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

Oakland, TN had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 65 cities in 2022, at 68.3%. Atoka, TN had the lowest, at 23.8%. The median was 46.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 47.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.3Oakland, TN
Lowest23.8Atoka, TN
Median46.265 cities
Tennessee47.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Oakland, TN: 68.3 %Oakland, TN68.3Brentwood, TN: 58.5 %Brentwood, TN58.5La Vergne, TN: 57.9 %La Vergne, TN57.9Jackson, TN: 57.7 %Jackson, TN57.7Lakeland, TN: 57.5 %Lakeland, TN57.5Memphis, TN: 56.1 %Memphis, TN56.1Morristown, TN: 53.8 %Morristown, TN53.8Portland, TN: 53.1 %Portland, TN53.1Martin, TN: 52.9 %Martin, TN52.9Dyersburg, TN: 52.8 %Dyersburg, TN52.8Gallatin, TN: 52.3 %Gallatin, TN52.3Goodlettsville, TN: 52 %Goodlettsville, TN52Nashville, TN: 51.9 %Nashville, TN51.9Knoxville, TN: 51.7 %Knoxville, TN51.7Bartlett, TN: 51.1 %Bartlett, TN51.1Maryville, TN: 51 %Maryville, TN51Cookeville, TN: 50.8 %Cookeville, TN50.8Columbia, TN: 50.8 %Columbia, TN50.8Lawrenceburg, TN: 50.6 %Lawrenceburg, TN50.6East Ridge, TN: 50 %East Ridge, TN50Cleveland, TN: 49.5 %Cleveland, TN49.5Lebanon, TN: 49.2 %Lebanon, TN49.2Murfreesboro, TN: 49.1 %Murfreesboro, TN49.1Arlington, TN: 48.9 %Arlington, TN48.9McMinnville, TN: 48.8 %McMinnville, TN48.8Athens, TN: 48.6 %Athens, TN48.6Mount Juliet, TN: 48.2 %Mount Juliet, TN48.2Red Bank, TN: 48.1 %Red Bank, TN48.1Kingsport, TN: 47.6 %Kingsport, TN47.6Springfield, TN: 47 %Springfield, TN47Greeneville, TN: 46.6 %Greeneville, TN46.6Clarksville, TN: 46.3 %Clarksville, TN46.3Johnson City, TN: 46.2 %Johnson City, TN46.2Chattanooga, TN: 46.1 %Chattanooga, TN46.1Manchester, TN: 46 %Manchester, TN46Clinton, TN: 45.4 %Clinton, TN45.4Sevierville, TN: 44.6 %Sevierville, TN44.6Crossville, TN: 44.4 %Crossville, TN44.4Smyrna, TN: 44.2 %Smyrna, TN44.2Germantown, TN: 43.8 %Germantown, TN43.8Oakland, TN: 68.3 %Oakland, TN68.3Brentwood, TN: 58.5 %Brentwood, TN58.5La Vergne, TN: 57.9 %La Vergne, TN57.9Jackson, TN: 57.7 %Jackson, TN57.7Lakeland, TN: 57.5 %Lakeland, TN57.5Memphis, TN: 56.1 %Memphis, TN56.1Morristown, TN: 53.8 %Morristown, TN53.8Portland, TN: 53.1 %Portland, TN53.1Martin, TN: 52.9 %Martin, TN52.9Dyersburg, TN: 52.8 %Dyersburg, TN52.8Gallatin, TN: 52.3 %Gallatin, TN52.3Goodlettsville, TN: 52 %Goodlettsville, TN52Nashville, TN: 51.9 %Nashville, TN51.9Knoxville, TN: 51.7 %Knoxville, TN51.7Bartlett, TN: 51.1 %Bartlett, TN51.1Maryville, TN: 51 %Maryville, TN51Cookeville, TN: 50.8 %Cookeville, TN50.8Columbia, TN: 50.8 %Columbia, TN50.8Lawrenceburg, TN: 50.6 %Lawrenceburg, TN50.6East Ridge, TN: 50 %East Ridge, TN50Cleveland, TN: 49.5 %Cleveland, TN49.5Lebanon, TN: 49.2 %Lebanon, TN49.2Murfreesboro, TN: 49.1 %Murfreesboro, TN49.1Arlington, TN: 48.9 %Arlington, TN48.9McMinnville, TN: 48.8 %McMinnville, TN48.8Athens, TN: 48.6 %Athens, TN48.6Mount Juliet, TN: 48.2 %Mount Juliet, TN48.2Red Bank, TN: 48.1 %Red Bank, TN48.1Kingsport, TN: 47.6 %Kingsport, TN47.6Springfield, TN: 47 %Springfield, TN47Greeneville, TN: 46.6 %Greeneville, TN46.6Clarksville, TN: 46.3 %Clarksville, TN46.3Johnson City, TN: 46.2 %Johnson City, TN46.2Chattanooga, TN: 46.1 %Chattanooga, TN46.1Manchester, TN: 46 %Manchester, TN46Clinton, TN: 45.4 %Clinton, TN45.4Sevierville, TN: 44.6 %Sevierville, TN44.6Crossville, TN: 44.4 %Crossville, TN44.4Smyrna, TN: 44.2 %Smyrna, TN44.2Germantown, TN: 43.8 %Germantown, TN43.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oakland, TN68.3+23.1 pts
2Brentwood, TN58.5+9.8 pts
3La Vergne, TN57.9-2 pts
4Jackson, TN57.7+1.5 pts
5Lakeland, TN57.5+4.1 pts
6Memphis, TN56.1+1 pts
7Morristown, TN53.8+1.6 pts
8Portland, TN53.1+3.1 pts
9Martin, TN52.9+8.5 pts
10Dyersburg, TN52.8+3.3 pts
11Gallatin, TN52.3+3.5 pts
12Goodlettsville, TN52-0.6 pts
13Nashville, TN51.9+1.7 pts
14Knoxville, TN51.7+0.4 pts
15Bartlett, TN51.1+3.7 pts
16Maryville, TN51+4.7 pts
17Cookeville, TN50.8+0.8 pts
18Columbia, TN50.8-4.3 pts
19Lawrenceburg, TN50.6-2.2 pts
20East Ridge, TN50-5.2 pts
21Cleveland, TN49.5+1.4 pts
22Lebanon, TN49.2-0.4 pts
23Murfreesboro, TN49.1+2.1 pts
24Arlington, TN48.9-5 pts
25McMinnville, TN48.8+2.2 pts
26Athens, TN48.6+1.1 pts
27Mount Juliet, TN48.2+0.2 pts
28Red Bank, TN48.1-1.9 pts
29Kingsport, TN47.6-1.2 pts
30Springfield, TN47+3.8 pts
31Greeneville, TN46.6+1.2 pts
32Clarksville, TN46.3+1.1 pts
33Johnson City, TN46.2-1.7 pts
34Chattanooga, TN46.1-1.6 pts
35Manchester, TN46-0.5 pts
36Clinton, TN45.4-0.1 pts
37Sevierville, TN44.6-4.1 pts
38Crossville, TN44.4+0.3 pts
39Smyrna, TN44.2+5.4 pts
40Germantown, TN43.80 pts
41Hendersonville, TN43.4-0.7 pts
42Collegedale, TN43+2.8 pts
43Franklin, TN42.2+1.8 pts
43Shelbyville, TN42.2+1.1 pts
45Lewisburg, TN41.9-0.5 pts
46Bristol, TN41.7-2.8 pts
47Tullahoma, TN41.3+2 pts
48Paris, TN40.8-4.6 pts
49Millington, TN39.6+0.7 pts
50Winchester, TN39.6+5.7 pts
51Dickson, TN39.3-12.6 pts
52White House, TN39-0.3 pts
53Union City, TN39-5.1 pts
54Alcoa, TN39+4.2 pts
55Oak Ridge, TN38.7-0.9 pts
56Collierville, TN38.2-0.4 pts
57Soddy-Daisy, TN36.3-9.1 pts
58Elizabethton, TN34.9-4.9 pts
59Fairview, TN34.5-14 pts
60Spring Hill, TN33.9-7.6 pts
61Nolensville, TN33.8-4 pts
62Lenoir City, TN32.9-0.1 pts
63Hartsville, TN31.7-4.9 pts
64Farragut, TN31.6-1.1 pts
65Atoka, TN23.8-12 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Oakland, TN, with 68.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Atoka, TN, with 23.8% in 2022.

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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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