FMRFinder

Tennessee fair market rent by county

Tennessee · FY2027 · 95 listed places · 72 HUD FMR areas

$1,048median 2BR

From $995 in Weakley County to $1,798 in Cannon County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +7.5% · 89 up, 6 down · largest Rhea County +14.5% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $71,920 a year in Cannon County and $39,800 in Weakley County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$789$31,560$15.17
1 bedroom$862$34,480$16.58
2 bedrooms$1,048$41,920$20.15
3 bedrooms$1,378$55,120$26.50
4 bedrooms$1,589$63,560$30.56

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Tennessee places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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