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Ranked · Renting · Tennessee

Best cities for renters in Tennessee

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Clarksville, TN176k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,182/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,049/mo · walkability: 38/100

  2. 2.Cookeville, TN36k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $944/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $731/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Johnson City, TN72k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,075/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $796/mo · walkability: 34/100

  4. 4.Jackson, TN68k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,149/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $893/mo · walkability: 34/100

  5. 5.Murfreesboro, TN161k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,507/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,274/mo · walkability: 38/100

  6. 6.Bartlett, TN57k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,324/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,237/mo · walkability: 34/100

  7. 7.Smyrna, TN57k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,364/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,142/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Kingsport, TN56k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $913/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $631/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Cleveland, TN49k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,021/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $796/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Oak Ridge, TN33k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,122/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $835/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Tennessee?
Clarksville, TN ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Cookeville (67) and Johnson City (64), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.