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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.

1Clay County, TN
98.3
2Hancock County, TN
97.5
3Lake County, TN
95.5
4Pickett County, TN
95.3
5Wayne County, TN
95
6Johnson County, TN
94.9
7Grundy County, TN
93.5
8Scott County, TN
92.5
9Polk County, TN
91.4
10Fentress County, TN
91.2

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
1Clay County, TN
98.3
65.9
2Hancock County, TN
97.5
59.7
3Lake County, TN
95.5
47.5
4Pickett County, TN
95.3
69.3
5Wayne County, TN
95
62
6Johnson County, TN
94.9
61.2
7Grundy County, TN
93.5
49.3
8Scott County, TN
92.5
58.1
9Polk County, TN
91.4
57.6
10Fentress County, TN
91.2
55.7
11Van Buren County, TN
88.9
68.3
12Carter County, TN
86.8
45.2
13Grainger County, TN
86.5
60.5
14Jackson County, TN
85.8
55.1
15Claiborne County, TN
85.6
64.6
16Benton County, TN
83.5
56.8
17Decatur County, TN
83.4
56.5
18McNairy County, TN
83
54.5
19Carroll County, TN
82.7
55.6
20Henderson County, TN
82.7
54.9
21Monroe County, TN
82.5
51.9
22Henry County, TN
82
54.5
23Morgan County, TN
81.4
63.9
24Hardin County, TN
81
47.1
25Bledsoe County, TN
79
60.3
26Greene County, TN
79
52.9
27Perry County, TN
78.7
68
28Cocke County, TN
78.6
45.2
29Campbell County, TN
77.3
51.5
30Hawkins County, TN
77.3
46.7
31Obion County, TN
77.3
46.4
32Overton County, TN
77.1
53.8
33Unicoi County, TN
76.6
58.5
34Weakley County, TN
76.3
51.4
35Lewis County, TN
76.2
53.9
36Chester County, TN
75.7
60.5
37Haywood County, TN
75.5
43.1
38Houston County, TN
75
58.4
39Lauderdale County, TN
73
45.9
40Meigs County, TN
72
56.1
41Warren County, TN
71.7
49.7
42Lawrence County, TN
69.7
52.7
43Sequatchie County, TN
69.1
52.6
44White County, TN
68.6
58.1
45Rhea County, TN
68.3
49.2
46McMinn County, TN
66.9
45.9
47Dyer County, TN
66.8
44
48Humphreys County, TN
66
52.3
49Cumberland County, TN
65.7
51.8
50Hamblen County, TN
64.5
48.1
51Union County, TN
63.8
54.8
52Marion County, TN
63.5
51.4
53Hardeman County, TN
63.1
41.2
54Crockett County, TN
62.4
49.8
55Cannon County, TN
62
61.6
56Lincoln County, TN
61.4
55.1
57Stewart County, TN
60.3
58.9
58Gibson County, TN
59.9
45
59Sullivan County, TN
58.3
53.6
60Roane County, TN
58.2
53.1
61Macon County, TN
56.7
50.1
62Jefferson County, TN
54.6
54.9
63Giles County, TN
54.5
50.6
64Hickman County, TN
52.7
48.5
65DeKalb County, TN
52.2
49.8
66Moore County, TN
50.2
64.4
67Smith County, TN
49.5
50
68Coffee County, TN
48.5
44.1
69Franklin County, TN
48.3
47.7
70Trousdale County, TN
46.7
53.9
71Sevier County, TN
44.4
46.5
72Putnam County, TN
43.6
43.8
73Washington County, TN
39.9
55.6
74Marshall County, TN
38.6
49.6
75Anderson County, TN
36.3
46
76Bradley County, TN
34.8
44.4
77Fayette County, TN
33.5
55.1
78Loudon County, TN
32.7
54.4
79Madison County, TN
32
34.9
80Dickson County, TN
30.6
48.4
81Tipton County, TN
28.8
47.2
82Blount County, TN
28.4
53.7
83Bedford County, TN
27.3
39.9
84Hamilton County, TN
19.9
36.1
85Knox County, TN
19.8
41.1
86Maury County, TN
17.9
40.7
87Shelby County, TN
17.5
22.6
88Robertson County, TN
16.9
44.2
89Cheatham County, TN
16.1
47
90Montgomery County, TN
13.9
38.2
91Sumner County, TN
10.9
55
92Rutherford County, TN
9.8
43.5
93Wilson County, TN
9.1
51
94Davidson County, TN
8.1
31.5
95Williamson County, TN
2.3
60.9

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