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Cost of Living · Tennessee

Most Affordable Counties in Tennessee 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Tennessee

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Hancock County, TN
98
2Clay County, TN
97.8
3Johnson County, TN
95.4
4Fentress County, TN
94.8
5Lake County, TN
94.5
6Wayne County, TN
93.2
7Scott County, TN
90.9
8Polk County, TN
87.8
9Grainger County, TN
86.8
10Decatur County, TN
86.5

All Tennessee Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

95 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Hancock County, TN
98
59.8
2Clay County, TN
97.8
64.2
3Johnson County, TN
95.4
61.5
4Fentress County, TN
94.8
56.4
5Lake County, TN
94.5
47.1
6Wayne County, TN
93.2
61.4
7Scott County, TN
90.9
57.8
8Polk County, TN
87.8
55.2
9Grainger County, TN
86.8
60.6
10Decatur County, TN
86.5
57.1
11Grundy County, TN
85.8
47.5
12Houston County, TN
85
59.6
13Perry County, TN
84.9
68.3
14Van Buren County, TN
84.9
69
15Claiborne County, TN
84.8
64.5
16Carter County, TN
84.3
44.7
17Pickett County, TN
84.2
67.3
18Unicoi County, TN
84.1
59.5
19McNairy County, TN
84
54.6
20Monroe County, TN
82.8
51.9
21Bledsoe County, TN
82.6
60.4
22Morgan County, TN
81.2
62.1
23Greene County, TN
80.2
53.3
24Henry County, TN
79.8
53.6
25Hawkins County, TN
79.7
47.1
26Carroll County, TN
79.5
53.8
27Jackson County, TN
79.1
53.2
28Weakley County, TN
78
51
29Hardin County, TN
77.2
46.3
30Chester County, TN
77.1
61.2
31Benton County, TN
76.8
54.1
32Warren County, TN
76.7
50.6
33Cocke County, TN
76.4
43.9
34Haywood County, TN
76.3
41.9
35Campbell County, TN
74.5
50.9
36Lauderdale County, TN
74.5
45.3
37Overton County, TN
74.5
53.2
38Obion County, TN
74.3
45.2
39Lawrence County, TN
74.2
53.8
40Cannon County, TN
73.7
63.5
41Lewis County, TN
73.7
52.7
42Henderson County, TN
71.8
53.2
43Meigs County, TN
70.3
55.6
44Rhea County, TN
70.3
50.1
45Dyer County, TN
67.8
44.8
46Stewart County, TN
67.8
59.9
47Sequatchie County, TN
67.7
52
48White County, TN
67.3
57.9
49Humphreys County, TN
64.2
52.2
50McMinn County, TN
63.8
45.2
51Lincoln County, TN
63.2
55.5
52Cumberland County, TN
62.8
51.2
53Crockett County, TN
62.4
48.9
54DeKalb County, TN
62.4
51.5
55Union County, TN
62.1
54.6
56Marion County, TN
60.8
50.5
57Roane County, TN
60.4
53
58Gibson County, TN
60.2
44.9
59Hardeman County, TN
60.2
40.7
60Hamblen County, TN
59.2
46.5
61Macon County, TN
58.8
50.3
62Sullivan County, TN
57.7
52.8
63Moore County, TN
57.5
65.9
64Giles County, TN
56.2
50.7
65Smith County, TN
52.1
50.5
66Jefferson County, TN
52
53.8
67Hickman County, TN
51.5
45.5
68Franklin County, TN
49.8
47.6
69Coffee County, TN
49
44
70Putnam County, TN
46.5
44
71Trousdale County, TN
45.3
52.1
72Sevier County, TN
44.3
46.8
73Marshall County, TN
40.2
49.5
74Anderson County, TN
38.3
45.1
75Washington County, TN
37.8
54.9
76Fayette County, TN
36.1
55.6
77Loudon County, TN
34.7
54.4
78Bedford County, TN
34.3
40.8
79Bradley County, TN
34.3
43.6
80Madison County, TN
30.6
33.9
81Dickson County, TN
30.5
48.2
82Blount County, TN
29.3
53.4
83Tipton County, TN
27
46.7
84Hamilton County, TN
21.1
35.7
85Knox County, TN
20.4
40.8
86Maury County, TN
19.3
40.7
87Shelby County, TN
17.3
22.3
88Cheatham County, TN
16.6
46.5
89Robertson County, TN
16.4
43.5
90Montgomery County, TN
14.3
37.4
91Sumner County, TN
11.6
54.9
92Rutherford County, TN
10.1
43.4
93Wilson County, TN
8.9
50.8
94Davidson County, TN
8.3
31.6
95Williamson County, TN
2.3
60.7

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