Home values, rents and more in Tennessee

Name: Home values, rents and population: Tennessee
Creator: Home Economics

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

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Typical home value

$331,000

U.S.: $366,000

Home values, past year

+0.6%

U.S.: +1.2%

Typical rent

$1,576/mo

U.S.: $1,932

Rents, past year

−0.2%

U.S.: +2.9%

Population

7,315,076

Census estimate, July 2025

Median household income

$69,595

U.S.: $80,734

Under $150k
$150k–$190k
$190k–$240k
$240k–$310k
$310k+
No data

Counties in and around Tennessee, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Tennessee is outlined.

How Tennessee compares

The typical home in Tennessee is worth about $331,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Tennessee are 10% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Tennessee rose 0.6%, compared with +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,576 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 18% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 0.2% over the past year.

The median household income is $69,595, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 7,315,076 people live in Tennessee (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Tennessee has the 23rd-lowest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.

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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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