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 2023, at 62.5%. Farragut, TN had the lowest, at 26.8%. The median was 46.6% and the figure for Tennessee was 48.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest62.5Oakland, TN

Lowest26.8Farragut, TN

Median46.665 cities

Tennessee48.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Oakland, TN	62.5	-5.7 pts
2	Brentwood, TN	58.4	-0.1 pts
3	Jackson, TN	58.1	+0.4 pts
4	La Vergne, TN	57.6	-0.3 pts
5	Portland, TN	56.7	+3.5 pts
6	Memphis, TN	55	-1.1 pts
7	Knoxville, TN	54	+2.3 pts
8	Dyersburg, TN	53.1	+0.3 pts
9	Goodlettsville, TN	52.7	+0.7 pts
10	Gallatin, TN	51.8	-0.5 pts
11	Nashville, TN	51.7	-0.2 pts
12	Cookeville, TN	51.4	+0.6 pts
13	Cleveland, TN	51.3	+1.8 pts
14	Lawrenceburg, TN	51.3	+0.7 pts
15	Morristown, TN	50.7	-3 pts
16	Red Bank, TN	50.7	+2.6 pts
17	Lakeland, TN	50.6	-6.9 pts
18	Murfreesboro, TN	50	+0.9 pts
19	Johnson City, TN	50	+3.8 pts
20	Clinton, TN	49.4	+4 pts
21	Maryville, TN	49.2	-1.8 pts
22	McMinnville, TN	49.1	+0.3 pts
23	Kingsport, TN	49.1	+1.4 pts
24	East Ridge, TN	48.8	-1.1 pts
25	Greeneville, TN	48.4	+1.7 pts
26	Martin, TN	48.3	-4.5 pts
27	Smyrna, TN	47.5	+3.3 pts
28	Chattanooga, TN	47.3	+1.2 pts
29	Lebanon, TN	47.3	-1.9 pts
30	Soddy-Daisy, TN	47.1	+10.8 pts
31	Clarksville, TN	47	+0.8 pts
32	Mount Juliet, TN	46.6	-1.6 pts
33	Columbia, TN	46.6	-4.2 pts
34	Athens, TN	46.5	-2.1 pts
35	Lenoir City, TN	46.4	+13.5 pts
36	Germantown, TN	45.9	+2.1 pts
37	Springfield, TN	45.9	-1.1 pts
38	Bartlett, TN	45.7	-5.3 pts
39	Collegedale, TN	45.7	+2.6 pts
40	Fairview, TN	45.4	+10.9 pts
41	Sevierville, TN	45.3	+0.7 pts
42	Franklin, TN	45.1	+3 pts
43	Shelbyville, TN	45.1	+3 pts
44	Alcoa, TN	44.6	+5.6 pts
45	Tullahoma, TN	43.8	+2.5 pts
46	Hendersonville, TN	43.6	+0.2 pts
47	Bristol, TN	42.7	+1 pts
48	Crossville, TN	42.6	-1.8 pts
49	Nolensville, TN	42	+8.3 pts
50	Manchester, TN	41.4	-4.5 pts
51	Spring Hill, TN	40.8	+6.9 pts
52	Union City, TN	40.5	+1.5 pts
53	Paris, TN	40.2	-0.6 pts
54	White House, TN	40	+0.9 pts
55	Dickson, TN	39.2	-0.1 pts
56	Oak Ridge, TN	38.7	0 pts
57	Hartsville, TN	37.4	+5.7 pts
58	Millington, TN	36.4	-3.2 pts
59	Lewisburg, TN	35.6	-6.3 pts
60	Winchester, TN	35	-4.6 pts
61	Collierville, TN	34.2	-4 pts
62	Arlington, TN	34.2	-14.7 pts
63	Atoka, TN	34.1	+10.3 pts
64	Elizabethton, TN	31.4	-3.5 pts
65	Farragut, TN	26.8	-4.8 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Oakland, TN, with 62.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Farragut, TN, with 26.8% in 2023.

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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.