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65cities listedof 4,183 in the US $68,882typical household income▼ 15% below US $1,157typical rent per month▼ 18% below US Nashvillelargest citypop. 690k

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Nashville	690k	$77,371	$1,586	3.0%
Memphis	619k	$51,736	$1,181	5.0%
Knoxville	195k	$54,039	$1,191	3.2%
Chattanooga	186k	$64,523	$1,256	3.6%
Clarksville	176k	$69,303	$1,307	3.9%
Murfreesboro	161k	$80,108	$1,481	3.0%
Franklin	87k	$119,528	$1,923	2.8%
Johnson City	72k	$57,254	$1,023	3.3%
Jackson	68k	$53,032	$1,145	4.2%
Hendersonville	63k	$97,200	$1,653	2.9%
Bartlett	57k	$102,070	$1,638	3.5%
Smyrna	57k	$81,926	$1,461	2.8%
Kingsport	56k	$52,490	$907	3.8%
Spring Hill	56k	$112,013	$1,844	2.8%
Collierville	52k	$138,598	$1,691	3.1%
Cleveland	49k	$58,559	$1,034	4.1%
Gallatin	49k	$77,518	$1,395	3.2%
Brentwood	46k	$182,088	$2,825	2.8%
Columbia	45k	$63,719	$1,197	4.1%
Lebanon	45k	$72,848	$1,306	3.2%
Mount Juliet	42k	$107,068	$2,011	2.8%
Germantown	41k	$149,920	$1,816	3.1%
La Vergne	40k	$81,313	$1,805	2.9%
Cookeville	36k	$51,375	$917	3.7%
Oak Ridge	33k	$72,311	$1,131	3.4%
Maryville	32k	$81,963	$1,157	3.0%
Morristown	32k	$47,917	$882	3.9%
Bristol	28k	$58,162	$842	3.3%
Shelbyville	25k	$55,073	$1,056	3.4%
Farragut	25k	$142,093	$1,966	2.8%
East Ridge	22k	$62,247	$1,147	3.3%
Tullahoma	21k	$60,979	$886	3.6%
Springfield	19k	$59,465	$1,139	3.0%
Sevierville	18k	$52,421	$1,081	3.3%
Goodlettsville	18k	$70,758	$1,385	3.0%
Dickson	16k	$69,678	$1,063	3.0%
Seymour	16k	$82,855	$1,515	3.3%
Dyersburg	16k	$52,064	$782	3.5%
Greeneville	16k	$49,889	$650	4.7%
Arlington	15k	$135,105	$2,164	4.6%
Nolensville	15k	$177,148	$2,454	2.8%
White House	15k	$90,019	$1,426	3.0%
Athens	14k	$53,929	$846	4.4%
Elizabethton	14k	$46,975	$740	3.9%
Lakeland	14k	$116,250	$1,755	4.6%
McMinnville	14k	$47,179	$791	3.9%
Powell	14k	$82,434	$1,276	3.0%
Portland	13k	$72,647	$1,141	3.0%
Soddy-Daisy	13k	$75,113	$1,047	3.3%
Manchester	13k	$57,500	$978	3.6%
Lewisburg	13k	$48,341	$872	3.8%
Crossville	12k	$48,802	$815	4.5%
Alcoa	12k	$65,714	$1,282	3.0%
Middle Valley	12k	$95,000	$1,180	3.3%
Red Bank	12k	$63,983	$1,283	3.3%
Hartsville/Trousdale County	12k	$72,747	$853	3.2%
Lawrenceburg	12k	$42,343	$775	4.2%
Collegedale	11k	$70,246	$1,581	3.3%
Millington	11k	$49,979	$1,111	4.6%
Lenoir City	11k	$67,259	$932	3.3%
Union City	11k	$50,870	$739	3.7%
Martin	11k	$43,381	$859	4.3%
Atoka	10k	$89,663	$1,237	3.8%
Paris	10k	$41,012	$780	4.1%
Clinton	10k	$68,882	$962	3.4%

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