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Home values, rents and more in Chattanooga, TN

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$315,000
Metro: $319,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.3%
Metro: −0.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,498/mo
Metro: $1,509 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.3%
Metro: +2.3% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
185,783
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$64,523
Metro: $72,161 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Chattanooga, TN, shaded by typical home valueChattanooga37397373773736337405374193734337341374213074137415373023740637340
  • Under $230k
  • $230k–$270k
  • $270k–$350k
  • $350k–$390k
  • $390k+
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ZIP codes around Chattanooga, TN, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Chattanooga is outlined.

How Chattanooga compares

The typical home in Chattanooga, TN is worth about $315,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Chattanooga are about the same as the typical value in the Chattanooga metro area ($319,000) and 14% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Chattanooga fell 1.3%, compared with −0.3% in the Chattanooga metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,498 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Chattanooga metro area ($1,509) and 22% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.3% over the past year.

The median household income is $64,523, against $72,161 in the Chattanooga metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 185,783 people live in Chattanooga (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Chattanooga has the 12th-highest typical home value of the 31 cities in the Chattanooga metro area and the 116th-highest of 394 in Tennessee with Zillow figures.

Part of: Hamilton County, TN · Chattanooga metro area · Tennessee

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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