Counties in Tennessee by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)

Cannon County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 95 counties in 2017, at $780. Warren County had the lowest, at $457. The median was $521. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest780Cannon County
Lowest457Warren County
Median52195 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 669 USDBedford County: 595 USDBenton County: 457 USDBledsoe County: 527 USDBlount County: 669 USDBradley County: 561 USDCampbell County: 457 USDCannon County: 780 USDCarroll County: 457 USDCarter County: 527 USDCheatham County: 780 USDChester County: 566 USDClaiborne County: 502 USDClay County: 468 USDCocke County: 457 USDCoffee County: 521 USDCrockett County: 475 USDCumberland County: 505 USDDavidson County: 780 USDDecatur County: 527 USDDeKalb County: 457 USDDickson County: 780 USDDyer County: 470 USDFayette County: 707 USDFentress County: 457 USDFranklin County: 457 USDGibson County: 524 USDGiles County: 527 USDGrainger County: 460 USDGreene County: 497 USDGrundy County: 496 USDHamblen County: 502 USDHamilton County: 661 USDHancock County: 495 USDHardeman County: 457 USDHardin County: 516 USDHawkins County: 479 USDHaywood County: 521 USDHenderson County: 503 USDHenry County: 457 USDHickman County: 584 USDHouston County: 487 USDHumphreys County: 488 USDJackson County: 510 USDJefferson County: 502 USDJohnson County: 527 USDKnox County: 669 USDLake County: 527 USDLauderdale County: 479 USDLawrence County: 503 USDLewis County: 527 USDLincoln County: 469 USDLoudon County: 669 USDMcMinn County: 549 USDMcNairy County: 457 USDMacon County: 461 USDMadison County: 566 USDMarion County: 661 USDMarshall County: 525 USDMaury County: 642 USDMeigs County: 527 USDMonroe County: 458 USDMontgomery County: 596 USDMoore County: 468 USDMorgan County: 476 USDObion County: 457 USDOverton County: 457 USDPerry County: 472 USDPickett County: 468 USDPolk County: 561 USDPutnam County: 508 USDRhea County: 556 USDRoane County: 542 USDRobertson County: 780 USDRutherford County: 780 USDScott County: 457 USDSequatchie County: 661 USDSevier County: 596 USDShelby County: 707 USDSmith County: 471 USDStewart County: 527 USDSullivan County: 479 USDSumner County: 780 USDTipton County: 707 USDTrousdale County: 780 USDUnicoi County: 527 USDUnion County: 669 USDVan Buren County: 457 USDWarren County: 457 USDWashington County: 527 USDWayne County: 462 USDWeakley County: 468 USDWhite County: 468 USDWilliamson County: 780 USDWilson County: 780 USD
  • Under 460
  • 460 to 480
  • 480 to 520
  • 520 to 550
  • 550 to 670
  • 670 and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Cannon County: 780 USDCannon County780Cheatham County: 780 USDCheatham County780Davidson County: 780 USDDavidson County780Dickson County: 780 USDDickson County780Robertson County: 780 USDRobertson County780Rutherford County: 780 USDRutherford County780Sumner County: 780 USDSumner County780Trousdale County: 780 USDTrousdale County780Williamson County: 780 USDWilliamson County780Wilson County: 780 USDWilson County780Fayette County: 707 USDFayette County707Shelby County: 707 USDShelby County707Tipton County: 707 USDTipton County707Anderson County: 669 USDAnderson County669Blount County: 669 USDBlount County669Knox County: 669 USDKnox County669Loudon County: 669 USDLoudon County669Union County: 669 USDUnion County669Hamilton County: 661 USDHamilton County661Marion County: 661 USDMarion County661Sequatchie County: 661 USDSequatchie County661Maury County: 642 USDMaury County642Montgomery County: 596 USDMontgomery County596Sevier County: 596 USDSevier County596Bedford County: 595 USDBedford County595Hickman County: 584 USDHickman County584Chester County: 566 USDChester County566Madison County: 566 USDMadison County566Bradley County: 561 USDBradley County561Polk County: 561 USDPolk County561Rhea County: 556 USDRhea County556McMinn County: 549 USDMcMinn County549Roane County: 542 USDRoane County542Bledsoe County: 527 USDBledsoe County527Carter County: 527 USDCarter County527Decatur County: 527 USDDecatur County527Giles County: 527 USDGiles County527Johnson County: 527 USDJohnson County527Lake County: 527 USDLake County527Lewis County: 527 USDLewis County527Cannon County: 780 USDCannon County780Cheatham County: 780 USDCheatham County780Davidson County: 780 USDDavidson County780Dickson County: 780 USDDickson County780Robertson County: 780 USDRobertson County780Rutherford County: 780 USDRutherford County780Sumner County: 780 USDSumner County780Trousdale County: 780 USDTrousdale County780Williamson County: 780 USDWilliamson County780Wilson County: 780 USDWilson County780Fayette County: 707 USDFayette County707Shelby County: 707 USDShelby County707Tipton County: 707 USDTipton County707Anderson County: 669 USDAnderson County669Blount County: 669 USDBlount County669Knox County: 669 USDKnox County669Loudon County: 669 USDLoudon County669Union County: 669 USDUnion County669Hamilton County: 661 USDHamilton County661Marion County: 661 USDMarion County661Sequatchie County: 661 USDSequatchie County661Maury County: 642 USDMaury County642Montgomery County: 596 USDMontgomery County596Sevier County: 596 USDSevier County596Bedford County: 595 USDBedford County595Hickman County: 584 USDHickman County584Chester County: 566 USDChester County566Madison County: 566 USDMadison County566Bradley County: 561 USDBradley County561Polk County: 561 USDPolk County561Rhea County: 556 USDRhea County556McMinn County: 549 USDMcMinn County549Roane County: 542 USDRoane County542Bledsoe County: 527 USDBledsoe County527Carter County: 527 USDCarter County527Decatur County: 527 USDDecatur County527Giles County: 527 USDGiles County527Johnson County: 527 USDJohnson County527Lake County: 527 USDLake County527Lewis County: 527 USDLewis County527
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Cannon County780+3.2%
1Cheatham County780+3.2%
1Davidson County780+3.2%
1Dickson County780+3.2%
1Robertson County780+3.2%
1Rutherford County780+3.2%
1Sumner County780+3.2%
1Trousdale County780+3.2%
1Williamson County780+3.2%
1Wilson County780+3.2%
11Fayette County707+1%
11Shelby County707+1%
11Tipton County707+1%
14Anderson County669+0.9%
14Blount County669+0.9%
14Knox County669+0.9%
14Loudon County669+0.9%
14Union County669+0.9%
19Hamilton County661+7.3%
19Marion County661+7.3%
19Sequatchie County661+7.3%
22Maury County642+10.7%
23Montgomery County596-1.5%
23Sevier County596+5.9%
25Bedford County595+5.7%
26Hickman County584+17.3%
27Chester County566-7.5%
27Madison County566-7.5%
29Bradley County561-1.9%
29Polk County561-1.9%
31Rhea County556+7.5%
32McMinn County549+9.1%
33Roane County542+4.4%
34Bledsoe County527+5.8%
34Carter County527+1.9%
34Decatur County527+4.2%
34Giles County527+2.9%
34Johnson County527+4.2%
34Lake County527+7.6%
34Lewis County527+4.2%
34Meigs County527+8.2%
34Stewart County527+7.3%
34Unicoi County527+1.9%
34Washington County527+1.9%
45Marshall County525+1.7%
46Gibson County524+13.7%
47Coffee County521+5.7%
47Haywood County521+7.4%
49Hardin County516+9.6%
50Jackson County510+4.9%
51Putnam County508-3.4%
52Cumberland County505+5.4%
53Henderson County503+7.5%
53Lawrence County503+5.2%
55Claiborne County502+1.6%
55Hamblen County502+6.8%
55Jefferson County502+6.8%
58Greene County497+11.7%
59Grundy County496+5.1%
60Hancock County495+10.2%
61Humphreys County488+3%
62Houston County487+11.2%
63Hawkins County479-4%
63Lauderdale County479+7.6%
63Sullivan County479-4%
66Morgan County476-11.4%
67Crockett County475-9.5%
68Perry County472-4.3%
69Smith County471+3.1%
70Dyer County470+4.2%
71Lincoln County469+3.5%
72Clay County468+6.8%
72Moore County468+3.1%
72Pickett County468+3.1%
72Weakley County468+2.9%
72White County468+6.8%
77Wayne County462-8.7%
78Macon County461+5.3%
79Grainger County460+5%
80Monroe County458+1.3%
81Benton County457+4.3%
81Campbell County457+4.3%
81Carroll County457+4.3%
81Cocke County457+4.3%
81DeKalb County457+4.3%
81Fentress County457+4.3%
81Franklin County457+4.3%
81Hardeman County457+0.2%
81Henry County457+2.7%
81McNairy County457+4.3%
81Obion County457+4.3%
81Overton County457+3.2%
81Scott County457+4.3%
81Van Buren County457+1.1%
81Warren County457+4.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a one-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Tennessee by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Tennessee by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/tennessee-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Tennessee by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/tennessee-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Tennessee by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/tennessee-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Cannon County, with $780 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Warren County, with $457 in 2017.

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