Tennessee Fair Market Rents
HUD FMR areas, Section 8 income limits, and housing authorities in Tennessee.
Median 2BR FMR
$992
across 113 Tennessee areas (FY2026)
Range
$925–$1,730
low to high 2BR FMR statewide
PHAs
85
60,548 units managed
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Most expensive metros in Tennessee (2BR FMR)
Least expensive areas in Tennessee (2BR FMR)
- Benton County, TN$925
- Carroll County, TN$925
- Claiborne County, TN$925
FMR Areas in Tennessee (FY2026)
| Area Name | Type | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $717 | $722 | $947 | $1,249 | $1,254 |
| Cleveland, TN MSA | Metro | $850 | $940 | $1,233 | $1,584 | $1,633 |
| Crockett County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $753 | $842 | $1,083 | $1,389 | $1,615 |
| Gibson County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $645 | $706 | $927 | $1,289 | $1,555 |
| Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $712 | $717 | $941 | $1,241 | $1,246 |
| Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | — | ||||
| Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | — | ||||
| Hickman County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $827 | $832 | $992 | $1,277 | $1,664 |
| Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $869 | $960 | $1,260 | $1,677 | $1,758 |
| Johnson City, TN MSA | Metro | $887 | $893 | $1,132 | $1,398 | $1,548 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA | Metro | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,177 | $1,184 | $1,471 | $1,864 | $2,172 |
| Macon County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $847 | $887 | $972 | $1,290 | $1,504 |
| Maury County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,131 | $1,138 | $1,349 | $1,701 | $1,912 |
| Morgan County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $748 | $753 | $988 | $1,303 | $1,308 |
| Morristown, TN MSA | Metro | $881 | $887 | $1,135 | $1,444 | $1,827 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Roane County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $912 | $918 | $1,092 | $1,432 | $1,832 |
| Smith County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $796 | $801 | $1,051 | $1,368 | $1,392 |
| Stewart County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $692 | $815 | $1,004 | $1,396 | $1,684 |
| Bedford County, TN | Non-Metro | $796 | $928 | $1,017 | $1,414 | $1,641 |
| Benton County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,402 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Non-Metro | $738 | $743 | $975 | $1,169 | $1,636 |
| Campbell County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $717 | $722 | $947 | $1,249 | $1,254 |
| Carroll County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $746 | $925 | $1,151 | $1,480 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,211 | $1,263 | $1,390 | $1,734 | $1,853 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,211 | $1,263 | $1,390 | $1,734 | $1,853 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | Non-Metro | $1,211 | $1,263 | $1,390 | $1,734 | $1,853 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $844 | $925 | $1,155 | $1,277 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY MSA | Non-Metro | $1,090 | $1,094 | $1,346 | $1,871 | $2,258 |
| Clay County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,289 |
| Cleveland, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $850 | $940 | $1,233 | $1,584 | $1,633 |
| Cleveland, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $850 | $940 | $1,233 | $1,584 | $1,633 |
| Cocke County, TN | Non-Metro | $643 | $742 | $925 | $1,209 | $1,225 |
| Coffee County, TN | Non-Metro | $775 | $780 | $959 | $1,281 | $1,363 |
| Crockett County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $753 | $842 | $1,083 | $1,389 | $1,615 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Non-Metro | $719 | $723 | $942 | $1,304 | $1,354 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Non-Metro | $722 | $726 | $953 | $1,143 | $1,532 |
| Decatur County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $736 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,289 |
| Dyer County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $778 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,225 |
| Fentress County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,204 | $1,290 |
| Franklin County, TN | Non-Metro | $742 | $747 | $980 | $1,307 | $1,622 |
| Gibson County, TN | Non-Metro | $645 | $706 | $927 | $1,289 | $1,555 |
| Giles County, TN | Non-Metro | $758 | $763 | $1,001 | $1,200 | $1,395 |
| Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $712 | $717 | $941 | $1,241 | $1,246 |
| Greene County, TN | Non-Metro | $638 | $797 | $925 | $1,279 | $1,420 |
| Grundy County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $844 | $925 | $1,162 | $1,289 |
| Hancock County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $844 | $925 | $1,109 | $1,225 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,348 |
| Hardin County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,225 |
| Haywood County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,226 | $1,417 |
| Henderson County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $742 | $925 | $1,178 | $1,289 |
| Henry County, TN | Non-Metro | $719 | $723 | $949 | $1,138 | $1,322 |
| Hickman County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $827 | $832 | $992 | $1,277 | $1,664 |
| Houston County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $726 | $925 | $1,253 | $1,552 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Non-Metro | $723 | $728 | $955 | $1,189 | $1,331 |
| Jackson County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,217 | $1,289 |
| Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $869 | $960 | $1,260 | $1,677 | $1,758 |
| Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $869 | $960 | $1,260 | $1,677 | $1,758 |
| Johnson City, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $887 | $893 | $1,132 | $1,398 | $1,548 |
| Johnson City, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $887 | $893 | $1,132 | $1,398 | $1,548 |
| Johnson City, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $887 | $893 | $1,132 | $1,398 | $1,548 |
| Johnson County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $844 | $925 | $1,273 | $1,289 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA | Non-Metro | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA | Non-Metro | $720 | $818 | $1,044 | $1,338 | $1,464 |
| Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,177 | $1,184 | $1,471 | $1,864 | $2,172 |
| Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,177 | $1,184 | $1,471 | $1,864 | $2,172 |
| Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,177 | $1,184 | $1,471 | $1,864 | $2,172 |
| Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,177 | $1,184 | $1,471 | $1,864 | $2,172 |
| Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,177 | $1,184 | $1,471 | $1,864 | $2,172 |
| Lake County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,174 | $1,289 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Non-Metro | $706 | $710 | $925 | $1,239 | $1,474 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Non-Metro | $711 | $716 | $939 | $1,126 | $1,243 |
| Lewis County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $844 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,552 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $844 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,289 |
| Macon County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $847 | $887 | $972 | $1,290 | $1,504 |
| Marshall County, TN | Non-Metro | $788 | $793 | $1,041 | $1,373 | $1,378 |
| Maury County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,131 | $1,138 | $1,349 | $1,701 | $1,912 |
| McMinn County, TN | Non-Metro | $725 | $845 | $926 | $1,151 | $1,226 |
| McNairy County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $742 | $925 | $1,286 | $1,442 |
| Meigs County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,227 | $1,289 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,060 | $1,154 | $1,274 | $1,683 | $1,959 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,060 | $1,154 | $1,274 | $1,683 | $1,959 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,060 | $1,154 | $1,274 | $1,683 | $1,959 |
| Monroe County, TN | Non-Metro | $684 | $764 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,225 |
| Moore County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $742 | $925 | $1,282 | $1,289 |
| Morgan County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $748 | $753 | $988 | $1,303 | $1,308 |
| Morristown, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $881 | $887 | $1,135 | $1,444 | $1,827 |
| Morristown, TN MSA | Non-Metro | $881 | $887 | $1,135 | $1,444 | $1,827 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,507 | $1,578 | $1,730 | $2,211 | $2,696 |
| Obion County, TN | Non-Metro | $722 | $727 | $925 | $1,187 | $1,225 |
| Overton County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $742 | $925 | $1,165 | $1,225 |
| Perry County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $818 | $925 | $1,109 | $1,340 |
| Pickett County, TN | Non-Metro | $725 | $730 | $958 | $1,149 | $1,335 |
| Putnam County, TN | Non-Metro | $752 | $818 | $1,014 | $1,409 | $1,557 |
| Rhea County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,220 | $1,225 |
| Roane County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $912 | $918 | $1,092 | $1,432 | $1,832 |
| Scott County, TN | Non-Metro | $724 | $762 | $925 | $1,159 | $1,552 |
| Sevier County, TN | Non-Metro | $883 | $973 | $1,159 | $1,522 | $1,535 |
| Smith County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $796 | $801 | $1,051 | $1,368 | $1,392 |
| Stewart County, TN | Non-Metro | $692 | $815 | $1,004 | $1,396 | $1,684 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,198 | $1,289 |
| Warren County, TN | Non-Metro | $730 | $735 | $964 | $1,156 | $1,276 |
| Wayne County, TN | Non-Metro | $700 | $705 | $925 | $1,109 | $1,289 |
| Weakley County, TN | Non-Metro | $705 | $710 | $925 | $1,119 | $1,552 |
| White County, TN | Non-Metro | $751 | $756 | $992 | $1,240 | $1,579 |
Public Housing Authorities in Tennessee
Memphis Housing Authority
Memphis · 10,664 units
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency
Nashville · 7,531 units
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
Nashville · 6,507 units
Chattanooga Housing Authority
Chattanooga · 5,560 units
Knoxville'S Community Development Corp.
Knoxville · 4,226 units
Jackson Housing Authority
Jackson · 2,121 units
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Kingsport · 1,811 units
Dickson Housing Authority
Dickson · 1,497 units
Lafollette Housing Authority
La Follette · 1,449 units
Tennessee Valley Housing Services
Morristown · 1,109 units
Johnson City Housing Authority
Johnson City · 1,099 units
Murfreesboro Housing Authority
Murfreesboro · 947 units
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Knoxville · 847 units
Crossville Housing Authority
Crossville · 765 units
Dayton Housing Authority
Dayton · 742 units
Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency
Elizabethton · 645 units
Bristol Housing
Bristol · 554 units
The Clarksville Housing Authority
Clarksville · 504 units
Dyersburg Housing Authority
Dyersburg · 497 units
Maryville Housing Authority
Maryville · 400 units
Newport Housing Authority
Newport · 400 units
Franklin Housing Authority
Franklin · 397 units
Tullahoma Housing Authority
Tullahoma · 389 units
Gallatin Housing Authority
Gallatin · 384 units
Springfield Housing Authority
Springfield · 364 units
Lebanon Housing Authority
Lebanon · 354 units
Cleveland Housing Authority
Cleveland · 343 units
Greeneville Housing Authority
Greeneville · 324 units
Oak Ridge Housing Authority
Oak Ridge · 309 units
Harriman Housing Authority
Harriman · 304 units
Lawrenceburg Housing Authority
Lawrenceburg · 303 units
Union City Housing Authority
Union City · 284 units
Highlands Residential Services
Cookeville · 279 units
Fayetteville Housing Authority
Fayetteville · 276 units
Etowah Housing Authority
Etowah · 256 units
Covington Housing Authority
Covington · 246 units
Franklin County Housing Authority
Winchester · 245 units
Sevierville Housing Authority
Sevierville · 245 units
Shelbyville Housing Authority
Shelbyville · 240 units
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Dunlap · 231 units
Humboldt Housing Authority
Humboldt · 229 units
Brownsville Housing Authority
Brownsville · 220 units
Lewisburg Housing Authority
Lewisburg · 216 units
Trenton Housing Authority
Trenton · 210 units
Pulaski Housing Authority
Pulaski · 208 units
Rogersville Housing Authority
Rogersville · 204 units
South Pittsburg Housing Authority
South Pittsburg · 198 units
Jefferson City Housing Authority
Jefferson City · 196 units
Paris Housing Authority
Paris · 192 units
Smithville Housing Authority
Smithville · 182 units
Sparta Housing Authority
Sparta · 162 units
Clinton Housing Authority
Clinton · 148 units
Huntingdon Housing Authority
Huntingdon · 148 units
Mckenzie Housing Authority
Mc Kenzie · 148 units
Newbern Housing Authority
Newbern · 145 units
Lenoir City Housing Authority
Lenoir City · 138 units
Rockwood Housing Authority
Rockwood · 124 units
Jellico Housing Authority
Jellico · 122 units
Portland Housing Authority
Portland · 120 units
Lexington Housing Authority
Lexington · 120 units
Bolivar Housing Authority
Bolivar · 119 units
Hohenwald Housing Authority
Hohenwald · 116 units
Mt. Pleasant Housing Authority
Mount Pleasant · 116 units
Oliver Springs Housing Authority
Oliver Springs · 114 units
Grundy Housing Authority
Monteagle · 110 units
Lafayette Housing Authority
Lafayette · 102 units
Milan Housing Authority
Milan · 100 units
Woodbury Housing Authority
Woodbury · 100 units
Millington Housing Authority
Millington · 89 units
Erwin Housing Authority
Erwin · 73 units
South Carthage Housing Authority
Carthage · 70 units
Waverly Housing Authority
Waverly · 70 units
Manchester Housing Authority
Manchester · 69 units
Parsons-Decaturville Housing Authority
Parsons · 67 units
Savannah Housing Authority
Savannah · 62 units
Erin Housing Authority
Erin · 59 units
Hartsville Housing Authority
Hartsville · 34 units
Athens Housing Authority
Athens · 0 units
Sweetwater Housing Authority
Sweetwater · 0 units
Loudon Housing Authority
Loudon · 0 units
Livingston Housing Authority
Livingston · 0 units
Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporatio
Columbia · 0 units
Martin Housing Authority
Martin · 0 units
Gallaway Housing Authority
Gallaway · 0 units
Ripley Housing Authority
Ripley · 0 units
Section 8 in Tennessee
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across Tennessee. Each PHA sets its payment standard — the maximum subsidy amount — as a percentage of the local FMR, typically between 90% and 110%. Income eligibility is determined separately using HUD's income limits, which define the 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds for each household size.