Rent rising fastest in Tennessee

Cities in Tennessee with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Dyersburg ranks first, with +24.9% over the past year.
Across all 31 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,651/mo.
Columbia moved from #25 to #9 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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31 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	DyersburgTN Pop. 16KCompare →	+24.9%	$1,117/mo	--	--
02	SeviervilleTN Pop. 18KCompare →	+11.1%	$1,787/mo	--	↓1 from #1
03	GermantownTN Pop. 41KCompare →	+7.0%	$2,319/mo	--	↑6 from #9
04	BristolTN Pop. 28KCompare →	+5.3%	$1,424/mo	--	↓1 from #3
05	East RidgeTN Pop. 22KCompare →	+5.1%	$1,423/mo	--	↑13 from #18
06	Oak RidgeTN Pop. 33KCompare →	+4.6%	$1,622/mo	--	↓2 from #4
07	KingsportTN Pop. 56KCompare →	+3.0%	$1,309/mo	--	↑1 from #8
08	JacksonTN Pop. 68KCompare →	+2.7%	$1,418/mo	--	↓1 from #7
09	ColumbiaTN Pop. 45KCompare →	+2.7%	$1,584/mo	+23.8%	↑16 from #25
10	SmyrnaTN Pop. 57KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,712/mo	+17.7%	↑4 from #14
11	Johnson CityTN Pop. 72KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,507/mo	+42.3%	↓9 from #2
12	Spring HillTN Pop. 56KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,966/mo	+12.2%	↑11 from #23
13	ClarksvilleTN Pop. 176KCompare →	+2.5%	$1,372/mo	+17.9%	↑11 from #24
14	Mount JulietTN Pop. 42KCompare →	+2.5%	$2,124/mo	+21.2%	↑8 from #22
15	ArlingtonTN Pop. 15KCompare →	+2.4%	$2,334/mo	--	--
16	ChattanoogaTN Pop. 186KCompare →	+2.3%	$1,498/mo	+20.4%	↑5 from #21
17	MurfreesboroTN Pop. 161KCompare →	+2.3%	$1,679/mo	+20.9%	↓1 from #16
18	HendersonvilleTN Pop. 63KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,651/mo	+13.7%	↑9 from #27
19	CookevilleTN Pop. 36KCompare →	+2.0%	$1,480/mo	+26.4%	↓6 from #13
20	LebanonTN Pop. 45KCompare →	+1.9%	$1,613/mo	--	↓3 from #17
21	MemphisTN Pop. 619KCompare →	+1.8%	$1,259/mo	+16.9%	↓6 from #15
22	ColliervilleTN Pop. 52KCompare →	+1.8%	$1,891/mo	+17.0%	↑4 from #26
23	KnoxvilleTN Pop. 195KCompare →	+1.1%	$1,701/mo	+27.9%	↓13 from #10
24	FranklinTN Pop. 87KCompare →	+1.0%	$2,038/mo	+10.2%	↓12 from #12
25	FarragutTN Pop. 25KCompare →	+1.0%	$1,940/mo	--	↓19 from #6
26	NashvilleTN Pop. 690KCompare →	+0.9%	$1,820/mo	+11.0%	↓7 from #19
27	GallatinTN Pop. 49KCompare →	+0.8%	$1,719/mo	+18.6%	↓16 from #11
28	ClevelandTN Pop. 49KCompare →	+0.6%	$1,406/mo	+22.2%	↓8 from #20
29	MaryvilleTN Pop. 32KCompare →	+0.6%	$1,890/mo	+33.6%	↓24 from #5
30	GreenevilleTN Pop. 16KCompare →	+0.3%	$1,149/mo	--	--
31	GoodlettsvilleTN Pop. 18KCompare →	+0.1%	$1,674/mo	--	↓3 from #28