Home values, rents and more in Rhea County, TN
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Rhea County, TN compares
The typical home in Rhea County, TN is worth about $259,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Rhea County, TN are 22% below the typical value in Tennessee ($331,000) and 29% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Rhea County, TN rose 3.5%, compared with +0.6% in Tennessee and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,216 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 23% below Tennessee ($1,576) and 37% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $55,033, against $69,595 in Tennessee and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 34,844 people live in Rhea County, TN (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Rhea County, TN has the 42nd-highest typical home value of the 95 counties in Tennessee with Zillow figures.
Part of: 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.