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Bradley County · Tennessee · South · 49k residents

Cleveland, TN: cost of living, taxes & quality of life

Residential facts for Cleveland: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Tennessee median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.

Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.

The acs median home value in Cleveland is $272,200, 12% below the Tennessee median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,021/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 84 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $58,559 a year.

What the numbers show

Source-confirmed findings
  • Housing value: The ACS median home value in Cleveland is $272,200, 11.8% below the median for ACS-covered places in Tennessee.
  • Household income: Median household income is $58,559, 19% below the median for ACS-covered places in Tennessee.
  • Adult education: 30.2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 4.1% below the median for ACS-covered places in Tennessee.
  • Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 4.6 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

WhereToHQ calculates the comparisons. Figures are estimates for context, not a guarantee or personal financial advice. Read the methodology or send a correction.

What makes this place distinctive

A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.

A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.

  • Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
  • Setting: The profile places Cleveland about 28 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
  • Climate signal: The profile records 205 sunny days and 1 inches of annual snow.
  • Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 26 minutes.

WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.

Compare Cleveland side by side

Cost of living index

84

cheaper than 81% of US cities

ACS median home value

$272,200

12% vs state mediancheaper than 67% of US cities

2-bedroom rent

$1,021/mo

cheaper than 85% of US cities

Median household income

$58,559

19% vs state medianhigher than 17% of US cities

Housing momentum

How fast Cleveland's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.

40/100

Steady

Rents YoY: +0.1% (bottom 19%)Home prices MoM: 0.0% (top 33%)Home prices YoY: +1.4% (near US average)
Momentum slowing · 12 over 2 yr

Ranks Cleveland's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.

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Adjusted by Cleveland's cost-of-living index versus the US average.

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Questions & answers
What is the cost of living in Cleveland, TN?
Cleveland indexes at 84 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,021/mo and a acs median home value of $272,200.
How much does a house cost in Cleveland?
The acs median home value in Cleveland is $272,200, 12% below the Tennessee median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
How much is rent in Cleveland?
A two-bedroom in Cleveland rents for about $1,021/mo.