Tennessee Counties by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 95 counties ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Median Gross Rent ↓
1	Williamson County, Tennessee	$1,895
2	Rhea County, Tennessee	$1,650
3	Robertson County, Tennessee	$1,424
4	Rutherford County, Tennessee	$1,405
5	Wilson County, Tennessee	$1,370
6	Maury County, Tennessee	$1,280
7	Cheatham County, Tennessee	$1,274
8	Knox County, Tennessee	$1,180
9	Shelby County, Tennessee	$1,170
10	Hamilton County, Tennessee	$1,163
11	Madison County, Tennessee	$1,076
12	Chester County, Tennessee	$1,053
13	Blount County, Tennessee	$1,042
14	Morgan County, Tennessee	$1,027
15	Sevier County, Tennessee	$1,013
16	Montgomery County, Tennessee	$1,006
17	Loudon County, Tennessee	$995
18	Bradley County, Tennessee	$959
19	Washington County, Tennessee	$951
20	Warren County, Tennessee	$950
21	Coffee County, Tennessee	$939
22	Macon County, Tennessee	$906
23	Roane County, Tennessee	$885
24	Fayette County, Tennessee	$883
25	Putnam County, Tennessee	$881
26	Jefferson County, Tennessee	$880
27	Hickman County, Tennessee	$877
28	Smith County, Tennessee	$877
29	Franklin County, Tennessee	$863
30	Crockett County, Tennessee	$854
31	Sullivan County, Tennessee	$850
32	Union County, Tennessee	$849
33	Anderson County, Tennessee	$848
34	Meigs County, Tennessee	$845
35	Marshall County, Tennessee	$843
36	Sequatchie County, Tennessee	$842
37	Hamblen County, Tennessee	$838
38	White County, Tennessee	$838
39	Giles County, Tennessee	$836
40	Sumner County, Tennessee	$835
41	DeKalb County, Tennessee	$834
42	Overton County, Tennessee	$833
43	Humphreys County, Tennessee	$830
44	Cumberland County, Tennessee	$829
45	Hardeman County, Tennessee	$818
46	Henderson County, Tennessee	$812
47	Davidson County, Tennessee	$808
48	Trousdale County, Tennessee	$805
49	Jackson County, Tennessee	$804
50	Stewart County, Tennessee	$800
51	Gibson County, Tennessee	$797
52	McMinn County, Tennessee	$792
53	Benton County, Tennessee	$788
54	Cocke County, Tennessee	$787
55	Lincoln County, Tennessee	$782
56	Cannon County, Tennessee	$781
57	Bledsoe County, Tennessee	$779
58	Claiborne County, Tennessee	$773
59	Obion County, Tennessee	$770
60	Hardin County, Tennessee	$770
61	Weakley County, Tennessee	$760
62	Dyer County, Tennessee	$760
63	Carroll County, Tennessee	$757
64	Perry County, Tennessee	$747
65	Moore County, Tennessee	$746
66	Hawkins County, Tennessee	$744
67	Henry County, Tennessee	$741
68	Carter County, Tennessee	$738
69	Lawrence County, Tennessee	$736
70	Bedford County, Tennessee	$735
71	Lewis County, Tennessee	$735
72	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	$729
73	Grainger County, Tennessee	$726
74	Tipton County, Tennessee	$726
75	Haywood County, Tennessee	$725
76	Grundy County, Tennessee	$723
77	Decatur County, Tennessee	$716
78	Dickson County, Tennessee	$716
79	Campbell County, Tennessee	$715
80	Greene County, Tennessee	$713
81	McNairy County, Tennessee	$706
82	Van Buren County, Tennessee	$705
83	Monroe County, Tennessee	$699
84	Scott County, Tennessee	$691
85	Houston County, Tennessee	$685
86	Polk County, Tennessee	$668
87	Unicoi County, Tennessee	$665
88	Marion County, Tennessee	$655
89	Pickett County, Tennessee	$645
90	Johnson County, Tennessee	$639
91	Wayne County, Tennessee	$619
92	Fentress County, Tennessee	$614
93	Hancock County, Tennessee	$592
94	Clay County, Tennessee	$546
95	Lake County, Tennessee	$472