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Cities in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Greeneville, TN had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 65 cities in 2024, at 57.5%. Atoka, TN had the lowest, at 25.3%. The median was 48.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 48.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.5Greeneville, TN
Lowest25.3Atoka, TN
Median48.165 cities
Tennessee48.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Greeneville, TN: 57.5 %Greeneville, TN57.5Portland, TN: 56 %Portland, TN56Jackson, TN: 56 %Jackson, TN56Memphis, TN: 55.7 %Memphis, TN55.7La Vergne, TN: 55.2 %La Vergne, TN55.2Goodlettsville, TN: 54.3 %Goodlettsville, TN54.3Lenoir City, TN: 54.2 %Lenoir City, TN54.2Sevierville, TN: 54.2 %Sevierville, TN54.2Knoxville, TN: 53.8 %Knoxville, TN53.8Nashville, TN: 53.8 %Nashville, TN53.8Murfreesboro, TN: 53.2 %Murfreesboro, TN53.2Germantown, TN: 53.2 %Germantown, TN53.2Gallatin, TN: 53 %Gallatin, TN53Lakeland, TN: 52.9 %Lakeland, TN52.9Mount Juliet, TN: 52.1 %Mount Juliet, TN52.1Brentwood, TN: 52.1 %Brentwood, TN52.1Dyersburg, TN: 51.5 %Dyersburg, TN51.5Lawrenceburg, TN: 51.5 %Lawrenceburg, TN51.5White House, TN: 51.3 %White House, TN51.3Cookeville, TN: 51.3 %Cookeville, TN51.3Red Bank, TN: 50.9 %Red Bank, TN50.9Clinton, TN: 50.6 %Clinton, TN50.6Fairview, TN: 50.2 %Fairview, TN50.2Columbia, TN: 50 %Columbia, TN50Oakland, TN: 49.9 %Oakland, TN49.9Johnson City, TN: 49.6 %Johnson City, TN49.6Cleveland, TN: 49.5 %Cleveland, TN49.5Smyrna, TN: 49.5 %Smyrna, TN49.5McMinnville, TN: 49.4 %McMinnville, TN49.4Kingsport, TN: 48.8 %Kingsport, TN48.8Martin, TN: 48.5 %Martin, TN48.5Shelbyville, TN: 48.3 %Shelbyville, TN48.3Alcoa, TN: 48.1 %Alcoa, TN48.1Athens, TN: 48 %Athens, TN48Clarksville, TN: 47.7 %Clarksville, TN47.7Tullahoma, TN: 47.4 %Tullahoma, TN47.4Franklin, TN: 47.1 %Franklin, TN47.1Springfield, TN: 46.7 %Springfield, TN46.7Chattanooga, TN: 46.4 %Chattanooga, TN46.4Maryville, TN: 46.3 %Maryville, TN46.3Greeneville, TN: 57.5 %Greeneville, TN57.5Portland, TN: 56 %Portland, TN56Jackson, TN: 56 %Jackson, TN56Memphis, TN: 55.7 %Memphis, TN55.7La Vergne, TN: 55.2 %La Vergne, TN55.2Goodlettsville, TN: 54.3 %Goodlettsville, TN54.3Lenoir City, TN: 54.2 %Lenoir City, TN54.2Sevierville, TN: 54.2 %Sevierville, TN54.2Knoxville, TN: 53.8 %Knoxville, TN53.8Nashville, TN: 53.8 %Nashville, TN53.8Murfreesboro, TN: 53.2 %Murfreesboro, TN53.2Germantown, TN: 53.2 %Germantown, TN53.2Gallatin, TN: 53 %Gallatin, TN53Lakeland, TN: 52.9 %Lakeland, TN52.9Mount Juliet, TN: 52.1 %Mount Juliet, TN52.1Brentwood, TN: 52.1 %Brentwood, TN52.1Dyersburg, TN: 51.5 %Dyersburg, TN51.5Lawrenceburg, TN: 51.5 %Lawrenceburg, TN51.5White House, TN: 51.3 %White House, TN51.3Cookeville, TN: 51.3 %Cookeville, TN51.3Red Bank, TN: 50.9 %Red Bank, TN50.9Clinton, TN: 50.6 %Clinton, TN50.6Fairview, TN: 50.2 %Fairview, TN50.2Columbia, TN: 50 %Columbia, TN50Oakland, TN: 49.9 %Oakland, TN49.9Johnson City, TN: 49.6 %Johnson City, TN49.6Cleveland, TN: 49.5 %Cleveland, TN49.5Smyrna, TN: 49.5 %Smyrna, TN49.5McMinnville, TN: 49.4 %McMinnville, TN49.4Kingsport, TN: 48.8 %Kingsport, TN48.8Martin, TN: 48.5 %Martin, TN48.5Shelbyville, TN: 48.3 %Shelbyville, TN48.3Alcoa, TN: 48.1 %Alcoa, TN48.1Athens, TN: 48 %Athens, TN48Clarksville, TN: 47.7 %Clarksville, TN47.7Tullahoma, TN: 47.4 %Tullahoma, TN47.4Franklin, TN: 47.1 %Franklin, TN47.1Springfield, TN: 46.7 %Springfield, TN46.7Chattanooga, TN: 46.4 %Chattanooga, TN46.4Maryville, TN: 46.3 %Maryville, TN46.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Greeneville, TN57.5+9.2 pts
2Portland, TN56-0.7 pts
3Jackson, TN56-2.1 pts
4Memphis, TN55.7+0.7 pts
5La Vergne, TN55.2-2.4 pts
6Goodlettsville, TN54.3+1.6 pts
7Lenoir City, TN54.2+7.8 pts
8Sevierville, TN54.2+8.9 pts
9Knoxville, TN53.8-0.2 pts
10Nashville, TN53.8+2.1 pts
11Murfreesboro, TN53.2+3.2 pts
12Germantown, TN53.2+7.2 pts
13Gallatin, TN53+1.2 pts
14Lakeland, TN52.9+2.3 pts
15Mount Juliet, TN52.1+5.5 pts
16Brentwood, TN52.1-6.3 pts
17Dyersburg, TN51.5-1.6 pts
18Lawrenceburg, TN51.5+0.2 pts
19White House, TN51.3+11.3 pts
20Cookeville, TN51.3-0.1 pts
21Red Bank, TN50.9+0.2 pts
22Clinton, TN50.6+1.2 pts
23Fairview, TN50.2+4.8 pts
24Columbia, TN50+3.5 pts
25Oakland, TN49.9-12.6 pts
26Johnson City, TN49.6-0.4 pts
27Cleveland, TN49.5-1.8 pts
27Smyrna, TN49.5+2 pts
29McMinnville, TN49.4+0.3 pts
30Kingsport, TN48.8-0.3 pts
31Martin, TN48.5+0.1 pts
32Shelbyville, TN48.3+3.2 pts
33Alcoa, TN48.1+3.6 pts
34Athens, TN48+1.5 pts
35Clarksville, TN47.7+0.7 pts
36Tullahoma, TN47.4+3.7 pts
37Franklin, TN47.1+1.9 pts
38Springfield, TN46.7+0.8 pts
39Chattanooga, TN46.4-0.9 pts
40Maryville, TN46.3-2.9 pts
41Hendersonville, TN46+2.4 pts
42Lebanon, TN45.2-2.1 pts
43Morristown, TN44.9-5.9 pts
44Bristol, TN44.6+1.9 pts
45Soddy-Daisy, TN44.1-3 pts
46Bartlett, TN44-1.8 pts
47Hartsville, TN43.9+6.5 pts
48Spring Hill, TN41.6+0.8 pts
49Oak Ridge, TN41.4+2.7 pts
50Paris, TN40.4+0.2 pts
51Union City, TN40.4-0.1 pts
52Nolensville, TN39.9-2.1 pts
53Crossville, TN39.4-3.2 pts
54East Ridge, TN39.4-9.4 pts
55Farragut, TN39.4+12.6 pts
56Collegedale, TN38.8-6.9 pts
57Millington, TN38.1+1.7 pts
58Lewisburg, TN37.8+2.2 pts
59Dickson, TN35.5-3.8 pts
60Collierville, TN34.6+0.4 pts
61Winchester, TN32.7-2.3 pts
62Elizabethton, TN31.7+0.3 pts
63Manchester, TN31.3-10.2 pts
64Arlington, TN30.1-4.1 pts
65Atoka, TN25.3-8.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Greeneville, TN, with 57.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Atoka, TN, with 25.3% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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