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Most Affordable Cities in Tennessee

Cities ranked by home-value-to-income ratio. Lower ratio = more affordable. Only cities with 500+ population included.

#CityRatioHome ValueMedian IncomePopulation
1 Maury City town 1.2x $77,000 $63,443 685
2 Trimble town 1.3x $73,100 $57,697 558
3 Linden town 1.4x $80,000 $57,212 1,385
4 Trezevant town 1.4x $96,200 $67,813 1,018
5 Gleason town 1.4x $83,700 $58,906 1,179
6 Big Sandy town 1.4x $62,300 $43,036 589
7 Beech Bluff CDP 1.5x $139,600 $92,708 511
8 Henry town 1.6x $75,000 $48,125 588
9 Woodland Mills city 1.6x $125,300 $77,368 584
10 Finger city 1.7x $92,800 $55,556 600
11 South Fulton city 1.7x $87,400 $51,875 2,106
12 Collinwood city 1.7x $89,100 $52,083 1,044
13 Henning town 1.7x $75,000 $43,616 1,259
14 Philadelphia city 1.7x $118,800 $68,618 722
15 Saltillo town 1.7x $112,000 $64,236 743
16 Dodson Branch CDP 1.8x $124,000 $69,423 1,163
17 Waynesboro city 1.8x $81,400 $45,000 2,483
18 Banner Hill CDP 1.8x $120,700 $66,270 1,519
19 Rutherford town 1.8x $91,500 $50,000 1,203
20 Park City CDP 1.8x $174,100 $94,716 3,268
21 New Johnsonville city 1.8x $138,200 $75,114 1,930
22 Fowlkes CDP 1.9x $81,400 $43,813 898
23 Newbern town 1.9x $92,700 $49,853 3,313
24 Obion town 1.9x $91,300 $49,018 1,088
25 Olivet CDP 1.9x $136,400 $71,000 1,609
26 Bruceton town 1.9x $107,700 $55,962 1,363
27 Whitwell city 1.9x $121,700 $62,500 1,863
28 Clarksburg town 2.0x $143,800 $73,661 1,011
29 Puryear city 2.0x $106,900 $54,083 761
30 Whiteville town 2.0x $87,000 $43,438 4,689
31 Russellville CDP 2.0x $96,000 $47,214 719
32 Dresden town 2.0x $104,200 $50,998 2,974
33 Beersheba Springs town 2.1x $102,700 $50,000 610
34 Grand Junction city 2.1x $154,000 $74,583 560
35 Englewood town 2.1x $101,400 $48,688 1,643
36 Eastview town 2.1x $124,500 $59,519 752
37 Palmer town 2.1x $86,500 $41,250 734
38 Troy town 2.1x $110,800 $52,656 1,915
39 Greenfield city 2.1x $88,400 $41,798 2,085
40 McEwen city 2.1x $152,700 $71,563 1,814
41 Altamont town 2.1x $85,900 $40,221 1,100
42 Coalfield CDP 2.2x $190,600 $88,026 2,782
43 Alamo town 2.2x $117,000 $52,768 2,565
44 Gates town 2.2x $88,500 $39,815 612
45 Henderson city 2.3x $130,100 $57,727 6,349
46 Watauga city 2.3x $128,800 $56,912 631
47 Huntland town 2.3x $151,100 $66,574 1,381
48 Dyer city 2.3x $117,600 $50,962 2,334
49 Strawberry Plains CDP 2.3x $180,000 $77,855 2,531
50 Sunbright city 2.3x $130,000 $56,058 785
51 Selmer town 2.3x $111,600 $48,092 4,456
52 Hollow Rock town 2.3x $95,600 $41,125 701
53 New Market town 2.3x $166,400 $70,913 1,789
54 Kenton town 2.4x $96,400 $40,993 1,487
55 Jasper town 2.4x $173,900 $73,875 3,610
56 Michie town 2.4x $159,700 $67,813 526
57 Delano CDP 2.4x $210,500 $89,250 767
58 Coalmont city 2.4x $138,400 $58,362 1,103
59 Summertown CDP 2.4x $196,300 $82,695 793
60 Atwood town 2.4x $86,900 $36,583 1,230
61 New Hope city 2.4x $148,800 $62,396 928
62 Biltmore CDP 2.4x $117,800 $49,280 1,998
63 Gilt Edge city 2.4x $178,300 $73,929 503
64 Hohenwald city 2.4x $93,800 $38,791 3,790
65 East Cleveland CDP 2.4x $113,800 $46,968 2,207
66 Niota city 2.4x $112,500 $46,188 735
67 Petersburg town 2.5x $144,600 $58,942 579
68 Brighton town 2.5x $190,500 $77,589 2,865
69 Graysville town 2.5x $95,300 $38,750 1,371
70 Halls town 2.5x $100,200 $40,735 1,984
71 Plainview city 2.5x $151,200 $61,343 2,276
72 Bluff City city 2.5x $147,400 $59,783 2,268
73 Bradford town 2.5x $101,600 $40,536 1,240
74 Winfield town 2.5x $101,000 $40,268 1,166
75 Eagleton Village CDP 2.5x $169,700 $67,596 5,849
76 Three Way city 2.5x $231,200 $91,845 1,965
77 Mount Carmel town 2.5x $179,700 $71,336 5,504
78 Colonial Heights CDP 2.5x $193,200 $76,440 2,783
79 Camden city 2.5x $123,600 $48,700 3,664
80 Parker's Crossroads city 2.5x $178,800 $70,313 578
81 Orebank CDP 2.5x $171,300 $67,207 777
82 Charleston city 2.6x $185,000 $72,208 816
83 Loretto city 2.6x $133,000 $51,771 1,757
84 Trenton city 2.6x $130,900 $50,645 4,175
85 Humboldt city 2.6x $111,300 $42,873 7,799
86 St. Joseph city 2.6x $121,900 $46,786 788
87 Huntingdon town 2.6x $128,900 $49,421 4,413
88 Powells Crossroads town 2.6x $173,000 $65,804 1,454
89 Hampton CDP 2.6x $97,200 $36,715 1,695
90 Walnut Hill CDP 2.7x $172,500 $65,074 2,480
91 Milan city 2.7x $121,400 $45,608 8,194
92 Hopewell CDP 2.7x $227,700 $85,461 2,624
93 Ridgeside city 2.7x $473,900 $177,500 907
94 Tennessee Ridge town 2.7x $151,800 $56,583 1,546
95 Dayton city 2.7x $152,200 $56,692 7,191
96 Munford city 2.7x $234,600 $86,492 6,459
97 John Sevier CDP 2.7x $118,900 $43,712 987
98 Roan Mountain CDP 2.7x $162,000 $59,539 976
99 Bethel Springs town 2.7x $110,800 $40,592 746
100 Dover city 2.7x $199,300 $72,616 2,080
101 Mason town 2.8x $129,900 $47,143 1,126
102 Church Hill city 2.8x $192,600 $69,433 7,057
103 Medina city 2.8x $261,400 $93,964 5,268
104 Bloomingdale CDP 2.8x $141,800 $50,408 8,840
105 Karns CDP 2.8x $284,700 $101,161 3,835
106 Bartlett city 2.8x $283,700 $100,660 56,998
107 Friendsville city 2.8x $189,800 $67,292 1,056
108 Harrogate city 2.8x $178,600 $63,257 4,355
109 Harrison CDP 2.8x $254,600 $89,753 8,446
110 Clifton city 2.9x $126,900 $44,286 2,632
111 Sharon town 2.9x $95,900 $33,385 1,105
112 Blountville CDP 2.9x $185,600 $64,509 3,301
113 Mosheim town 2.9x $134,200 $46,523 2,500
114 Gray CDP 2.9x $192,500 $66,585 1,606
115 Valley Forge CDP 2.9x $145,500 $50,259 1,900
116 Kingston city 2.9x $204,200 $70,532 6,042
117 Spencer city 2.9x $135,000 $46,563 1,494
118 Allardt city 2.9x $151,200 $52,125 1,078
119 Castalian Springs CDP 2.9x $250,000 $86,071 648
120 Ardmore city 2.9x $160,200 $55,000 1,280
121 Arlington town 2.9x $367,700 $125,909 14,989
122 Sewanee CDP 2.9x $377,200 $128,295 3,000
123 New Tazewell town 2.9x $162,500 $55,254 2,779
124 Gruetli-Laager city 2.9x $147,900 $50,164 1,619
125 South Pittsburg city 3.0x $160,700 $54,347 3,040
126 Gibson town 3.0x $155,800 $52,656 536
127 Bulls Gap town 3.0x $148,200 $50,066 910
128 Calhoun town 3.0x $132,200 $44,519 504
129 Middle Valley CDP 3.0x $277,400 $93,264 11,808
130 Spurgeon CDP 3.0x $197,500 $66,091 3,749
131 Central CDP 3.0x $126,700 $42,292 1,944
132 Friendship city 3.0x $105,400 $35,000 671
133 Scotts Hill town 3.0x $114,200 $37,837 1,158
134 Adams city 3.0x $200,000 $66,250 655
135 South Cleveland CDP 3.0x $195,700 $64,607 7,748
136 Bells city 3.0x $164,000 $54,132 2,531
137 Brownsville city 3.0x $119,700 $39,488 9,634
138 Tracy City town 3.0x $116,000 $38,250 1,924
139 Union City city 3.0x $138,400 $45,523 11,040
140 Germantown city 3.0x $441,200 $144,799 40,812
141 Ridgely town 3.1x $74,500 $24,412 1,723
142 La Follette city 3.1x $106,000 $34,678 7,308
143 Memphis city 3.1x $157,100 $51,211 629,063
144 Monterey town 3.1x $130,600 $42,402 2,751
145 Seymour CDP 3.1x $262,800 $85,240 15,914
146 Crab Orchard city 3.1x $137,900 $44,708 834
147 Halls CDP 3.1x $275,900 $89,032 9,455
148 Newport city 3.1x $124,300 $40,096 6,881
149 Fall Branch CDP 3.1x $152,200 $49,083 1,077
150 Powell CDP 3.1x $264,500 $85,281 13,544
151 Jacksboro town 3.1x $204,000 $65,587 2,780
152 Bean Station city 3.1x $156,400 $50,114 2,990
153 Caryville town 3.1x $193,300 $61,932 2,079
154 Decaturville town 3.1x $126,800 $40,500 895
155 Greenback city 3.1x $262,700 $83,750 1,631
156 Wartrace town 3.1x $181,800 $57,917 737
157 Telford CDP 3.1x $221,300 $70,446 875
158 Hunter CDP 3.2x $163,100 $51,763 1,997
159 Coopertown town 3.2x $380,700 $120,066 4,576
160 Wildwood Lake CDP 3.2x $196,600 $61,824 3,490
161 Clinton city 3.2x $204,700 $64,005 10,141
162 McDonald CDP 3.2x $180,900 $56,492 541
163 Livingston town 3.2x $115,600 $35,997 3,957
164 Mascot CDP 3.2x $172,700 $53,663 2,904
165 Lakesite city 3.2x $299,300 $92,847 2,026
166 Vanleer town 3.2x $208,300 $64,464 670
167 Middleton city 3.2x $140,600 $43,295 752
168 Minor Hill city 3.3x $140,200 $43,077 598
169 Lobelville city 3.3x $176,100 $54,063 974
170 East Ridge city 3.3x $182,500 $55,988 22,034
171 Atoka town 3.3x $283,500 $86,922 10,237
172 Gainesboro town 3.3x $148,500 $45,313 1,086
173 Lakeland city 3.3x $373,800 $113,843 14,068
174 Cowan city 3.3x $122,500 $37,295 1,777
175 Oak Ridge city 3.3x $233,500 $71,000 32,088
176 Pegram town 3.3x $337,400 $102,396 2,216
177 Dyersburg city 3.3x $170,900 $51,846 16,075
178 Pine Crest CDP 3.3x $181,100 $54,900 2,173
179 Bristol city 3.3x $182,500 $55,007 27,490
180 Oakland town 3.3x $297,300 $89,240 9,544
181 Millington city 3.3x $172,800 $51,695 11,117
182 Parsons city 3.3x $107,400 $32,129 2,578
183 Chesterfield CDP 3.4x $198,000 $58,929 650
184 Estill Springs town 3.4x $166,700 $49,148 2,008
185 Unionville CDP 3.4x $260,300 $76,671 1,751
186 McMinnville city 3.4x $147,200 $43,348 13,765
187 Fincastle CDP 3.4x $205,200 $60,337 1,328
188 La Vergne city 3.4x $273,700 $80,418 38,944
189 Collierville town 3.4x $458,300 $134,319 51,212
190 Decherd city 3.4x $118,600 $34,646 2,816
191 Midtown CDP 3.4x $135,700 $39,597 1,281
192 Luttrell town 3.4x $142,700 $41,453 1,006
193 Signal Mountain town 3.5x $482,300 $139,714 8,861
194 Cornersville town 3.5x $219,300 $63,438 1,832
195 Moscow city 3.5x $154,700 $44,750 850
196 Ethridge town 3.5x $190,000 $54,911 671
197 Tusculum city 3.5x $247,800 $71,458 3,304
198 Morristown city 3.5x $155,700 $44,811 30,983
199 Jellico city 3.5x $143,000 $41,111 1,821
200 Lewisburg city 3.5x $183,400 $52,634 12,607
201 Rockwood city 3.5x $132,100 $37,867 5,510
202 Baxter town 3.5x $198,800 $56,806 1,278
203 Ashland City town 3.5x $259,900 $73,921 5,318
204 Lexington city 3.5x $173,200 $49,253 7,943
205 Winchester city 3.5x $209,300 $59,497 9,600
206 Wildwood CDP 3.5x $195,000 $55,388 1,133
207 Falling Water CDP 3.5x $398,400 $113,160 2,090
208 Pleasant Hill town 3.5x $170,400 $48,393 546
209 Bolivar city 3.5x $136,000 $38,575 5,171
210 Clarksville city 3.5x $236,100 $66,786 171,897
211 Portland city 3.5x $256,400 $72,380 13,325
212 Shackle Island CDP 3.5x $467,500 $131,944 4,164
213 Lenoir City city 3.5x $214,300 $60,480 10,681
214 Chapel Hill town 3.6x $276,700 $77,826 1,531
215 Soddy-Daisy city 3.6x $241,400 $67,824 13,117
216 Elizabethton city 3.6x $159,700 $44,834 14,364
217 White House city 3.6x $311,200 $87,315 13,875
218 Pleasant View city 3.6x $362,700 $101,591 5,111
219 White Pine town 3.6x $196,600 $55,000 2,557
220 Surgoinsville town 3.6x $170,000 $47,500 2,246
221 Farragut town 3.6x $513,100 $142,402 24,309
222 Waverly city 3.6x $164,700 $45,600 4,278
223 Fairmount CDP 3.6x $482,700 $133,232 1,932
224 Paris city 3.6x $142,700 $39,365 10,313
225 Watertown city 3.6x $228,400 $62,991 1,511
226 Erwin town 3.6x $165,100 $45,422 6,001
227 Carthage town 3.7x $239,600 $65,288 2,369
228 Adamsville town 3.7x $188,000 $50,833 2,621
229 Crump city 3.7x $144,400 $39,032 1,240
230 Pulaski city 3.7x $168,200 $45,420 8,305
231 Gordonsville town 3.7x $238,800 $64,432 1,385
232 Rockford city 3.7x $247,700 $66,786 750
233 Athens city 3.7x $197,300 $53,151 14,250
234 Rutledge town 3.7x $152,300 $41,000 1,521
235 Christiana CDP 3.7x $350,700 $94,375 4,753
236 Sweetwater city 3.7x $166,000 $44,661 6,462
237 Rocky Top city 3.7x $112,200 $30,119 1,830
238 Fayetteville city 3.8x $191,100 $50,890 7,037
239 Loudon city 3.8x $220,900 $58,810 6,235
240 Tullahoma city 3.8x $228,800 $60,855 20,672
241 Blaine city 3.8x $248,600 $66,010 2,797
242 New Union CDP 3.8x $295,100 $78,343 2,208
243 Covington city 3.8x $163,900 $43,512 8,612
244 Louisville city 3.8x $314,700 $83,485 4,369
245 Oneida town 3.8x $164,000 $43,506 3,793
246 Greenbrier town 3.8x $310,400 $82,308 6,960
247 Green Hill CDP 3.8x $345,000 $91,397 6,617
248 Kingston Springs town 3.8x $359,300 $95,050 2,799
249 Jackson city 3.8x $195,000 $51,552 68,098
250 Mowbray Mountain CDP 3.8x $365,600 $96,607 1,797
251 Oak Grove CDP (Washington County) 3.8x $241,100 $63,625 4,483
252 Rossville town 3.8x $459,800 $121,116 1,173
253 Woodbury town 3.8x $195,600 $51,506 2,747
254 Apison CDP 3.8x $397,800 $104,741 4,397
255 Etowah city 3.8x $165,900 $43,614 3,621
256 Dickson city 3.8x $263,100 $69,074 16,246
257 Jefferson City city 3.8x $205,000 $53,819 8,472
258 Lawrenceburg city 3.8x $158,100 $41,458 11,732
259 Maynardville city 3.8x $179,700 $47,102 2,501
260 Tellico Plains town 3.8x $168,000 $43,859 1,124
261 Dunlap city 3.8x $148,300 $38,666 5,546
262 Kimball town 3.8x $215,900 $56,250 1,701
263 Bell Buckle town 3.9x $321,400 $83,452 654
264 Harriman city 3.9x $162,500 $42,183 6,021
265 Alcoa city 3.9x $232,300 $60,049 11,635
266 Walnut Grove CDP (Sumner County) 3.9x $476,400 $123,063 576
267 Westmoreland town 3.9x $228,400 $58,750 2,735
268 Lynchburg 3.9x $259,300 $66,687 6,611
269 Jamestown city 3.9x $96,000 $24,688 2,156
270 McKenzie city 3.9x $140,200 $35,988 5,706
271 Ripley city 3.9x $152,200 $39,047 7,718
272 Lookout Mountain town 3.9x $761,600 $195,063 2,112
273 Oliver Springs town 3.9x $149,600 $38,295 3,384
274 Maryville city 3.9x $310,600 $79,340 32,196
275 Tazewell town 3.9x $163,900 $41,852 2,864
276 Manchester city 3.9x $215,700 $55,019 12,651
277 Mount Juliet city 3.9x $423,000 $107,847 40,828
278 Jonesborough town 3.9x $247,900 $63,155 6,056
279 Savannah city 3.9x $163,100 $41,396 7,219
280 Lyles CDP 3.9x $196,000 $49,688 1,079
281 Rogersville town 3.9x $183,600 $46,536 4,638
282 Townsend city 4.0x $332,800 $84,155 570
283 Red Bank city 4.0x $246,100 $61,788 11,960
284 Orlinda city 4.0x $298,400 $74,886 1,088
285 Erin city 4.0x $137,500 $34,500 1,212
286 White Bluff town 4.0x $271,500 $68,109 3,961
287 Millersville city 4.0x $280,800 $70,411 5,885
288 Centerville town 4.0x $205,100 $51,250 3,543
289 Springfield city 4.0x $235,200 $58,741 18,985
290 Fairview city 4.0x $354,900 $88,333 9,751
291 Kingsport city 4.0x $203,000 $50,436 55,807
292 Charlotte town 4.0x $232,700 $57,656 1,864
293 Cross Plains city 4.1x $295,000 $72,734 1,809
294 Nolensville town 4.1x $695,100 $170,068 14,545
295 Greeneville town 4.1x $210,700 $51,516 15,531
296 South Carthage town 4.1x $195,800 $47,610 2,049
297 Baneberry city 4.1x $350,700 $84,583 783
298 Smyrna town 4.2x $326,700 $78,409 55,066
299 Lake Tansi CDP 4.2x $233,700 $56,078 4,562
300 Sneedville town 4.2x $97,900 $23,482 1,649
301 Norris city 4.2x $306,300 $73,448 1,472
302 Knoxville city 4.2x $214,000 $50,994 193,721
303 Sullivan Gardens CDP 4.2x $183,500 $43,574 1,334
304 Spring City town 4.2x $151,600 $35,957 2,299
305 Lafayette city 4.2x $189,800 $44,924 5,643
306 Spring Hill city 4.2x $452,400 $106,658 53,585
307 Burns town 4.2x $285,600 $67,321 1,746
308 Chattanooga city 4.2x $259,200 $61,028 182,832
309 Columbia city 4.3x $261,700 $61,204 43,971
310 Martin city 4.3x $177,700 $41,510 10,864
311 Johnson City city 4.3x $238,000 $55,429 71,455
312 Shelbyville city 4.3x $224,700 $52,290 24,125
313 Cleveland city 4.3x $241,800 $55,904 48,185
314 Hendersonville city 4.3x $396,500 $91,503 62,390
315 Mount Pleasant city 4.4x $217,600 $49,897 4,803
316 Piperton city 4.4x $550,200 $125,982 2,457
317 Fairfield Glade CDP 4.4x $321,300 $73,569 9,149
318 Ridgetop city 4.4x $301,300 $68,884 2,198
319 Alexandria town 4.4x $213,000 $48,542 1,145
320 Algood city 4.4x $179,400 $40,514 4,002
321 Walden town 4.5x $600,900 $135,000 1,762
322 Riceville CDP 4.5x $198,400 $44,440 776
323 Madisonville city 4.5x $202,600 $45,274 5,184
324 Hartsville/Trousdale County 4.5x $284,100 $63,190 11,805
325 Vonore town 4.5x $269,200 $59,563 1,829
326 Mooresburg CDP 4.5x $166,700 $36,875 829
327 Lone Oak CDP 4.5x $241,100 $53,214 1,463
328 Flat Top Mountain CDP 4.5x $538,300 $118,766 1,052
329 Pittman Center town 4.5x $329,600 $72,656 521
330 Decatur town 4.5x $218,800 $48,203 1,860
331 Crossville city 4.5x $230,300 $50,672 12,265
332 Eagleville city 4.6x $398,500 $87,404 934
333 Sparta city 4.6x $200,600 $43,989 4,915
334 Forest Hills city 4.6x $1,142,200 $250,001 4,802
335 Dandridge town 4.6x $260,800 $56,367 3,426
336 Kahite CDP 4.7x $536,300 $115,078 697
337 Gallatin city 4.7x $343,700 $73,589 46,667
338 Morrison town 4.7x $160,700 $34,236 810
339 Pikeville city 4.7x $155,500 $32,917 2,653
340 Unicoi town 4.7x $196,500 $41,455 3,815
341 Tiptonville town 4.8x $109,400 $22,979 3,687
342 Rural Hill CDP 4.8x $402,100 $84,310 2,453
343 Murfreesboro city 4.8x $365,100 $76,241 157,547
344 Sevierville city 4.8x $264,000 $55,106 18,105
345 Benton town 4.8x $167,700 $35,000 1,349
346 Pigeon Forge city 4.8x $258,700 $53,839 6,345
347 Gladeville CDP 4.8x $457,300 $94,693 2,263
348 Thompson's Station town 4.9x $598,200 $122,139 7,855
349 Byrdstown town 4.9x $158,000 $32,250 1,344
350 Tellico Village CDP 4.9x $484,900 $98,214 6,901
351 Gatlinburg city 5.0x $286,500 $57,760 3,643
352 Sale Creek CDP 5.0x $300,900 $60,109 2,775
353 Celina city 5.0x $167,600 $33,430 1,782
354 Brentwood city 5.0x $926,700 $184,720 45,272
355 Lebanon city 5.0x $359,300 $71,320 41,951
356 Mountain City town 5.1x $186,800 $36,902 2,275
357 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 5.1x $383,100 $75,197 684,298
358 Collegedale city 5.1x $332,700 $64,905 11,185
359 Smithville city 5.2x $153,500 $29,507 5,158
360 Bon Aqua Junction CDP 5.3x $174,800 $33,295 1,877
361 Oak Hill city 5.4x $1,085,100 $202,614 4,690
362 Goodlettsville city 5.4x $355,000 $65,898 17,598
363 Cookeville city 5.4x $263,800 $48,501 35,544
364 Rockvale CDP 5.4x $440,000 $80,750 1,229
365 Red Boiling Springs city 5.5x $177,000 $32,083 1,394
366 Franklin city 5.6x $646,300 $115,000 85,575
367 Monteagle town 5.6x $299,400 $53,005 1,818
368 Clarkrange CDP 6.0x $301,300 $50,481 636
369 Gallaway city 6.7x $204,900 $30,750 541
370 Berry Hill city 6.7x $513,700 $76,709 1,944
371 Wartburg city 7.3x $181,000 $24,833 1,266
372 Rarity Bay CDP 8.0x $654,500 $82,143 728
373 Belle Meade city 8.0x $2,000,001 $250,001 2,824
374 Somerville town 9.7x $301,400 $31,063 3,439