ZIP 37043
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 37043 usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in August, about $24 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 37043 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2016.
Rent in ZIP 37043 changed +3.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 127 Tennessee ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 37043 rose 42.6% while median household income rose 34.8% ($70,655 to $95,219). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 37043 is 41.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,219) is $2,380 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,000); a 4-bedroom is $2,420.
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Clarksville.
ZIP 37040, 6 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,303/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 37043. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 37043 (Clarksville, TN) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 42.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 37043 in Clarksville, TN has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 37043 in Clarksville, TN stood at $1,126 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,477, reflecting a 31.2% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $80,856 in 2021 to $95,219 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 13.8% since 2021, moving from about 51,607 residents to roughly 58,742. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 37043 in Clarksville, TN market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 37043 covers Clarksville, TN. The median rent here is $1,477/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,170/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,440/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($95,219/yr), ZIP 37043 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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At $1,477/mo, rent takes ~19% of ZIP 37043's median household income ($95,219/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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