Counties in Tennessee by median gross rent (monthly)

Williamson County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 95 counties in 2022, at $1,817. Lake County had the lowest, at $432. The median was $777 and the figure for Tennessee was $1,047. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,817Williamson County
Lowest432Lake County
Median77795 counties
Tennessee1,047History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 1,817 USD1,817Davidson CountyDavidson County: 1,394 USD1,394Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 1,311 USD1,311Wilson CountyWilson County: 1,268 USD1,268Sumner CountySumner County: 1,245 USD1,245Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 1,190 USD1,190Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,128 USD1,128Maury CountyMaury County: 1,126 USD1,126Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,103 USD1,103Knox CountyKnox County: 1,097 USD1,097Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 1,079 USD1,079Robertson CountyRobertson County: 1,065 USD1,065Tipton CountyTipton County: 1,013 USD1,013Madison CountyMadison County: 994 USD994Sevier CountySevier County: 968 USD968Loudon CountyLoudon County: 960 USD960Blount CountyBlount County: 957 USD957Dickson CountyDickson County: 947 USD947Anderson CountyAnderson County: 937 USD937Bradley CountyBradley County: 917 USD917Washington CountyWashington County: 890 USD890Marshall CountyMarshall County: 887 USD887Fayette CountyFayette County: 871 USD871Bedford CountyBedford County: 863 USD863Crockett CountyCrockett County: 852 USD852Coffee CountyCoffee County: 844 USD844Putnam CountyPutnam County: 842 USD842Union CountyUnion County: 838 USD838White CountyWhite County: 835 USD835Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 832 USD832Meigs CountyMeigs County: 832 USD832Franklin CountyFranklin County: 828 USD828Marion CountyMarion County: 824 USD824Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 822 USD822Giles CountyGiles County: 817 USD817Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 814 USD814Smith CountySmith County: 809 USD809McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 803 USD803Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 799 USD799Hickman CountyHickman County: 796 USD796
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Williamson County1,817+8.8%
2Davidson County1,394+11.3%
3Rutherford County1,311+10.7%
4Wilson County1,268+8.3%
5Sumner County1,245+9%
6Cheatham County1,190+10.8%
7Montgomery County1,128+10.6%
8Maury County1,126+9.1%
9Shelby County1,103+8.8%
10Knox County1,097+10.9%
11Hamilton County1,079+11.7%
12Robertson County1,065+8.8%
13Tipton County1,013+13.8%
14Madison County994+9%
15Sevier County968+10.9%
16Loudon County960+7.5%
17Blount County957+8.5%
18Dickson County947+13.5%
19Anderson County937+12.9%
20Bradley County917+9.7%
21Washington County890+9.5%
22Marshall County887+7.8%
23Fayette County871+9.4%
24Bedford County863+7.7%
25Crockett County852+9.9%
26Coffee County844+11.9%
27Putnam County842+8.1%
28Union County838+8.7%
29White County835+9.2%
30Jefferson County832+11.8%
30Meigs County832+8.6%
32Franklin County828+8.9%
33Marion County824+7.6%
34Trousdale County822+18.1%
35Giles County817+15.9%
36Humphreys County814+15.1%
37Smith County809+17.4%
38McMinn County803+10%
39Hamblen County799+6.1%
40Hickman County796+8.2%
41Sullivan County793+8.9%
42Macon County789+8.5%
43Cumberland County786+4.8%
43Sequatchie County786+1.3%
45Rhea County780+12.9%
46Benton County779+10.3%
47Jackson County777+14.8%
47Overton County777+21.4%
49Hardeman County773+4.6%
50Moore County769+2.5%
51Cocke County763+6%
52Henderson County759+6.9%
53Gibson County756+7.8%
54Lincoln County755+7.1%
55Roane County753+6.8%
56Bledsoe County751+9.8%
57DeKalb County745+9.1%
58Lewis County744+7.7%
59Morgan County742+3.3%
60Hawkins County737+9.2%
61Hardin County735+10.9%
62Dyer County734+5.2%
62Warren County734+8.1%
64Obion County732+9.9%
65Carter County727+10.8%
65Henry County727+6.8%
67Stewart County725+4.3%
68Carroll County723+8.9%
68Weakley County723+10%
70Pickett County720+21.8%
71Houston County719+9.3%
72Haywood County715+7%
72Lawrence County715+4.4%
74Claiborne County710+6.6%
75McNairy County706+10.5%
76Decatur County705+10.8%
77Campbell County704+8.1%
78Perry County699+8.2%
79Grundy County694+7.1%
79Lauderdale County694+5%
81Cannon County689+5.7%
81Greene County689+6.8%
83Polk County678+10.8%
84Monroe County668+6.7%
85Unicoi County664+1.8%
86Chester County658+7%
86Van Buren County658+17.1%
88Grainger County648+2.9%
89Johnson County647+8.6%
90Scott County646+15.2%
91Fentress County645+9.5%
92Wayne County606+11.4%
93Clay County588-5.8%
94Hancock County571+7.3%
95Lake County432+8.3%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Williamson County, with $1,817 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake County, with $432 in 2022.

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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