Counties in Tennessee by median gross rent (monthly)

Williamson County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 95 counties in 2021, at $1,670. Lake County had the lowest, at $399. The median was $705 and the figure for Tennessee was $951. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,670Williamson County
Lowest399Lake County
Median70595 counties
Tennessee951History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 1,670 USD1,670Davidson CountyDavidson County: 1,252 USD1,252Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 1,184 USD1,184Wilson CountyWilson County: 1,171 USD1,171Sumner CountySumner County: 1,142 USD1,142Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 1,074 USD1,074Maury CountyMaury County: 1,032 USD1,032Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,020 USD1,020Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,014 USD1,014Knox CountyKnox County: 989 USD989Robertson CountyRobertson County: 979 USD979Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 966 USD966Madison CountyMadison County: 912 USD912Loudon CountyLoudon County: 893 USD893Tipton CountyTipton County: 890 USD890Blount CountyBlount County: 882 USD882Sevier CountySevier County: 873 USD873Bradley CountyBradley County: 836 USD836Dickson CountyDickson County: 834 USD834Anderson CountyAnderson County: 830 USD830Marshall CountyMarshall County: 823 USD823Washington CountyWashington County: 813 USD813Bedford CountyBedford County: 801 USD801Fayette CountyFayette County: 796 USD796Putnam CountyPutnam County: 779 USD779Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 776 USD776Crockett CountyCrockett County: 775 USD775Union CountyUnion County: 771 USD771Marion CountyMarion County: 766 USD766Meigs CountyMeigs County: 766 USD766White CountyWhite County: 765 USD765Franklin CountyFranklin County: 760 USD760Coffee CountyCoffee County: 754 USD754Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 753 USD753Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 750 USD750Moore CountyMoore County: 750 USD750Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 744 USD744Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 739 USD739Hickman CountyHickman County: 736 USD736McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 730 USD730
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Williamson County1,670
2Davidson County1,252
3Rutherford County1,184
4Wilson County1,171
5Sumner County1,142
6Cheatham County1,074
7Maury County1,032
8Montgomery County1,020
9Shelby County1,014
10Knox County989
11Robertson County979
12Hamilton County966
13Madison County912
14Loudon County893
15Tipton County890
16Blount County882
17Sevier County873
18Bradley County836
19Dickson County834
20Anderson County830
21Marshall County823
22Washington County813
23Bedford County801
24Fayette County796
25Putnam County779
26Sequatchie County776
27Crockett County775
28Union County771
29Marion County766
29Meigs County766
31White County765
32Franklin County760
33Coffee County754
34Hamblen County753
35Cumberland County750
35Moore County750
37Jefferson County744
38Hardeman County739
39Hickman County736
40McMinn County730
41Sullivan County728
42Macon County727
43Cocke County720
44Morgan County718
45Henderson County710
46Humphreys County707
47Benton County706
48Giles County705
48Lincoln County705
48Roane County705
51Gibson County701
52Dyer County698
53Trousdale County696
54Stewart County695
55Lewis County691
55Rhea County691
57Smith County689
58Lawrence County685
59Bledsoe County684
60DeKalb County683
61Henry County681
62Warren County679
63Jackson County677
64Hawkins County675
65Haywood County668
66Claiborne County666
66Obion County666
68Carroll County664
69Hardin County663
70Lauderdale County661
71Houston County658
72Weakley County657
73Carter County656
74Cannon County652
74Unicoi County652
76Campbell County651
77Grundy County648
78Perry County646
79Greene County645
80Overton County640
81McNairy County639
82Decatur County636
83Grainger County630
84Monroe County626
85Clay County624
86Chester County615
87Polk County612
88Johnson County596
89Pickett County591
90Fentress County589
91Van Buren County562
92Scott County561
93Wayne County544
94Hancock County532
95Lake County399

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Williamson County, with $1,670 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Lake County, with $399 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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