Tennessee fair market rents FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, effective October 1, 2026, put a two-bedroom home in Tennessee at $995 to $1,798 a month depending on the county; the median Tennessee county is $1,048, against $975 in FY 2026 (+7.5%). The highest are Cannon County ($1,798), Cheatham County ($1,798) and Davidson County ($1,798).
Fair market rent for every Tennessee county
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 | $2,122 | $1,471 |
| Bedford County | $850 | $1,022 | $1,112 | $1,540 | $1,859 | $1,017 |
| Benton County | $761 | $775 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,401 | $925 |
| Bledsoe County | $825 | $830 | $1,086 | $1,294 | $1,489 | $975 |
| Blount County | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 | $2,122 | $1,471 |
| Bradley County | $884 | $971 | $1,270 | $1,593 | $1,669 | $1,233 |
| Campbell County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | $947 |
| Cannon County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Carroll County | $761 | $788 | $995 | $1,234 | $1,556 | $925 |
| Carter County | $942 | $948 | $1,211 | $1,461 | $1,609 | $1,132 |
| Cheatham County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Chester County | $957 | $1,051 | $1,375 | $1,730 | $1,898 | $1,260 |
| Claiborne County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,239 | $1,391 | $925 |
| Clay County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,360 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Cocke County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,322 | $1,406 | $925 |
| Coffee County | $873 | $928 | $1,088 | $1,453 | $1,459 | $959 |
| Crockett County | $761 | $843 | $1,093 | $1,441 | $1,589 | $1,083 |
| Cumberland County | $789 | $794 | $1,039 | $1,410 | $1,425 | $942 |
| Davidson County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| DeKalb County | $772 | $777 | $1,016 | $1,299 | $1,698 | $953 |
| Decatur County | $761 | $850 | $995 | $1,353 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Dickson County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Dyer County | $760 | $867 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | $925 |
| Fayette County | $1,095 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | $1,981 | $1,274 |
| Fentress County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,388 | $925 |
| Franklin County | $805 | $810 | $1,060 | $1,403 | $1,772 | $980 |
| Gibson County | $693 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,573 | $927 |
| Giles County | $839 | $845 | $1,105 | $1,317 | $1,515 | $1,001 |
| Grainger County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,407 | $941 |
| Greene County | $693 | $789 | $995 | $1,268 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Grundy County | $761 | $797 | $995 | $1,232 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Hamblen County | $906 | $912 | $1,153 | $1,405 | $1,838 | $1,135 |
| Hamilton County | $1,181 | $1,231 | $1,340 | $1,657 | $1,761 | $1,390 |
| Hancock County | $761 | $837 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Hardeman County | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,342 | $1,380 | $925 |
| Hardin County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,249 | $1,308 | $925 |
| Hawkins County | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | $1,465 | $1,044 |
| Haywood County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,345 | $1,517 | $925 |
| Henderson County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,248 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Henry County | $704 | $773 | $1,011 | $1,205 | $1,690 | $949 |
| Hickman County | $781 | $786 | $1,028 | $1,312 | $1,669 | $992 |
| Houston County | $761 | $787 | $995 | $1,363 | $1,636 | $925 |
| Humphreys County | $807 | $852 | $1,055 | $1,257 | $1,447 | $955 |
| Jackson County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,360 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Jefferson County | $906 | $912 | $1,153 | $1,405 | $1,838 | $1,135 |
| Johnson County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,333 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Knox County | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 | $2,122 | $1,471 |
| Lake County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,244 | $1,663 | $925 |
| Lauderdale County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,294 | $1,533 | $925 |
| Lawrence County | $766 | $771 | $1,008 | $1,201 | $1,347 | $939 |
| Lewis County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,663 | $925 |
| Lincoln County | $761 | $882 | $995 | $1,363 | $1,528 | $925 |
| Loudon County | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 | $2,122 | $1,471 |
| Macon County | $877 | $914 | $995 | $1,319 | $1,537 | $972 |
| Madison County | $957 | $1,051 | $1,375 | $1,730 | $1,898 | $1,260 |
| Marion County | $1,181 | $1,231 | $1,340 | $1,657 | $1,761 | $1,390 |
| Marshall County | $840 | $845 | $1,106 | $1,467 | $1,473 | $1,041 |
| Maury County | $1,300 | $1,330 | $1,474 | $1,877 | $2,273 | $1,349 |
| McMinn County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,214 | $1,308 | $926 |
| McNairy County | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,436 | $925 |
| Meigs County | $794 | $799 | $1,045 | $1,254 | $1,433 | $925 |
| Monroe County | $769 | $862 | $995 | $1,303 | $1,308 | $925 |
| Montgomery County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | $1,346 |
| Moore County | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,360 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Morgan County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,401 | $988 |
| Obion County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,255 | $1,308 | $925 |
| Overton County | $761 | $803 | $995 | $1,226 | $1,425 | $925 |
| Perry County | $761 | $914 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,663 | $925 |
| Pickett County | $761 | $765 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,365 | $958 |
| Polk County | $884 | $971 | $1,270 | $1,593 | $1,669 | $1,233 |
| Putnam County | $799 | $887 | $1,102 | $1,502 | $1,564 | $1,014 |
| Rhea County | $804 | $810 | $1,059 | $1,272 | $1,392 | $925 |
| Roane County | $857 | $862 | $1,048 | $1,395 | $1,649 | $1,092 |
| Robertson County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Rutherford County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Scott County | $761 | $823 | $995 | $1,230 | $1,663 | $925 |
| Sequatchie County | $1,181 | $1,231 | $1,340 | $1,657 | $1,761 | $1,390 |
| Sevier County | $1,032 | $1,038 | $1,213 | $1,569 | $1,594 | $1,159 |
| Shelby County | $1,095 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | $1,981 | $1,274 |
| Smith County | $870 | $876 | $1,146 | $1,407 | $1,506 | $1,051 |
| Stewart County | $693 | $812 | $995 | $1,378 | $1,663 | $1,004 |
| Sullivan County | $760 | $845 | $1,091 | $1,375 | $1,465 | $1,044 |
| Sumner County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Tipton County | $1,095 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $1,717 | $1,981 | $1,274 |
| Trousdale County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Unicoi County | $942 | $948 | $1,211 | $1,461 | $1,609 | $1,132 |
| Union County | $1,171 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $1,844 | $2,122 | $1,471 |
| Van Buren County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,195 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Warren County | $798 | $803 | $1,051 | $1,252 | $1,381 | $964 |
| Washington County | $942 | $948 | $1,211 | $1,461 | $1,609 | $1,132 |
| Wayne County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,186 | $1,365 | $925 |
| Weakley County | $756 | $761 | $995 | $1,190 | $1,663 | $925 |
| White County | $775 | $780 | $1,021 | $1,321 | $1,707 | $992 |
| Williamson County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
| Wilson County | $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 | $1,730 |
FY 2027 monthly Fair Market Rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities except telephone).
More for Tennessee
- Fair market rent by ZIP codeHUD Small Area FMRs for any metropolitan ZIP code, with the payment standard range.
- Tennessee loan limitsFHA, VA and conforming loan limits for every Tennessee county.
- Tennessee property tax ratesEffective property tax rate for every Tennessee county.
- Fair market rents by stateEvery state's median and range, and how HUD sets FMRs.
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Questions about Tennessee fair market rents
What is the fair market rent in Tennessee for FY 2027?
It depends on the county: for two bedrooms, from $995 to $1,798 a month, with a county median of $1,048. The table on this page lists every county from studio to four bedrooms; FY 2027 runs October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
What is the HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in Tennessee?
$1,048 in the median county, $995 in the lowest and $1,798 in the highest (Cannon County). Metropolitan counties share their area's FMR; non-metropolitan counties each have their own.
How much did Tennessee fair market rents change from FY 2026?
The median county's two-bedroom FMR moved from $975 in FY 2026 to $1,048 in FY 2027 (+7.5%). HUD's rule generally keeps an area's FMR at no less than 90 percent of the previous year's (24 CFR 888.113(b)).
What are Section 8 payment standards in Tennessee?
Each housing agency sets its own, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the FMR for the unit size (the basic range in 24 CFR 982.503); in HUD's designated Small Area FMR metros, from the ZIP code's Small Area FMR. County pages show the basic range; the agency's published schedule is the final word.
Fair market rents in nearby states
Legal references
- 24 CFR 888.113, Fair market rents for existing housing: methodology
- 24 CFR 982.503, Voucher tenancy: payment standard amount and schedule