Most Affordable Cities in Tennessee

Cost of living rankings for 115 cities in Tennessee. On average, Tennessee is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 66.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

La Follette

Index: 34

Most Expensive

Brentwood

Index: 194

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

115

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All 115 Cities in Tennessee — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	La Follette	34	$106,000	$690	$34,678
2	Humboldt	36	$111,300	$757	$42,873
3	Brownsville	37	$119,700	$737	$39,488
4	Henderson	37	$130,100	$725	$57,727
5	Newport	38	$124,300	$780	$40,096
6	McKenzie	38	$140,200	$669	$35,988
7	Rockwood	38	$132,100	$725	$37,867
8	Union City	39	$138,400	$732	$45,523
9	Milan	39	$121,400	$802	$45,608
10	Erwin	39	$165,100	$602	$45,422
11	Smithville	39	$153,500	$676	$29,507
12	Paris	40	$142,700	$763	$39,365
13	Sweetwater	40	$166,000	$625	$44,661
14	McMinnville	41	$147,200	$756	$43,348
15	Bolivar	41	$136,000	$827	$38,575
16	Elizabethton	42	$159,700	$751	$44,834
17	Ripley	42	$152,200	$745	$39,047
18	Harriman	42	$162,500	$737	$42,183
19	Lawrenceburg	43	$158,100	$768	$41,458
20	Bloomingdale	43	$141,800	$849	$50,408
21	Savannah	43	$163,100	$757	$41,396
22	Dayton	43	$152,200	$807	$56,692
23	Dyersburg	44	$170,900	$759	$51,846
24	Morristown	45	$155,700	$855	$44,811
25	Pulaski	45	$168,200	$802	$45,420
26	Lexington	45	$173,200	$758	$49,253
27	Dunlap	45	$148,300	$890	$38,666
28	Madisonville	45	$202,600	$663	$45,274
29	Bristol	46	$182,500	$764	$55,007
30	Greeneville	47	$210,700	$680	$51,516
31	Martin	47	$177,700	$808	$41,510
32	Covington	47	$163,900	$910	$43,512
33	Fayetteville	47	$191,100	$753	$50,890
34	Kingston	47	$204,200	$699	$70,532
35	Mount Carmel	47	$179,700	$804	$71,336
36	Athens	49	$197,300	$807	$53,151
37	Lewisburg	49	$183,400	$859	$52,634
38	Lafayette	49	$189,800	$847	$44,924
39	Kingsport	51	$203,000	$843	$50,436
40	Clinton	51	$204,700	$858	$64,005
41	Jefferson City	51	$205,000	$832	$53,819
42	South Cleveland	51	$195,700	$880	$64,607
43	Millington	52	$172,800	$1,059	$51,695
44	Memphis	53	$157,100	$1,123	$51,211
45	Winchester	53	$209,300	$893	$59,497
46	Manchester	54	$215,700	$897	$55,019
47	Crossville	54	$230,300	$827	$50,672
48	Lenoir City	54	$214,300	$913	$60,480
49	Loudon	54	$220,900	$849	$58,810
50	Eagleton Village	54	$169,700	$1,121	$67,596
51	Tullahoma	55	$228,800	$866	$60,855
52	Church Hill	55	$192,600	$1,041	$69,433
53	Shelbyville	56	$224,700	$935	$52,290
54	East Ridge	56	$182,500	$1,112	$55,988
55	Lynchburg	56	$259,300	$746	$66,687
56	Jackson	57	$195,000	$1,094	$51,552
57	Johnson City	59	$238,000	$957	$55,429
58	Knoxville	60	$214,000	$1,116	$50,994
59	Cleveland	60	$241,800	$966	$55,904
60	Cookeville	60	$263,800	$885	$48,501
61	Soddy-Daisy	60	$241,400	$996	$67,824
62	Alcoa	60	$232,300	$1,057	$60,049
63	Oak Ridge	61	$233,500	$1,076	$71,000
64	Hartsville/Trousdale County	61	$284,100	$805	$63,190
65	Pigeon Forge	61	$258,700	$953	$53,839
66	Springfield	62	$235,200	$1,107	$58,741
67	Munford	62	$234,600	$1,086	$86,492
68	Sevierville	63	$264,000	$1,000	$55,106
69	Dickson	63	$263,100	$999	$69,074
70	Red Bank	64	$246,100	$1,118	$61,788
71	Jonesborough	64	$247,900	$1,103	$63,155
72	Portland	65	$256,400	$1,100	$72,380
73	Halls	65	$275,900	$1,007	$89,032
74	Medina	65	$261,400	$1,089	$93,964
75	Clarksville	66	$236,100	$1,215	$66,786
76	Columbia	66	$261,700	$1,092	$61,204
77	Chattanooga	67	$259,200	$1,155	$61,028
78	Powell	68	$264,500	$1,153	$85,281
79	Harrison	69	$254,600	$1,232	$89,753
80	Middle Valley	72	$277,400	$1,255	$93,264
81	Ashland City	72	$259,900	$1,333	$73,921
82	Maryville	74	$310,600	$1,149	$79,340
83	Atoka	74	$283,500	$1,279	$86,922
84	Millersville	75	$280,800	$1,336	$70,411
85	Fairfield Glade	76	$321,300	$1,191	$73,569
86	Greenbrier	77	$310,400	$1,253	$82,308
87	Seymour	78	$262,800	$1,530	$85,240
88	White House	80	$311,200	$1,362	$87,315
89	Green Hill	80	$345,000	$1,191	$91,397
90	Fairview	81	$354,900	$1,203	$88,333
91	Smyrna	82	$326,700	$1,366	$78,409
92	Lebanon	82	$359,300	$1,210	$71,320
93	Gallatin	83	$343,700	$1,299	$73,589
94	Bartlett	84	$283,700	$1,658	$100,660
95	La Vergne	85	$273,700	$1,714	$80,418
96	Collegedale	85	$332,700	$1,435	$64,905
97	Goodlettsville	86	$355,000	$1,370	$65,898
98	Murfreesboro	88	$365,100	$1,376	$76,241
99	Oakland	91	$297,300	$1,815	$89,240
100	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	93	$383,100	$1,486	$75,197
101	Pleasant View	94	$362,700	$1,602	$101,591
102	Lakeland	96	$373,800	$1,611	$113,843
103	Hendersonville	97	$396,500	$1,552	$91,503
104	Collierville	105	$458,300	$1,574	$134,319
105	Arlington	107	$367,700	$2,046	$125,909
106	Germantown	108	$441,200	$1,760	$144,799
107	Spring Hill	109	$452,400	$1,738	$106,658
108	Mount Juliet	109	$423,000	$1,875	$107,847
109	Farragut	116	$513,100	$1,691	$142,402
110	Signal Mountain	116	$482,300	$1,843	$139,714
111	Tellico Village	122	$484,900	$2,020	$98,214
112	Franklin	139	$646,300	$1,861	$115,000
113	Thompson's Station	140	$598,200	$2,124	$122,139
114	Nolensville	165	$695,100	$2,557	$170,068
115	Brentwood	194	$926,700	$2,497	$184,720

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