,917	same
37	KnoxvilleTN Pop. 195KCompare →	37.8%	$1,701/mo	$54,039	↓2 from #35
38	SeviervilleTN Pop. 18KCompare →	40.9%	$1,787/mo	$52,421	↓4 from #34