Tennessee rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Tennessee we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
95
Median home price
$258K
Median rent
$1,447
Top-scored
Obion
80/100
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All counties in Tennessee
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obion County | 80 | $169,586 | – | – | +7.3% | 30,670 |
| Hardeman County | 79 | $163,272 | – | – | +6.0% | 25,519 |
| Wayne County | 78 | $187,855 | – | – | +6.1% | 16,325 |
| Lauderdale County | 78 | $142,798 | – | – | +13.5% | 25,171 |
| Decatur County | 78 | $188,052 | – | – | +6.2% | 11,483 |
| McNairy County | 77 | $177,053 | – | – | +5.1% | 25,895 |
| Hickman County | 77 | $200,203 | – | – | +5.9% | 24,996 |
| Dyer County | 75 | $175,680 | $1,133 | 7.74% | +3.5% | 36,818 |
| Hancock County | 75 | $180,167 | – | – | +14.1% | 6,726 |
| Claiborne County | 74 | $227,937 | – | – | +4.9% | 32,092 |
| Benton County | 74 | $193,538 | – | – | +9.4% | 15,933 |
| Crockett County | 74 | $199,868 | – | – | +8.9% | 13,955 |
| Houston County | 74 | $233,932 | – | – | +5.3% | 8,253 |
| Lake County | 74 | $113,982 | – | – | +2.3% | 6,898 |
| Grundy County | 73 | $215,826 | – | – | +4.0% | 13,550 |
| Gibson County | 73 | $178,894 | $1,201 | 8.05% | +2.1% | 50,455 |
| Hardin County | 73 | $215,880 | – | – | +4.1% | 26,824 |
| Overton County | 73 | $264,078 | – | – | +6.4% | 22,576 |
| Morgan County | 73 | $220,978 | – | – | +4.2% | 21,124 |
| Polk County | 73 | $260,727 | – | – | +6.3% | 17,620 |
| Clay County | 73 | $219,324 | – | – | +8.4% | 7,592 |
| Campbell County | 72 | $242,885 | – | – | +4.0% | 39,397 |
| Cocke County | 72 | $241,556 | – | – | +4.1% | 36,186 |
| White County | 72 | $284,322 | – | – | +6.8% | 27,420 |
| Henderson County | 72 | $219,054 | – | – | +9.7% | 27,845 |
| Humphreys County | 72 | $258,996 | – | – | +5.4% | 19,032 |
| Lewis County | 72 | $256,048 | – | – | +5.4% | 12,637 |
| Weakley County | 71 | $193,491 | $956 | 5.93% | +7.6% | 32,946 |
| Fentress County | 70 | $253,254 | – | – | +3.5% | 18,642 |
| Hawkins County | 70 | $247,127 | $1,391 | 6.75% | +5.8% | 57,107 |
| Carroll County | 70 | $184,631 | – | – | +1.9% | 28,381 |
| Lincoln County | 70 | $257,515 | – | – | +3.4% | 35,365 |
| Pickett County | 70 | $254,352 | – | – | +3.3% | 5,042 |
| Giles County | 70 | $256,045 | – | – | +3.0% | 30,317 |
| Macon County | 70 | $269,247 | – | – | +4.4% | 25,365 |
| Grainger County | 70 | $286,168 | – | – | +5.2% | 23,648 |
| Henry County | 69 | $222,833 | $1,083 | 5.83% | +7.3% | 32,305 |
| Bledsoe County | 69 | $257,121 | – | – | +10.3% | 14,816 |
| Meigs County | 68 | $306,114 | – | – | +4.0% | 12,839 |
| Union County | 67 | $298,606 | – | – | +3.4% | 19,860 |
| Chester County | 67 | $172,285 | – | – | +1.1% | 17,392 |
| Cannon County | 67 | $331,426 | – | – | +8.1% | 14,481 |
| Hamblen County | 66 | $269,584 | $1,447 | 6.44% | +2.9% | 64,531 |
| Van Buren County | 66 | $234,856 | – | – | +1.8% | 6,182 |
| Lawrence County | 66 | $243,136 | $1,168 | 5.76% | +4.0% | 44,377 |
| Jackson County | 66 | $238,118 | – | – | +1.8% | 11,730 |
| Smith County | 66 | $312,865 | – | – | +2.9% | 20,034 |
| Johnson County | 66 | $256,718 | – | – | +2.2% | 17,982 |
| Haywood County | 65 | $175,946 | $922 | 6.29% | +1.1% | 17,806 |
| Scott County | 65 | $190,030 | – | – | +0.7% | 21,917 |
| Unicoi County | 65 | $251,230 | $1,148 | 5.48% | +4.8% | 17,845 |
| Anderson County | 64 | $313,013 | $1,621 | 6.22% | +3.0% | 77,337 |
| Greene County | 64 | $247,189 | $1,271 | 6.17% | +2.2% | 70,399 |
| Monroe County | 63 | $286,339 | $1,289 | 5.40% | +5.2% | 46,489 |
| Madison County | 63 | $222,721 | $1,419 | 7.64% | -1.1% | 98,644 |
| Shelby County | 63 | $215,732 | $1,341 | 7.46% | -1.2% | 926,440 |
| Tipton County | 63 | $268,759 | $1,529 | 6.83% | +1.1% | 61,116 |
| Marion County | 63 | $267,347 | – | – | +1.6% | 28,852 |
| Trousdale County | 63 | $362,116 | – | – | +3.5% | 11,596 |
| Moore County | 63 | $360,129 | – | – | +10.3% | 6,558 |
| Marshall County | 62 | $325,540 | $1,613 | 5.95% | +3.1% | 34,567 |
| Dekalb County | 62 | $306,151 | – | – | +1.9% | 20,209 |
| Perry County | 62 | $175,707 | – | – | -0.2% | 8,432 |
| McMinn County | 61 | $256,264 | $1,057 | 4.95% | +3.7% | 53,532 |
| Rhea County | 61 | $264,794 | $1,083 | 4.91% | +4.1% | 33,031 |
| Jefferson County | 61 | $334,422 | $1,760 | 6.32% | +2.0% | 55,017 |
| Washington County | 61 | $305,353 | $1,536 | 6.03% | +1.9% | 133,282 |
| Roane County | 60 | $296,784 | $1,233 | 4.99% | +4.5% | 53,777 |
| Cumberland County | 60 | $306,289 | $1,724 | 6.75% | +0.8% | 61,552 |
| Carter County | 60 | $238,959 | $1,285 | 6.45% | -0.4% | 56,315 |
| Sequatchie County | 59 | $292,782 | $1,200 | 4.92% | +3.0% | 16,065 |
| Coffee County | 59 | $308,088 | $1,506 | 5.87% | +1.6% | 58,080 |
| Franklin County | 59 | $315,281 | $1,417 | 5.39% | +2.5% | 42,980 |
| Dickson County | 58 | $357,734 | $1,771 | 5.94% | +1.8% | 54,563 |
| Putnam County | 58 | $312,125 | $1,512 | 5.81% | +1.2% | 80,157 |
| Sullivan County | 58 | $257,715 | $1,319 | 6.14% | -0.5% | 158,722 |
| Blount County | 57 | $393,019 | $1,803 | 5.51% | +2.8% | 135,951 |
| Bradley County | 56 | $313,180 | $1,409 | 5.40% | +1.4% | 108,859 |
| Stewart County | 55 | $250,802 | – | – | -1.6% | 13,724 |
| Warren County | 55 | $254,138 | $853 | 4.03% | +2.1% | 41,163 |
| Fayette County | 54 | $367,601 | $2,032 | 6.63% | -0.8% | 42,228 |
| Knox County | 54 | $376,337 | $1,729 | 5.51% | +1.2% | 481,406 |
| Bedford County | 53 | $326,906 | $1,356 | 4.98% | +0.9% | 50,533 |
| Robertson County | 52 | $369,103 | $1,711 | 5.56% | +0.3% | 73,297 |
| Montgomery County | 52 | $318,644 | $1,371 | 5.16% | +0.4% | 222,305 |
| Cheatham County | 52 | $395,014 | $1,648 | 5.01% | +1.9% | 41,184 |
| Maury County | 50 | $400,294 | $1,645 | 4.93% | +1.1% | 102,002 |
| Loudon County | 49 | $449,541 | $1,849 | 4.94% | +1.4% | 55,507 |
| Hamilton County | 49 | $348,511 | $1,515 | 5.22% | -1.0% | 367,193 |
| Sevier County | 48 | $406,731 | $1,730 | 5.10% | -0.0% | 98,455 |
| Rutherford County | 46 | $413,437 | $1,715 | 4.98% | -0.6% | 343,727 |
| Sumner County | 46 | $441,082 | $1,700 | 4.62% | +0.6% | 196,845 |
| Davidson County | 44 | $424,273 | $1,820 | 5.15% | -2.6% | 709,786 |
| Wilson County | 43 | $496,100 | $1,812 | 4.38% | +0.7% | 149,096 |
| Williamson County | 37 | $916,175 | $2,122 | 2.78% | +2.9% | 248,897 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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