Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.
Ranking CITY (80 largest of Tennessee) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024
Among the 80 largest places in Tennessee, Greeneville Lexington and Union City . Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
What the ranking shows Across the 80 places in Tennessee that we cover, the median is $1,157 and the average $1,248; the figure runs from $650 (Greeneville ) to $2,825 (Brentwood ). That is a spread of 4.3 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,189; 36 of the 80 places are above it and 44 at or below.
How to use it The first five are Greeneville , Lexington , Union City , Elizabethton , Brownsville . A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
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# ⇅ City ⇅ County ⇅ Median rent a month ⇅ Population ⇅ Median household income ⇅ 1 Greeneville Greene County $650 15,646 $49,889 2 Lexington Henderson County $720 7,962 $49,057 3 Union City Obion County $739 10,982 $50,870 4 Elizabethton Carter County $740 14,374 $46,975 5 Brownsville Haywood County $767 9,622 $43,494 6 Lawrenceburg Lawrence County $775 11,844 $42,343 7 Paris Henry County $780 10,338 $41,012 8 Dyersburg Dyer County $782 15,979 $52,064 9 McMinnville Warren County $791 13,844 $47,179 10 Milan Gibson County $805 8,244 $43,886 11 Crossville Cumberland County $815 12,428 $48,802 12 Pulaski Giles County $835 8,285 $48,538 13 Bloomingdale (unincorporated) Sullivan County $836 9,292 $52,317 14 Bristol Sullivan County $842 27,636 $58,162 15 Athens McMinn County $846 14,471 $53,929 16 Jefferson City Jefferson County $851 8,579 $60,638 17 Hartsville Trousdale County $853 11,957 $72,747 18 Martin Weakley County $859 10,915 $43,381 19 Lewisburg Marshall County $872 12,861 $48,341 20 Morristown Hamblen County $882 31,527 $47,917 21 Tullahoma Coffee County $886 21,103 $60,979 22 Kingsport Sullivan County $907 56,262 $52,490 23 Cookeville Putnam County $917 36,088 $51,375 24 Lenoir City Loudon County $932 11,110 $67,259 25 Covington Tipton County $933 8,587 $42,254 26 Clinton Anderson County $962 10,239 $68,882 27 Winchester Franklin County $974 9,799 $62,782 28 Manchester Coffee County $978 12,944 $57,500 29 Johnson City Washington County $1,023 72,222 $57,254 30 Cleveland Bradley County $1,034 48,829 $58,559 31 Soddy-Daisy Hamilton County $1,047 13,231 $75,113 32 Shelbyville Bedford County $1,056 24,661 $55,073 33 Dickson Dickson County $1,063 16,424 $69,678 34 Sevierville Sevier County $1,081 18,397 $52,421 35 Millington Shelby County $1,111 11,289 $49,979 36 Oak Ridge Anderson County $1,131 32,693 $72,311 37 Springfield Robertson County $1,139 19,255 $59,465 38 Portland Sumner County $1,141 13,449 $72,647 39 Jackson Madison County $1,145 68,435 $53,032 40 East Ridge Hamilton County $1,147 22,070 $62,247 41 Maryville Blount County $1,157 32,392 $81,963 42 Halls (unincorporated) Knox County $1,178 10,272 $90,933 43 Middle Valley (unincorporated) Hamilton County $1,180 12,187 $95,000 44 Memphis Shelby County $1,181 618,980 $51,736 45 Knoxville Knox County $1,191 195,185 $54,039 46 Columbia Maury County $1,197 45,441 $63,719 47 Harrison (unincorporated) Hamilton County $1,216 8,011 $89,395 48 Atoka Tipton County $1,237 10,385 $89,663 49 Chattanooga Hamilton County $1,256 185,783 $64,523 50 Powell (unincorporated) Knox County $1,276 13,739 $82,434 51 Alcoa Blount County $1,282 12,222 $65,714 52 Red Bank Hamilton County $1,283 12,010 $63,983 53 Fairview Williamson County $1,301 10,009 $91,131 54 Lebanon Wilson County $1,306 44,788 $72,848 55 Clarksville Montgomery County $1,307 176,456 $69,303 56 Fairfield Glade (unincorporated) Cumberland County $1,310 9,487 $71,682 57 Goodlettsville Sumner County $1,385 17,597 $70,758 58 Gallatin Sumner County $1,395 48,532 $77,518 59 White House Robertson County $1,426 14,631 $90,019 60 Smyrna Rutherford County $1,461 56,692 $81,926 61 Murfreesboro Rutherford County $1,481 161,445 $80,108 62 Seymour (unincorporated) Sevier County $1,515 16,216 $82,855 63 Collegedale Hamilton County $1,581 11,330 $70,246 64 Nashville Davidson County $1,586 690,130 $77,371 65 Bartlett Shelby County $1,638 56,876 $102,070 66 Hendersonville Sumner County $1,653 63,091 $97,200 67 Collierville Shelby County $1,691 51,515 $138,598 68 Lakeland Shelby County $1,755 14,192 $116,250 69 La Vergne Rutherford County $1,805 40,243 $81,313 70 Germantown Shelby County $1,816 40,673 $149,920 71 Spring Hill Maury County $1,844 55,765 $112,013 72 Signal Mountain Hamilton County $1,852 8,860 $141,008 73 Franklin Williamson County $1,923 87,133 $119,528 74 Farragut Knox County $1,966 24,634 $142,093 75 Oakland Fayette County $1,992 9,979 $97,798 76 Mount Juliet Wilson County $2,011 42,073 $107,068 77 Thompson's Station Williamson County $2,088 8,294 $132,647 78 Arlington Shelby County $2,164 15,205 $135,105 79 Nolensville Williamson County $2,454 15,074 $177,148 80 Brentwood Williamson County $2,825 45,556 $182,088
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