Counties in Tennessee by median gross rent (monthly)

Williamson County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 95 counties in 2023, at $1,895. Lake County had the lowest, at $472. The median was $804 and the figure for Tennessee was $1,122. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,895Williamson County
Lowest472Lake County
Median80495 counties
Tennessee1,122History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 1,895 USD1,895Davidson CountyDavidson County: 1,485 USD1,485Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 1,405 USD1,405Wilson CountyWilson County: 1,370 USD1,370Sumner CountySumner County: 1,339 USD1,339Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 1,274 USD1,274Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,219 USD1,219Maury CountyMaury County: 1,206 USD1,206Knox CountyKnox County: 1,180 USD1,180Robertson CountyRobertson County: 1,176 USD1,176Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,170 USD1,170Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 1,163 USD1,163Madison CountyMadison County: 1,076 USD1,076Blount CountyBlount County: 1,042 USD1,042Sevier CountySevier County: 1,013 USD1,013Tipton CountyTipton County: 1,007 USD1,007Loudon CountyLoudon County: 995 USD995Dickson CountyDickson County: 972 USD972Anderson CountyAnderson County: 960 USD960Bradley CountyBradley County: 959 USD959Washington CountyWashington County: 951 USD951Marshall CountyMarshall County: 924 USD924Bedford CountyBedford County: 917 USD917Coffee CountyCoffee County: 885 USD885Fayette CountyFayette County: 883 USD883Putnam CountyPutnam County: 881 USD881Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 880 USD880Hickman CountyHickman County: 877 USD877Smith CountySmith County: 877 USD877Franklin CountyFranklin County: 863 USD863Crockett CountyCrockett County: 854 USD854Sullivan CountySullivan County: 850 USD850Union CountyUnion County: 849 USD849Meigs CountyMeigs County: 845 USD845Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 842 USD842Marion CountyMarion County: 840 USD840Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 838 USD838White CountyWhite County: 838 USD838Stewart CountyStewart County: 837 USD837Giles CountyGiles County: 836 USD836
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Williamson County1,895+4.3%
2Davidson County1,485+6.5%
3Rutherford County1,405+7.2%
4Wilson County1,370+8%
5Sumner County1,339+7.6%
6Cheatham County1,274+7.1%
7Montgomery County1,219+8.1%
8Maury County1,206+7.1%
9Knox County1,180+7.6%
10Robertson County1,176+10.4%
11Shelby County1,170+6.1%
12Hamilton County1,163+7.8%
13Madison County1,076+8.2%
14Blount County1,042+8.9%
15Sevier County1,013+4.6%
16Tipton County1,007-0.6%
17Loudon County995+3.6%
18Dickson County972+2.6%
19Anderson County960+2.5%
20Bradley County959+4.6%
21Washington County951+6.9%
22Marshall County924+4.2%
23Bedford County917+6.3%
24Coffee County885+4.9%
25Fayette County883+1.4%
26Putnam County881+4.6%
27Jefferson County880+5.8%
28Hickman County877+10.2%
28Smith County877+8.4%
30Franklin County863+4.2%
31Crockett County854+0.2%
32Sullivan County850+7.2%
33Union County849+1.3%
34Meigs County845+1.6%
35Sequatchie County842+7.1%
36Marion County840+1.9%
37Hamblen County838+4.9%
37White County838+0.4%
39Stewart County837+15.4%
40Giles County836+2.3%
41Overton County833+7.2%
42Humphreys County830+2%
43Cumberland County829+5.5%
44Hardeman County818+5.8%
45Henderson County812+7%
46Macon County805+2%
46Trousdale County805-2.1%
48Jackson County804+3.5%
49Gibson County797+5.4%
50Rhea County796+2.1%
51McMinn County792-1.4%
52Benton County788+1.2%
53Cocke County787+3.1%
54Lincoln County782+3.6%
55Cannon County781+13.4%
56Bledsoe County779+3.7%
57Warren County775+5.6%
58DeKalb County773+3.8%
59Hardin County770+4.8%
59Obion County770+5.2%
61Roane County767+1.9%
62Dyer County760+3.5%
62Weakley County760+5.1%
64Carroll County757+4.7%
65Pickett County755+4.9%
66Perry County747+6.9%
67Moore County746-3%
68Hawkins County744+0.9%
69Morgan County7420%
70Henry County741+1.9%
71Carter County738+1.5%
72Claiborne County736+3.7%
72Lawrence County736+2.9%
74Lewis County735-1.2%
75Lauderdale County729+5%
76Grainger County726+12%
77Haywood County725+1.4%
78Grundy County723+4.2%
79Decatur County716+1.6%
80Campbell County715+1.6%
81Chester County714+8.5%
82Greene County713+3.5%
83McNairy County7060%
84Van Buren County705+7.1%
85Monroe County699+4.6%
86Scott County691+7%
87Houston County685-4.7%
88Polk County668-1.5%
89Unicoi County665+0.2%
90Johnson County639-1.2%
91Wayne County619+2.1%
92Fentress County614-4.8%
93Hancock County592+3.7%
94Clay County546-7.1%
95Lake County472+9.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Williamson County, with $1,895 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake County, with $472 in 2023.

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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