Most Expensive Places to Rent in Tennessee
74 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Tennessee is Nashville, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $1,798/mo. Below are all 74 Tennessee cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 |
| 2 | Knoxville Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 |
| 3 | Maury County Maury County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,300 | $1,330 | $1,474 | $1,877 |
| 4 | Jackson Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $957 | $1,051 | $1,375 | $1,730 |
| 5 | Cleveland Cleveland, TN MSA | $884 | $971 | $1,270 | $1,593 |
| 6 | Sevier County Sevier County, TN | $1,032 | $1,038 | $1,213 | $1,569 |
| 7 | Johnson City Johnson City, TN MSA | $942 | $948 | $1,211 | $1,461 |
| 8 | Morristown Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $906 | $912 | $1,153 | $1,405 |
| 9 | Smith County Smith County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $870 | $876 | $1,146 | $1,407 |
| 10 | Bedford County Bedford County, TN | $850 | $1,022 | $1,112 | $1,540 |
| 11 | Marshall County Marshall County, TN | $840 | $845 | $1,106 | $1,467 |
| 12 | Giles County Giles County, TN | $839 | $845 | $1,105 | $1,317 |
| 13 | Putnam County Putnam County, TN | $799 | $887 | $1,102 | $1,502 |
| 14 | Crockett County Crockett County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $761 | $843 | $1,093 | $1,441 |
| 15 | Kingsport Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 |
| 16 | Coffee County Coffee County, TN | $873 | $928 | $1,088 | $1,453 |
| 17 | Bledsoe County Bledsoe County, TN | $825 | $830 | $1,086 | $1,294 |
| 18 | Franklin County Franklin County, TN | $805 | $810 | $1,060 | $1,403 |
| 19 | Rhea County Rhea County, TN | $804 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,272 |
| 20 | Humphreys County Humphreys County, TN | $807 | $852 | $1,055 | $1,257 |
| 21 | Warren County Warren County, TN | $798 | $803 | $1,051 | $1,252 |
| 22 | Roane County Roane County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $857 | $862 | $1,048 | $1,395 |
| 23 | Meigs County Meigs County, TN | $794 | $799 | $1,045 | $1,254 |
| 24 | Cumberland County Cumberland County, TN | $789 | $794 | $1,039 | $1,410 |
| 25 | Hickman County Hickman County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $781 | $786 | $1,028 | $1,312 |
| 26 | White County White County, TN | $775 | $780 | $1,021 | $1,321 |
| 27 | DeKalb County DeKalb County, TN | $772 | $777 | $1,016 | $1,299 |
| 28 | Henry County Henry County, TN | $704 | $773 | $1,011 | $1,205 |
| 29 | Lawrence County Lawrence County, TN | $766 | $771 | $1,008 | $1,201 |
| 30 | Weakley County Weakley County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,190 |
| 31 | Wayne County Wayne County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,186 |
| 32 | Van Buren County Van Buren County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,195 |
| 33 | Scott County Scott County, TN | $761 | $823 | $995 | $1,230 |
| 34 | Pickett County Pickett County, TN | $761 | $765 | $995 | $1,186 |
| 35 | Perry County Perry County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,186 |
| 36 | Overton County Overton County, TN | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,226 |
| 37 | Obion County Obion County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,255 |
| 38 | Moore County Moore County, TN | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,360 |
| 39 | Monroe County Monroe County, TN | $769 | $862 | $995 | $1,303 |
| 40 | McNairy County McNairy County, TN | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 41 | McMinn County McMinn County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,214 |
| 42 | Lincoln County Lincoln County, TN | $761 | $882 | $995 | $1,363 |
| 43 | Lewis County Lewis County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 44 | Lauderdale County Lauderdale County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,294 |
| 45 | Lake County Lake County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,244 |
| 46 | Johnson County Johnson County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,333 |
| 47 | Jackson County Jackson County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,360 |
| 48 | Houston County Houston County, TN | $761 | $787 | $995 | $1,363 |
| 49 | Henderson County Henderson County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,248 |
| 50 | Haywood County Haywood County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,345 |
| 51 | Hardin County Hardin County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,249 |
| 52 | Hardeman County Hardeman County, TN | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,342 |
| 53 | Hancock County Hancock County, TN | $761 | $837 | $995 | $1,186 |
| 54 | Grundy County Grundy County, TN | $761 | $797 | $995 | $1,232 |
| 55 | Greene County Greene County, TN | $693 | $789 | $995 | $1,268 |
| 56 | Fentress County Fentress County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,186 |
| 57 | Dyer County Dyer County, TN | $760 | $867 | $995 | $1,303 |
| 58 | Decatur County Decatur County, TN | $761 | $850 | $995 | $1,353 |
| 59 | Cocke County Cocke County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,322 |
| 60 | Clay County Clay County, TN | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,360 |
| 61 | Claiborne County Claiborne County, TN | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,239 |
| 62 | Carroll County Carroll County, TN | $761 | $788 | $995 | $1,234 |
| 63 | Benton County Benton County, TN | $761 | $775 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 64 | Macon County Macon County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $877 | $914 | $995 | $1,319 |
| 65 | Morgan County Morgan County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 66 | Campbell County Campbell County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,303 |
| 67 | Grainger County Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 68 | Gibson County Gibson County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $693 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 69 | Stewart County Stewart County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $693 | $812 | $995 | $1,378 |
| 70 | Hickman County Hickman County, TN | $729 | $819 | $911 | $1,199 |
| 71 | Grainger County Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $681 | $685 | $899 | $1,187 |
| 72 | Grainger County Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | $481 | $575 | $689 | $924 |
| 73 | Gibson County Gibson County, TN | $521 | $570 | $672 | $923 |
| 74 | Stewart County Stewart County, TN | $520 | $525 | $671 | $835 |