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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Tennessee:
$400 $441 $538 $701 $773
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Tennessee (42) has the 139th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Tennessee ranges from $506 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Benton County, TN to $751 for a 2-bedroom unit in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA.

For FY 2012, the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA (Cannon County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $572 per month and $1,003 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 $538 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
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Knoxville, TN MSA Metro $477 $549 $661 $886 $914 71,330
Bedford County, TN $357 $437 $549 $687 $708 37,586
Benton County, TN $399 $400 $506 $625 $687 16,537
Bledsoe County, TN $331 $415 $506 $664 $685 12,367
Cleveland, TN MSA Metro $477 $487 $628 $788 $1,002 87,965
Campbell County, TN $420 $421 $506 $652 $776 39,854
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA Metro $572 $653 $751 $974 $1,003 12,826
Carroll County, TN $419 $420 $506 $624 $697 29,475
Johnson City, TN MSA Metro $384 $464 $575 $714 $890 56,742
Jackson, TN MSA Metro $500 $546 $689 $923 $947 15,540
Claiborne County, TN $329 $419 $506 $677 $759 29,862
Clay County, TN $409 $410 $506 $657 $676 7,976
Cocke County, TN $330 $407 $506 $606 $826 33,565
Coffee County, TN $476 $477 $573 $777 $849 48,014
Crockett County, TN $420 $456 $506 $660 $681 14,532
Cumberland County, TN $447 $448 $540 $766 $947 46,802
Decatur County, TN $378 $416 $506 $650 $740 11,731
DeKalb County, TN $436 $437 $525 $758 $783 17,423
Dyer County, TN $347 $407 $534 $712 $778 37,279
Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $594 $645 $717 $955 $985 28,806
Fentress County, TN $409 $410 $506 $657 $676 16,625
Franklin County, TN $349 $419 $538 $782 $942 39,270
Gibson County, TN $418 $427 $510 $641 $708 48,152
Giles County, TN $337 $396 $522 $628 $646 29,447
Morristown, TN MSA Metro $463 $465 $558 $732 $825 20,659
Greene County, TN $328 $414 $506 $686 $704 62,909
Grundy County, TN $331 $415 $506 $664 $685 14,332
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Metro $504 $533 $628 $773 $909 307,896
Hancock County, TN $419 $420 $506 $648 $779 6,786
Hardeman County, TN $366 $453 $506 $685 $888 28,105
Hardin County, TN $370 $413 $506 $671 $691 25,578
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Metro $422 $453 $563 $754 $902 53,563
Haywood County, TN $413 $428 $560 $669 $735 19,797
Henderson County, TN $360 $476 $556 $663 $683 25,522
Henry County, TN $328 $385 $506 $605 $737 31,115
Hickman County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $345 $479 $531 $774 $798 22,295
Houston County, TN $399 $400 $506 $625 $687 8,088
Humphreys County, TN $420 $455 $506 $721 $745 17,929
Jackson County, TN $409 $410 $506 $657 $676 10,984
Johnson County, TN $330 $410 $509 $683 $716 17,499
Lake County, TN $376 $420 $506 $657 $696 7,954
Lauderdale County, TN $419 $420 $506 $615 $635 27,101
Lawrence County, TN $348 $391 $506 $626 $714 39,926
Lewis County, TN $337 $392 $506 $645 $664 11,367
Lincoln County, TN $419 $420 $506 $618 $637 31,340
McMinn County, TN $450 $452 $543 $649 $866 49,015
McNairy County, TN $329 $387 $506 $731 $752 24,653
Macon County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $330 $402 $508 $605 $672 20,386
Marshall County, TN $429 $456 $598 $719 $902 26,767
Maury County, TN $396 $494 $609 $775 $798 69,498
Meigs County, TN $331 $415 $506 $664 $685 11,086
Monroe County, TN $398 $399 $506 $605 $772 38,961
Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $565 $587 $682 $986 $1,015 134,768
Moore County, TN $422 $423 $506 $668 $689 5,740
Morgan County, TN $430 $431 $521 $652 $760 19,757
Obion County, TN $347 $419 $506 $667 $703 32,450
Overton County, TN $330 $415 $506 $618 $636 20,118
Perry County, TN $337 $392 $506 $645 $664 7,631
Pickett County, TN $409 $410 $506 $657 $676 4,945
Putnam County, TN $430 $431 $537 $773 $829 62,315
Rhea County, TN $341 $422 $527 $700 $720 28,400
Roane County, TN $450 $465 $540 $722 $741 51,910
Scott County, TN $420 $428 $506 $670 $891 21,127
Sevier County, TN $499 $540 $609 $733 $1,070 71,170
Smith County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $441 $443 $530 $707 $730 17,712
Stewart County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $329 $429 $506 $690 $711 12,370
Van Buren County, TN $409 $410 $506 $657 $676 5,508
Warren County, TN $389 $393 $506 $678 $807 38,276
Wayne County, TN $337 $392 $506 $645 $664 16,842
Weakley County, TN $367 $452 $506 $740 $892 34,895
White County, TN $398 $405 $532 $752 $772 23,102

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