Average Rent in Tennessee (2027) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Tennessee is $1,381 per month by HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $995 to $1,798 across 72 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Tennessee's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +3.3% versus FY 2026).
All 72 Tennessee FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 21 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2026" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 10 countiesCannon County · Cheatham County · Davidson County · Dickson County · Robertson County · Rutherford County · Sumner County · Trousdale County · Williamson County · Wilson County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | +3.9% |
Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 5 countiesAnderson County · Blount County · Knox County · Loudon County · Union County | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 | $2,122 | +0.3% |
| Maury County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,300 | $1,330 | $1,474 | $1,877 | $2,273 | +9.3% |
Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesChester County · Madison County | $957 | $1,051 | $1,375 | $1,730 | $1,898 | +9.1% |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Metro 3 countiesHamilton County · Marion County · Sequatchie County | $1,181 | $1,231 | $1,340 | $1,657 | $1,761 | -3.6% |
| Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | -2.9% |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 3 countiesFayette County · Shelby County · Tipton County | $1,095 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | $1,981 | +2.1% |
Cleveland, TN MSA Metro 2 countiesBradley County · Polk County | $884 | $971 | $1,270 | $1,593 | $1,669 | +3.0% |
| Sevier County, TN Non-metro | $1,032 | $1,038 | $1,213 | $1,569 | $1,594 | +4.7% |
Johnson City, TN MSA Metro 3 countiesCarter County · Unicoi County · Washington County | $942 | $948 | $1,211 | $1,461 | $1,609 | +7.0% |
Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesHamblen County · Jefferson County | $906 | $912 | $1,153 | $1,405 | $1,838 | +1.6% |
| Smith County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $870 | $876 | $1,146 | $1,407 | $1,506 | +9.0% |
| Bedford County, TN Non-metro | $850 | $1,022 | $1,112 | $1,540 | $1,859 | +9.3% |
| Marshall County, TN Non-metro | $840 | $845 | $1,106 | $1,467 | $1,473 | +6.2% |
| Giles County, TN Non-metro | $839 | $845 | $1,105 | $1,317 | $1,515 | +10.4% |
| Putnam County, TN Non-metro | $799 | $887 | $1,102 | $1,502 | $1,564 | +8.7% |
| Crockett County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $761 | $843 | $1,093 | $1,441 | $1,589 | +0.9% |
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Metro 2 countiesHawkins County · Sullivan County | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | $1,465 | +4.5% |
| Coffee County, TN Non-metro | $873 | $928 | $1,088 | $1,453 | $1,459 | +13.5% |
| Bledsoe County, TN Non-metro | $825 | $830 | $1,086 | $1,294 | $1,489 | +11.4% |
| Franklin County, TN Non-metro | $805 | $810 | $1,060 | $1,403 | $1,772 | +8.2% |
| Rhea County, TN Non-metro | $804 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,272 | $1,392 | +14.5% |
| Humphreys County, TN Non-metro | $807 | $852 | $1,055 | $1,257 | $1,447 | +10.5% |
| Warren County, TN Non-metro | $798 | $803 | $1,051 | $1,252 | $1,381 | +9.0% |
| Roane County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $857 | $862 | $1,048 | $1,395 | $1,649 | -4.0% |
| Meigs County, TN Non-metro | $794 | $799 | $1,045 | $1,254 | $1,433 | +13.0% |
| Cumberland County, TN Non-metro | $789 | $794 | $1,039 | $1,410 | $1,425 | +10.3% |
| Hickman County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $781 | $786 | $1,028 | $1,312 | $1,669 | +3.6% |
| White County, TN Non-metro | $775 | $780 | $1,021 | $1,321 | $1,707 | +2.9% |
| DeKalb County, TN Non-metro | $772 | $777 | $1,016 | $1,299 | $1,698 | +6.6% |
| Henry County, TN Non-metro | $704 | $773 | $1,011 | $1,205 | $1,690 | +6.5% |
| Lawrence County, TN Non-metro | $766 | $771 | $1,008 | $1,201 | $1,347 | +7.3% |
| Benton County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $775 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,401 | +7.6% |
| Campbell County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | +5.1% |
| Carroll County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $788 | $995 | $1,234 | $1,556 | +7.6% |
| Claiborne County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,239 | $1,391 | +7.6% |
| Clay County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,360 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Cocke County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,322 | $1,406 | +7.6% |
| Decatur County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $850 | $995 | $1,353 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Dyer County, TN Non-metro | $760 | $867 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | +7.6% |
| Fentress County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,388 | +7.6% |
| Gibson County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $693 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,573 | +7.3% |
| Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,407 | +5.7% |
| Greene County, TN Non-metro | $693 | $789 | $995 | $1,268 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Grundy County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $797 | $995 | $1,232 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Hancock County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $837 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Hardeman County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,342 | $1,380 | +7.6% |
| Hardin County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,249 | $1,308 | +7.6% |
| Haywood County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,345 | $1,517 | +7.6% |
| Henderson County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,248 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Houston County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $787 | $995 | $1,363 | $1,636 | +7.6% |
| Jackson County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,360 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Johnson County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,333 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Lake County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,244 | $1,663 | +7.6% |
| Lauderdale County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,294 | $1,533 | +7.6% |
| Lewis County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,663 | +7.6% |
| Lincoln County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $882 | $995 | $1,363 | $1,528 | +7.6% |
| Macon County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $877 | $914 | $995 | $1,319 | $1,537 | +2.4% |
| McMinn County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,214 | $1,308 | +7.5% |
| McNairy County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,436 | +7.6% |
| Monroe County, TN Non-metro | $769 | $862 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | +7.6% |
| Moore County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,360 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Morgan County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,401 | +0.7% |
| Obion County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,255 | $1,308 | +7.6% |
| Overton County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,226 | $1,425 | +7.6% |
| Perry County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,663 | +7.6% |
| Pickett County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $765 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,365 | +3.9% |
| Scott County, TN Non-metro | $761 | $823 | $995 | $1,230 | $1,663 | +7.6% |
| Stewart County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $693 | $812 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,663 | -0.9% |
| Van Buren County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,195 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Wayne County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,365 | +7.6% |
| Weakley County, TN Non-metro | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,190 | $1,663 | +7.6% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file, published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-09-01. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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