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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027

Fair Market Rent in Tennessee by county (FY 2027)

Tennessee has 95 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,048. The highest is Cannon County at $1,798, the lowest Weakley County at $995.

Median 2BR

$1,048

Highest 2BR

$1,798

Cannon County

Lowest 2BR

$995

Weakley County

Counties

95

44 in metro areas

44 of the 95 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 51 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Tennessee median of $1,048 is within a couple percent of the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 95 of the 95 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 7% from FY 2026. 89 counties went up, 6 went down, and the rest held.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoY
Population
Cannon CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%14,818
Cheatham CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%41,829
Davidson CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%715,388
Dickson CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%55,983
Robertson CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%75,539
Rutherford CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%360,646
Sumner CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%204,424
Trousdale CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%11,957
Williamson CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%260,351
Wilson CountyMetro$1,585$1,650$1,798$2,309$2,799+3.9%158,805
Anderson CountyMetro$1,171$1,178$1,475$1,844$2,122+0.3%79,153
Blount CountyMetro$1,171$1,178$1,475$1,844$2,122+0.3%139,333
Knox CountyMetro$1,171$1,178$1,475$1,844$2,122+0.3%494,148
Loudon CountyMetro$1,171$1,178$1,475$1,844$2,122+0.3%58,580
Union CountyMetro$1,171$1,178$1,475$1,844$2,122+0.3%20,431
Maury CountyMetro$1,300$1,330$1,474$1,877$2,273+9.3%107,791
Chester CountyMetro$957$1,051$1,375$1,730$1,898+9.1%17,611
Madison CountyMetro$957$1,051$1,375$1,730$1,898+9.1%99,295
Hamilton CountyMetro$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761-3.6%376,192
Marion CountyMetro$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761-3.6%29,250
Sequatchie CountyMetro$1,181$1,231$1,340$1,657$1,761-3.6%16,809
Montgomery CountyMetro$1,061$1,068$1,307$1,786$2,185-2.9%234,153
Fayette CountyMetro$1,095$1,191$1,301$1,717$1,981+2.1%43,267
Shelby CountyMetro$1,095$1,191$1,301$1,717$1,981+2.1%919,173
Tipton CountyMetro$1,095$1,191$1,301$1,717$1,981+2.1%61,553
Bradley CountyMetro$884$971$1,270$1,593$1,669+3.0%111,065
Polk CountyMetro$884$971$1,270$1,593$1,669+3.0%17,898
Sevier CountyRural$1,032$1,038$1,213$1,569$1,594+4.7%99,652
Carter CountyMetro$942$948$1,211$1,461$1,609+7.0%56,712
Unicoi CountyMetro$942$948$1,211$1,461$1,609+7.0%17,756
Washington CountyMetro$942$948$1,211$1,461$1,609+7.0%136,261
Hamblen CountyMetro$906$912$1,153$1,405$1,838+1.6%65,669
Jefferson CountyMetro$906$912$1,153$1,405$1,838+1.6%56,864
Smith CountyMetro$870$876$1,146$1,407$1,506+9.0%20,389
Bedford CountyRural$850$1,022$1,112$1,540$1,859+9.3%52,237
Marshall CountyRural$840$845$1,106$1,467$1,473+6.2%36,049
Giles CountyRural$839$845$1,105$1,317$1,515+10.4%30,620
Putnam CountyRural$799$887$1,102$1,502$1,564+8.7%82,558
Crockett CountyMetro$761$843$1,093$1,441$1,589+0.9%13,944
Hawkins CountyMetro$760$845$1,091$1,375$1,465+4.5%57,964
Sullivan CountyMetro$760$845$1,091$1,375$1,465+4.5%160,624
Coffee CountyRural$873$928$1,088$1,453$1,459+13.5%59,710
Bledsoe CountyRural$825$830$1,086$1,294$1,489+11.4%15,032
Franklin CountyRural$805$810$1,060$1,403$1,772+8.2%43,990
Rhea CountyRural$804$810$1,059$1,272$1,392+14.5%33,992
Humphreys CountyRural$807$852$1,055$1,257$1,447+10.5%19,214
Warren CountyRural$798$803$1,051$1,252$1,381+9.0%42,166
Roane CountyMetro$857$862$1,048$1,395$1,649-4.0%55,208
Meigs CountyRural$794$799$1,045$1,254$1,433+13.0%13,343
Cumberland CountyRural$789$794$1,039$1,410$1,425+10.3%63,553
Hickman CountyMetro$781$786$1,028$1,312$1,669+3.6%25,436
White CountyRural$775$780$1,021$1,321$1,707+2.9%28,160
DeKalb CountyRural$772$777$1,016$1,299$1,698+6.6%20,959
Henry CountyRural$704$773$1,011$1,205$1,690+6.5%32,412
Lawrence CountyRural$766$771$1,008$1,201$1,347+7.3%45,385
Benton CountyRural$761$775$995$1,378$1,401+7.6%16,006
Campbell CountyMetro$756$761$995$1,303$1,308+5.1%39,761
Carroll CountyRural$761$788$995$1,234$1,556+7.6%28,641
Claiborne CountyRural$761$914$995$1,239$1,391+7.6%32,466
Clay CountyRural$756$761$995$1,360$1,365+7.6%7,670
Cocke CountyRural$761$914$995$1,322$1,406+7.6%36,813
Decatur CountyRural$761$850$995$1,353$1,365+7.6%11,579
Dyer CountyRural$760$867$995$1,303$1,308+7.6%36,508
Fentress CountyRural$756$761$995$1,186$1,388+7.6%19,309
Gibson CountyMetro$693$761$995$1,378$1,573+7.3%50,869
Grainger CountyMetro$756$761$995$1,378$1,407+5.7%24,266
Greene CountyRural$693$789$995$1,268$1,365+7.6%71,628
Grundy CountyRural$761$797$995$1,232$1,365+7.6%13,819
Hancock CountyRural$761$837$995$1,186$1,365+7.6%6,852
Hardeman CountyRural$761$803$995$1,342$1,380+7.6%25,433
Hardin CountyRural$756$761$995$1,249$1,308+7.6%27,249
Haywood CountyRural$756$761$995$1,345$1,517+7.6%17,475
Henderson CountyRural$761$914$995$1,248$1,365+7.6%27,980
Houston CountyRural$761$787$995$1,363$1,636+7.6%8,353
Jackson CountyRural$756$761$995$1,360$1,365+7.6%12,029
Johnson CountyRural$761$914$995$1,333$1,365+7.6%18,196
Lake CountyRural$756$761$995$1,244$1,663+7.6%6,579
Lauderdale CountyRural$756$761$995$1,294$1,533+7.6%24,784
Lewis CountyRural$761$914$995$1,378$1,663+7.6%12,992
Lincoln CountyRural$761$882$995$1,363$1,528+7.6%35,946
McMinn CountyRural$761$914$995$1,214$1,308+7.5%54,884
McNairy CountyRural$761$803$995$1,378$1,436+7.6%25,970
Macon CountyMetro$877$914$995$1,319$1,537+2.4%26,240
Monroe CountyRural$769$862$995$1,303$1,308+7.6%47,695
Moore CountyRural$761$803$995$1,360$1,365+7.6%6,674
Morgan CountyMetro$756$761$995$1,378$1,401+0.7%21,361
Obion CountyRural$756$761$995$1,255$1,308+7.6%30,453
Overton CountyRural$761$803$995$1,226$1,425+7.6%23,065
Perry CountyRural$761$914$995$1,186$1,663+7.6%8,697
Pickett CountyRural$761$765$995$1,186$1,365+3.9%5,079
Scott CountyRural$761$823$995$1,230$1,663+7.6%22,113
Stewart CountyMetro$693$812$995$1,378$1,663-0.9%14,027
Van Buren CountyRural$756$761$995$1,195$1,365+7.6%6,437
Wayne CountyRural$756$761$995$1,186$1,365+7.6%16,168
Weakley CountyRural$756$761$995$1,190$1,663+7.6%33,016

95 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Tennessee's 95 counties is $1,048, ranging from $995 in Weakley County to $1,798 in Cannon County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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