Home / Tennessee county housing affordability Ranked observations 0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
Highest renter cost burden in Tennessee Rank County GEOID Renter cost burden (30%+) 1 DeKalb County, Tennessee 47041 53.7% 2 Davidson County, Tennessee 47037 51.4% 3 Shelby County, Tennessee 47157 50.5% 4 Rutherford County, Tennessee 47149 49.5% 5 Madison County, Tennessee 47113 49.1% 6 Sequatchie County, Tennessee 47153 47.1% 7 Knox County, Tennessee 47093 46.5% 8 Williamson County, Tennessee 47187 46.1% 9 Sumner County, Tennessee 47165 46.0% 10 Putnam County, Tennessee 47141 45.2% 11 Monroe County, Tennessee 47123 44.7% 12 Bedford County, Tennessee 47003 44.5% 13 Haywood County, Tennessee 47075 44.3% 14 Wilson County, Tennessee 47189 44.3% 15 Hancock County, Tennessee 47067 44.0% 16 Hardeman County, Tennessee 47069 43.7% 17 Washington County, Tennessee 47179 43.6% 18 Montgomery County, Tennessee 47125 43.3% 19 Cheatham County, Tennessee 47021 42.5% 20 Hamilton County, Tennessee 47065 42.4% 21 Bradley County, Tennessee 47011 41.7% 22 Maury County, Tennessee 47119 41.5% 23 Robertson County, Tennessee 47147 41.4% 24 Lauderdale County, Tennessee 47097 40.5% 25 Hamblen County, Tennessee 47063 40.3% 26 Unicoi County, Tennessee 47171 39.7% 27 Anderson County, Tennessee 47001 39.2% 28 McMinn County, Tennessee 47107 39.2% 29 Sullivan County, Tennessee 47163 38.9% 30 Cocke County, Tennessee 47029 38.4% 31 Lawrence County, Tennessee 47099 38.4% 32 Loudon County, Tennessee 47105 37.9% 33 Fayette County, Tennessee 47047 37.7% 34 Union County, Tennessee 47173 37.2% 35 Dyer County, Tennessee 47045 37.1% 36 Warren County, Tennessee 47177 37.1% 37 Hardin County, Tennessee 47071 37.0% 38 Macon County, Tennessee 47111 37.0% 39 Carroll County, Tennessee 47017 36.7% 40 Gibson County, Tennessee 47053 36.7% 41 Scott County, Tennessee 47151 36.7% 42 Blount County, Tennessee 47009 36.4% 43 Roane County, Tennessee 47145 36.3% 44 Weakley County, Tennessee 47183 36.0% 45 Lincoln County, Tennessee 47103 35.9% 46 Sevier County, Tennessee 47155 35.8% 47 Marshall County, Tennessee 47117 35.7% 48 Campbell County, Tennessee 47013 35.5% 49 Humphreys County, Tennessee 47085 35.5% 50 Jefferson County, Tennessee 47089 35.3% 51 Crockett County, Tennessee 47033 34.9% 52 Hickman County, Tennessee 47081 34.5% 53 Polk County, Tennessee 47139 34.1% 54 Lewis County, Tennessee 47101 33.5% 55 Coffee County, Tennessee 47031 33.4% 56 Morgan County, Tennessee 47129 33.4% 57 Claiborne County, Tennessee 47025 33.3% 58 Overton County, Tennessee 47133 33.3% 59 Franklin County, Tennessee 47051 33.2% 60 Greene County, Tennessee 47059 33.1% 61 Tipton County, Tennessee 47167 33.0% 62 Wayne County, Tennessee 47181 32.8% 63 Trousdale County, Tennessee 47169 32.5% 64 Marion County, Tennessee 47115 32.4% 65 Grainger County, Tennessee 47057 31.9% 66 Obion County, Tennessee 47131 31.5% 67 Cannon County, Tennessee 47015 31.4% 68 Perry County, Tennessee 47135 31.4% 69 Giles County, Tennessee 47055 31.0% 70 Fentress County, Tennessee 47049 30.9% 71 Rhea County, Tennessee 47143 30.9% 72 Henry County, Tennessee 47079 30.6% 73 Henderson County, Tennessee 47077 30.5% 74 Chester County, Tennessee 47023 30.4% 75 Jackson County, Tennessee 47087 30.2% 76 Smith County, Tennessee 47159 30.1% 77 Hawkins County, Tennessee 47073 29.8% 78 Carter County, Tennessee 47019 29.7% 79 Lake County, Tennessee 47095 29.3% 80 Meigs County, Tennessee 47121 29.3% 81 Dickson County, Tennessee 47043 29.2% 82 Cumberland County, Tennessee 47035 28.5% 83 White County, Tennessee 47185 28.0% 84 Grundy County, Tennessee 47061 27.9% 85 Benton County, Tennessee 47005 27.8% 86 Johnson County, Tennessee 47091 27.5% 87 Clay County, Tennessee 47027 27.3% 88 Bledsoe County, Tennessee 47007 27.2% 89 Stewart County, Tennessee 47161 25.3% 90 Van Buren County, Tennessee 47175 22.6% 91 Moore County, Tennessee 47127 22.5% 92 McNairy County, Tennessee 47109 21.4% 93 Decatur County, Tennessee 47039 20.3% 94 Houston County, Tennessee 47083 20.2% 95 Pickett County, Tennessee 47137 13.4%
Method and provenance ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Tennessee bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums . Tennessee county map and full table .