2009 Fair Market Rent in Tennessee

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Tennessee:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$412	$454	$553	$720	$795
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Tennessee (42) has the 124th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Tennessee ranges from $522 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Benton County, TN to $761 for a 2-bedroom unit in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA.

For FY 2009, the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA (Cannon County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $580 per month and $1,016 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Tennessee is $553 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Tennessee is around 2,429,853 people. So, there are around 364,478 people in Tennessee who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Tennessee. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Tennessee Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Tennessee

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Knoxville, TN MSA Metro	$482	$554	$667	$894	$922	71,330
Bedford County, TN	$427	$523	$657	$823	$847	37,586
Benton County, TN	$412	$413	$522	$645	$708	16,537
Bledsoe County, TN	$341	$428	$522	$685	$706	12,367
Cleveland, TN MSA Metro	$457	$466	$601	$754	$959	87,965
Campbell County, TN	$433	$435	$522	$672	$800	39,854
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA Metro	$580	$662	$761	$987	$1,016	12,826
Carroll County, TN	$432	$433	$522	$644	$719	29,475
Johnson City, TN MSA Metro	$380	$460	$570	$708	$882	56,742
Jackson, TN MSA Metro	$492	$537	$678	$908	$932	15,540
Claiborne County, TN	$339	$433	$522	$698	$783	29,862
Clay County, TN	$422	$423	$522	$678	$697	7,976
Cocke County, TN	$340	$420	$522	$625	$852	33,565
Coffee County, TN	$468	$469	$563	$763	$834	48,014
Crockett County, TN	$434	$471	$522	$681	$703	14,532
Cumberland County, TN	$432	$433	$522	$740	$916	46,802
Decatur County, TN	$390	$429	$522	$671	$764	11,731
DeKalb County, TN	$433	$435	$522	$753	$778	17,423
Dyer County, TN	$353	$415	$544	$725	$792	37,279
Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$618	$671	$746	$994	$1,025	28,806
Fentress County, TN	$422	$423	$522	$678	$697	16,625
Franklin County, TN	$359	$431	$554	$806	$970	39,270
Gibson County, TN	$428	$437	$522	$656	$725	48,152
Giles County, TN	$368	$433	$571	$687	$707	29,447
Morristown, TN MSA Metro	$447	$449	$539	$707	$797	20,659
Greene County, TN	$339	$427	$522	$707	$727	62,909
Grundy County, TN	$341	$428	$522	$685	$706	14,332
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Metro	$535	$565	$666	$820	$964	307,896
Hancock County, TN	$433	$434	$522	$668	$804	6,786
Hardeman County, TN	$377	$468	$522	$707	$916	28,105
Hardin County, TN	$382	$426	$522	$692	$713	25,578
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Metro	$417	$448	$557	$746	$892	53,563
Haywood County, TN	$439	$455	$595	$711	$781	19,797
Henderson County, TN	$366	$485	$566	$675	$696	25,522
Henry County, TN	$341	$400	$526	$629	$766	31,115
Hickman County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$354	$492	$546	$796	$821	22,295
Houston County, TN	$412	$413	$522	$645	$708	8,088
Humphreys County, TN	$434	$470	$522	$744	$768	17,929
Jackson County, TN	$422	$423	$522	$678	$697	10,984
Johnson County, TN	$338	$421	$522	$700	$734	17,499
Lake County, TN	$388	$434	$522	$678	$718	7,954
Lauderdale County, TN	$459	$460	$554	$673	$695	27,101
Lawrence County, TN	$359	$403	$522	$646	$737	39,926
Lewis County, TN	$350	$407	$525	$669	$689	11,367
Lincoln County, TN	$433	$434	$522	$638	$657	31,340
McMinn County, TN	$460	$462	$555	$664	$885	49,015
McNairy County, TN	$339	$399	$522	$754	$776	24,653
Macon County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$342	$416	$526	$626	$696	20,386
Marshall County, TN	$421	$448	$587	$706	$886	26,767
Maury County, TN	$451	$563	$694	$883	$910	69,498
Meigs County, TN	$341	$428	$522	$685	$706	11,086
Monroe County, TN	$413	$414	$525	$628	$801	38,961
Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$537	$559	$649	$938	$966	134,768
Moore County, TN	$459	$460	$550	$726	$749	5,740
Morgan County, TN	$431	$432	$522	$653	$761	19,757
Obion County, TN	$358	$432	$522	$689	$726	32,450
Overton County, TN	$340	$428	$522	$638	$656	20,118
Perry County, TN	$350	$407	$525	$669	$689	7,631
Pickett County, TN	$422	$423	$522	$678	$697	4,945
Putnam County, TN	$435	$436	$544	$783	$840	62,315
Rhea County, TN	$338	$418	$522	$693	$713	28,400
Roane County, TN	$459	$474	$550	$735	$755	51,910
Scott County, TN	$433	$442	$522	$691	$919	21,127
Sevier County, TN	$524	$568	$640	$770	$1,124	71,170
Smith County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$455	$456	$546	$728	$752	17,712
Stewart County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$348	$454	$536	$731	$754	12,370
Van Buren County, TN	$422	$423	$522	$678	$697	5,508
Warren County, TN	$423	$428	$551	$738	$878	38,276
Wayne County, TN	$350	$407	$525	$669	$689	16,842
Weakley County, TN	$379	$466	$522	$764	$920	34,895
White County, TN	$391	$397	$522	$738	$758	23,102

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