Cost of Living in Tennessee

504 cities · Total population 4,495,827

Page updated: · Data vintage: 2023 ACS 5-Year
Sources: Census ACS·Tax Foundation·BLS · Methodology
Median Home Value
$256,800
-16% vs national
Median Rent
$1,122/mo
-15% vs national
Median Income
$67,097
-10% vs national
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
-2% vs national

Tennessee at a Glance

The median home value in Tennessee is $256,800, 16% below the national median of $305,000. Additionally, median rent is $1,122/mo (15% below the $1,314 national figure), and median household income is $67,097 (10% lower than the national $74,580), and the unemployment rate sits at 4.7% (2% below the 4.8% national average).

State Tax Rates

Income Tax
None
State Sales Tax
7.0%
Total Sales Tax
9.6%
Property Tax Rate
0.7%

All Cities in Tennessee

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City Population Med. Income Home Value
Nashville-Davidson 684,298 $75,197 $383,100
Memphis 629,063 $51,211 $157,100
Knoxville 193,721 $50,994 $214,000
Chattanooga 182,832 $61,028 $259,200
Clarksville 171,897 $66,786 $236,100
Murfreesboro 157,547 $76,241 $365,100
Franklin 85,575 $115,000 $646,300
Johnson City 71,455 $55,429 $238,000
Jackson 68,098 $51,552 $195,000
Hendersonville 62,390 $91,503 $396,500
Bartlett 56,998 $100,660 $283,700
Kingsport 55,807 $50,436 $203,000
Smyrna 55,066 $78,409 $326,700
Spring Hill 53,585 $106,658 $452,400
Collierville 51,212 $134,319 $458,300
Cleveland 48,185 $55,904 $241,800
Gallatin 46,667 $73,589 $343,700
Brentwood 45,272 $184,720 $926,700
Columbia 43,971 $61,204 $261,700
Lebanon 41,951 $71,320 $359,300
Mount Juliet 40,828 $107,847 $423,000
Germantown 40,812 $144,799 $441,200
La Vergne 38,944 $80,418 $273,700
Cookeville 35,544 $48,501 $263,800
Maryville 32,196 $79,340 $310,600
Oak Ridge 32,088 $71,000 $233,500
Morristown 30,983 $44,811 $155,700
Bristol 27,490 $55,007 $182,500
Farragut 24,309 $142,402 $513,100
Shelbyville 24,125 $52,290 $224,700
East Ridge 22,034 $55,988 $182,500
Tullahoma 20,672 $60,855 $228,800
Springfield 18,985 $58,741 $235,200
Sevierville 18,105 $55,106 $264,000
Goodlettsville 17,598 $65,898 $355,000
Dickson 16,246 $69,074 $263,100
Dyersburg 16,075 $51,846 $170,900
Seymour 15,914 $85,240 $262,800
Greeneville 15,531 $51,516 $210,700
Arlington 14,989 $125,909 $367,700
Nolensville 14,545 $170,068 $695,100
Elizabethton 14,364 $44,834 $159,700
Athens 14,250 $53,151 $197,300
Lakeland 14,068 $113,843 $373,800
White House 13,875 $87,315 $311,200
McMinnville 13,765 $43,348 $147,200
Powell 13,544 $85,281 $264,500
Portland 13,325 $72,380 $256,400
Soddy-Daisy 13,117 $67,824 $241,400
Manchester 12,651 $55,019 $215,700
Lewisburg 12,607 $52,634 $183,400
Crossville 12,265 $50,672 $230,300
Red Bank 11,960 $61,788 $246,100
Middle Valley 11,808 $93,264 $277,400
Hartsville/Trousdale County 11,805 $63,190 $284,100
Lawrenceburg 11,732 $41,458 $158,100
Alcoa 11,635 $60,049 $232,300
Collegedale 11,185 $64,905 $332,700
Millington 11,117 $51,695 $172,800
Union City 11,040 $45,523 $138,400
Martin 10,864 $41,510 $177,700
Lenoir City 10,681 $60,480 $214,300
Paris 10,313 $39,365 $142,700
Atoka 10,237 $86,922 $283,500
Clinton 10,141 $64,005 $204,700
Fairview 9,751 $88,333 $354,900
Brownsville 9,634 $39,488 $119,700
Winchester 9,600 $59,497 $209,300
Oakland 9,544 $89,240 $297,300
Halls 9,455 $89,032 $275,900
Fairfield Glade 9,149 $73,569 $321,300
Signal Mountain 8,861 $139,714 $482,300
Bloomingdale 8,840 $50,408 $141,800
Covington 8,612 $43,512 $163,900
Jefferson City 8,472 $53,819 $205,000
Harrison 8,446 $89,753 $254,600
Pulaski 8,305 $45,420 $168,200
Milan 8,194 $45,608 $121,400
Lexington 7,943 $49,253 $173,200
Thompson's Station 7,855 $122,139 $598,200
Humboldt 7,799 $42,873 $111,300
South Cleveland 7,748 $64,607 $195,700
Ripley 7,718 $39,047 $152,200
La Follette 7,308 $34,678 $106,000
Savannah 7,219 $41,396 $163,100
Dayton 7,191 $56,692 $152,200
Church Hill 7,057 $69,433 $192,600
Fayetteville 7,037 $50,890 $191,100
Greenbrier 6,960 $82,308 $310,400
Tellico Village 6,901 $98,214 $484,900
Newport 6,881 $40,096 $124,300
Green Hill 6,617 $91,397 $345,000
Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government 6,611 $66,687 $259,300
Sweetwater 6,462 $44,661 $166,000
Munford 6,459 $86,492 $234,600
Henderson 6,349 $57,727 $130,100
Pigeon Forge 6,345 $53,839 $258,700
Loudon 6,235 $58,810 $220,900
Jonesborough 6,056 $63,155 $247,900
Kingston 6,042 $70,532 $204,200
Harriman 6,021 $42,183 $162,500
Erwin 6,001 $45,422 $165,100
Millersville 5,885 $70,411 $280,800
Eagleton Village 5,849 $67,596 $169,700
McKenzie 5,706 $35,988 $140,200
Lafayette 5,643 $44,924 $189,800
Dunlap 5,546 $38,666 $148,300
Rockwood 5,510 $37,867 $132,100
Mount Carmel 5,504 $71,336 $179,700
Ashland City 5,318 $73,921 $259,900
Medina 5,268 $93,964 $261,400
Madisonville 5,184 $45,274 $202,600
Bolivar 5,171 $38,575 $136,000
Smithville 5,158 $29,507 $153,500
Pleasant View 5,111 $101,591 $362,700
Sparta 4,915 $43,989 $200,600
Mount Pleasant 4,803 $49,897 $217,600
Forest Hills 4,802 $250,001 $1,142,200
Christiana 4,753 $94,375 $350,700
Oak Hill 4,690 $202,614 $1,085,100
Whiteville 4,689 $43,438 $87,000
Rogersville 4,638 $46,536 $183,600
Coopertown 4,576 $120,066 $380,700
Lake Tansi 4,562 $56,078 $233,700
Oak Grove CDP (Washington County) 4,483 $63,625 $241,100
Selmer 4,456 $48,092 $111,600
Huntingdon 4,413 $49,421 $128,900
Apison 4,397 $104,741 $397,800
Louisville 4,369 $83,485 $314,700
Harrogate 4,355 $63,257 $178,600
Waverly 4,278 $45,600 $164,700
Trenton 4,175 $50,645 $130,900
Shackle Island 4,164 $131,944 $467,500
Algood 4,002 $40,514 $179,400
White Bluff 3,961 $68,109 $271,500
Livingston 3,957 $35,997 $115,600
Karns 3,835 $101,161 $284,700
Unicoi 3,815 $41,455 $196,500
Oneida 3,793 $43,506 $164,000
Hohenwald 3,790 $38,791 $93,800
Spurgeon 3,749 $66,091 $197,500
Tiptonville 3,687 $22,979 $109,400
Camden 3,664 $48,700 $123,600
Gatlinburg 3,643 $57,760 $286,500
Etowah 3,621 $43,614 $165,900
Jasper 3,610 $73,875 $173,900
Centerville 3,543 $51,250 $205,100
Wildwood Lake 3,490 $61,824 $196,600
Somerville 3,439 $31,063 $301,400
Dandridge 3,426 $56,367 $260,800
Oliver Springs 3,384 $38,295 $149,600
Newbern 3,313 $49,853 $92,700
Tusculum 3,304 $71,458 $247,800
Blountville 3,301 $64,509 $185,600
Park City 3,268 $94,716 $174,100
South Pittsburg 3,040 $54,347 $160,700
Sewanee 3,000 $128,295 $377,200
Bean Station 2,990 $50,114 $156,400
Dresden 2,974 $50,998 $104,200
Mascot 2,904 $53,663 $172,700
Brighton 2,865 $77,589 $190,500
Tazewell 2,864 $41,852 $163,900
Belle Meade 2,824 $250,001 $2,000,001
Decherd 2,816 $34,646 $118,600
Kingston Springs 2,799 $95,050 $359,300
Blaine 2,797 $66,010 $248,600
Colonial Heights 2,783 $76,440 $193,200
Coalfield 2,782 $88,026 $190,600
Jacksboro 2,780 $65,587 $204,000
New Tazewell 2,779 $55,254 $162,500
Sale Creek 2,775 $60,109 $300,900
Monterey 2,751 $42,402 $130,600
Woodbury 2,747 $51,506 $195,600
Westmoreland 2,735 $58,750 $228,400
Pikeville 2,653 $32,917 $155,500
Clifton 2,632 $44,286 $126,900
Hopewell 2,624 $85,461 $227,700
Adamsville 2,621 $50,833 $188,000
Parsons 2,578 $32,129 $107,400
Alamo 2,565 $52,768 $117,000
White Pine 2,557 $55,000 $196,600
Bells 2,531 $54,132 $164,000
Strawberry Plains 2,531 $77,855 $180,000
Maynardville 2,501 $47,102 $179,700
Mosheim 2,500 $46,523 $134,200
Waynesboro 2,483 $45,000 $81,400
Walnut Hill 2,480 $65,074 $172,500
Piperton 2,457 $125,982 $550,200
Rural Hill 2,453 $84,310 $402,100
Carthage 2,369 $65,288 $239,600
Dyer 2,334 $50,962 $117,600
Spring City 2,299 $35,957 $151,600
Plainview 2,276 $61,343 $151,200
Mountain City 2,275 $36,902 $186,800
Bluff City 2,268 $59,783 $147,400
Gladeville 2,263 $94,693 $457,300
Surgoinsville 2,246 $47,500 $170,000
Pegram 2,216 $102,396 $337,400
New Union 2,208 $78,343 $295,100
East Cleveland 2,207 $46,968 $113,800
Ridgetop 2,198 $68,884 $301,300
Pine Crest 2,173 $54,900 $181,100
Jamestown 2,156 $24,688 $96,000
Lookout Mountain 2,112 $195,063 $761,600
South Fulton 2,106 $51,875 $87,400
Falling Water 2,090 $113,160 $398,400
Greenfield 2,085 $41,798 $88,400
Dover 2,080 $72,616 $199,300
Caryville 2,079 $61,932 $193,300
South Carthage 2,049 $47,610 $195,800
Lakesite 2,026 $92,847 $299,300
Estill Springs 2,008 $49,148 $166,700
Biltmore 1,998 $49,280 $117,800
Hunter 1,997 $51,763 $163,100
Halls 1,984 $40,735 $100,200
Three Way 1,965 $91,845 $231,200
Berry Hill 1,944 $76,709 $513,700
Central 1,944 $42,292 $126,700
Fairmount 1,932 $133,232 $482,700
New Johnsonville 1,930 $75,114 $138,200
Tracy City 1,924 $38,250 $116,000
Troy 1,915 $52,656 $110,800
Valley Forge 1,900 $50,259 $145,500
Bon Aqua Junction 1,877 $33,295 $174,800
Charlotte 1,864 $57,656 $232,700
Whitwell 1,863 $62,500 $121,700
Decatur 1,860 $48,203 $218,800
Cornersville 1,832 $63,438 $219,300
Rocky Top 1,830 $30,119 $112,200
Vonore 1,829 $59,563 $269,200
Jellico 1,821 $41,111 $143,000
Monteagle 1,818 $53,005 $299,400
McEwen 1,814 $71,563 $152,700
Cross Plains 1,809 $72,734 $295,000
Mowbray Mountain 1,797 $96,607 $365,600
New Market 1,789 $70,913 $166,400
Celina 1,782 $33,430 $167,600
Cowan 1,777 $37,295 $122,500
Walden 1,762 $135,000 $600,900
Loretto 1,757 $51,771 $133,000
Unionville 1,751 $76,671 $260,300
Burns 1,746 $67,321 $285,600
Ridgely 1,723 $24,412 $74,500
Kimball 1,701 $56,250 $215,900
Hampton 1,695 $36,715 $97,200
Sneedville 1,649 $23,482 $97,900
Englewood 1,643 $48,688 $101,400
Huntsville 1,632 $27,266
Greenback 1,631 $83,750 $262,700
Gruetli-Laager 1,619 $50,164 $147,900
Olivet 1,609 $71,000 $136,400
Gray 1,606 $66,585 $192,500
Tennessee Ridge 1,546 $56,583 $151,800
Chapel Hill 1,531 $77,826 $276,700
Rutledge 1,521 $41,000 $152,300
Banner Hill 1,519 $66,270 $120,700
Watertown 1,511 $62,991 $228,400
Spencer 1,494 $46,563 $135,000
Kenton 1,487 $40,993 $96,400
Norris 1,472 $73,448 $306,300
Lone Oak 1,463 $53,214 $241,100
Powells Crossroads 1,454 $65,804 $173,000
Red Boiling Springs 1,394 $32,083 $177,000
Gordonsville 1,385 $64,432 $238,800
Linden 1,385 $57,212 $80,000
Huntland 1,381 $66,574 $151,100
Graysville 1,371 $38,750 $95,300
Bruceton 1,363 $55,962 $107,700
Benton 1,349 $35,000 $167,700
Byrdstown 1,344 $32,250 $158,000
Sullivan Gardens 1,334 $43,574 $183,500
Fincastle 1,328 $60,337 $205,200
Midtown 1,281 $39,597 $135,700
Ardmore 1,280 $55,000 $160,200
Baxter 1,278 $56,806 $198,800
Wartburg 1,266 $24,833 $181,000
Henning 1,259 $43,616 $75,000
Bradford 1,240 $40,536 $101,600
Crump 1,240 $39,032 $144,400
Atwood 1,230 $36,583 $86,900
Rockvale 1,229 $80,750 $440,000
Erin 1,212 $34,500 $137,500
Rutherford 1,203 $50,000 $91,500
Gleason 1,179 $58,906 $83,700
Rossville 1,173 $121,116 $459,800
Winfield 1,166 $40,268 $101,000
Dodson Branch 1,163 $69,423 $124,000
Scotts Hill 1,158 $37,837 $114,200
Alexandria 1,145 $48,542 $213,000
Wildwood 1,133 $55,388 $195,000
Mason 1,126 $47,143 $129,900
Tellico Plains 1,124 $43,859 $168,000
Sharon 1,105 $33,385 $95,900
Coalmont 1,103 $58,362 $138,400
Altamont 1,100 $40,221 $85,900
Obion 1,088 $49,018 $91,300
Orlinda 1,088 $74,886 $298,400
Gainesboro 1,086 $45,313 $148,500
Lyles 1,079 $49,688 $196,000
Allardt 1,078 $52,125 $151,200
Fall Branch 1,077 $49,083 $152,200
Friendsville 1,056 $67,292 $189,800
Flat Top Mountain 1,052 $118,766 $538,300
Collinwood 1,044 $52,083 $89,100
Trezevant 1,018 $67,813 $96,200
Lakewood Park 1,016 $39,167
Clarksburg 1,011 $73,661 $143,800
Embreeville 1,007 $53,163
Luttrell 1,006 $41,453 $142,700
John Sevier 987 $43,712 $118,900
Roan Mountain 976 $59,539 $162,000
Lobelville 974 $54,063 $176,100
Grimsley 940 $56,458
Eagleville 934 $87,404 $398,500
New Hope 928 $62,396 $148,800
Bulls Gap 910 $50,066 $148,200
Ridgeside 907 $177,500 $473,900
Fowlkes 898 $43,813 $81,400
Decaturville 895 $40,500 $126,800
Telford 875 $70,446 $221,300
Moscow 850 $44,750 $154,700
Crab Orchard 834 $44,708 $137,900
Mooresburg 829 $36,875 $166,700
Charleston 816 $72,208 $185,000
Morrison 810 $34,236 $160,700
Summertown 793 $82,695 $196,300
St. Joseph 788 $46,786 $121,900
Sunbright 785 $56,058 $130,000
Baneberry 783 $84,583 $350,700
Orebank 777 $67,207 $171,300
Riceville 776 $44,440 $198,400
Delano 767 $89,250 $210,500
Puryear 761 $54,083 $106,900
Eastview 752 $59,519 $124,500
Middleton 752 $43,295 $140,600
Rockford 750 $66,786 $247,700
Bethel Springs 746 $40,592 $110,800
Saltillo 743 $64,236 $112,000
Wartrace 737 $57,917 $181,800
Niota 735 $46,188 $112,500
Palmer 734 $41,250 $86,500
Rarity Bay 728 $82,143 $654,500
Philadelphia 722 $68,618 $118,800
Russellville 719 $47,214 $96,000
Hollow Rock 701 $41,125 $95,600
Kahite 697 $115,078 $536,300
Maury City 685 $63,443 $77,000
Ethridge 671 $54,911 $190,000
Friendship 671 $35,000 $105,400
Vanleer 670 $64,464 $208,300
Adams 655 $66,250 $200,000
Bell Buckle 654 $83,452 $321,400
Chesterfield 650 $58,929 $198,000
Castalian Springs 648 $86,071 $250,000
Clarkrange 636 $50,481 $301,300
Watauga 631 $56,912 $128,800
Darden 612
Gates 612 $39,815 $88,500
Beersheba Springs 610 $50,000 $102,700
Finger 600 $55,556 $92,800
Minor Hill 598 $43,077 $140,200
Big Sandy 589 $43,036 $62,300
Henry 588 $48,125 $75,000
Woodland Mills 584 $77,368 $125,300
Petersburg 579 $58,942 $144,600
Parker's Crossroads 578 $70,313 $178,800
Walnut Grove CDP (Sumner County) 576 $123,063 $476,400
Townsend 570 $84,155 $332,800
Grand Junction 560 $74,583 $154,000
Trimble 558 $57,697 $73,100
Pleasant Hill 546 $48,393 $170,400
Gallaway 541 $30,750 $204,900
McDonald 541 $56,492 $180,900
Gibson 536 $52,656 $155,800
Michie 526 $67,813 $159,700
Cosby 521 $160,300
Pittman Center 521 $72,656 $329,600
Beech Bluff 511 $92,708 $139,600
Calhoun 504 $44,519 $132,200
Gilt Edge 503 $73,929 $178,300
Hornbeak 498 $63,669 $81,400
Sequatchie 496 $19,756 $530,200
Stanton 494 $58,643 $158,300
Baileyton 493 $38,958 $162,500
Bethpage 493 $98,180 $211,000
Finley 493 $60,625 $143,200
Williston 490 $73,750 $162,500
Ooltewah 489 $62,875 $238,000
Doyle 488 $38,750 $136,300
Cumberland City 475 $38,125 $114,300
Flintville 475 $47,279 $208,300
Garland 472 $74,375 $214,400
Ducktown 470 $202,800
Elkton 468 $70,625 $205,600
Walnut Grove CDP (Hardin County) 467 $53,255 $78,000
Pinson 464 $71,385 $112,900
Sardis 463 $40,536 $112,800
Walland 453 $60,313 $277,900
Bowman 431 $75,805 $368,000
Pelham 429 $66,667 $157,100
Mayland 420 $37,734 $107,600
McLemoresville 417 $54,129 $107,500
Copperhill 409 $45,313 $108,200
Griffith Creek 405 $40,179 $97,700
Fairgarden 404 $43,553 $236,600
Lynnville 396 $62,500 $127,700
Dowelltown 382 $37,917 $155,100
Cedar Hill 375 $58,750 $163,900
Hillsboro 370 $281,600
Gadsden 367 $54,250 $117,900
Liberty 367 $44,205 $182,100
Burlison 360 $53,625 $162,500
Hickman 353 $75,250 $282,800
Counce 352 $69,224 $145,000
Guys 352 $47,083 $116,500
Parrottsville 349 $49,438 $121,600
Leoma 342 $59,926 $289,300
Cottontown 339 $85,208 $578,900
Cumberland Gap 330 $46,250 $215,000
Auburntown 326 $75,714 $221,800
Stantonville 325 $46,250
Lenox 322 $76,164
Hilham 317 $93,864 $226,700
Taft 305
Yorkville 304 $75,000 $117,200
Braden 297 $79,167 $257,100
Andersonville 294 $307,800
Toone 294 $37,292 $79,200
Milledgeville 291 $70,625 $131,900
Nixon 289 $95,500
Ramer 271 $66,250 $139,600
Fairfield 270
Petros 269 $168,100
Statesville 264 $93,484 $275,900
Hornsby 260 $46,696 $103,100
Centertown 258 $54,271 $158,300
Norene 254 $129,138 $238,400
Bon Air 251 $59,773
Pocahontas 249 $107,900
Rives 248 $57,500 $89,400
Saulsbury 247 $43,226 $107,200
Medon 243 $57,375 $116,900
Graball 242 $86,379 $394,400
Westpoint 240 $41,250 $143,400
Morris Chapel 235 $28,688
Iron City 226 $17,500 $54,700
Oak Grove CDP (Sumner County) 216 $100,313 $300,000
Randolph 216 $63,542 $208,300
New Deal 214 $57,250 $242,500
Ocoee 210 $174,773
Briceville 209
Farner 204 $24,871 $103,600
Elgin 194 $22,656
Samburg 190 $41,250 $188,800
Oakdale 189 $51,875 $95,400
Chewalla 171 $98,194 $74,500
Blanche 168 $63,375
Prospect 165 $74,583 $117,000
Enville 163 $122,900
Big Rock 161 $78,681 $204,300
Dukedom 157
Coker Creek 154 $12,109 $37,200
Bransford 153
Butler 150 $62,788
Mitchellville 145 $44,375 $153,100
Wildersville 138 $195,000
Palmersville 136 $44,097 $103,100
Hickory Valley 134 $31,000 $105,400
Bogota 132 $56,250
Luray 132
Slayden 128
Greenvale 127 $448,600
Eva 123
Viola 123 $48,250 $257,100
Walterhill 119 $93,188 $234,100
Buchanan 118 $213,100
Helenwood 117
Wrigley 114 $48,558
Conasauga 111
Shiloh 110 $44,043
Robbins 106 $61,500
Normandy 105 $59,583 $170,000
Tuckers Crossroads 100
Miston 99
Dellrose 98
Belvidere 90
Frankewing 83 $39,638
Essary Springs 80 $38,864 $62,200
Lavinia 77 $127,900
Silerton 70 $43,750 $95,000
Huron 69
Yuma 63 $57,700
Mercer 61 $9,999
Cottage Grove 59 $38,750 $137,500
Orme 57 $33,000 $64,000
La Grange 52 $48,333 $366,700
Whiteside 50 $216,000
Dancyville 44
Holladay 34
Whitlock 19
Childers Hill 18
Wynnburg 15
Jacks Creek 14
Sherwood 8