Cost of living in Alcoa, Tennessee

Alcoa, Tennessee has about 12,222 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $277,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Blount County is $1,475 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Alcoa. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Knoxville, TN metro area, prices sit at 92.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Tennessee does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Alcoa's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Tennessee home paid 13.71¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Alcoa's bill.

EIA does not publish a Tennessee gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Tennessee shares this price.

Among 278 places we list in Tennessee with a rent figure, 47 have higher typical rent than Alcoa.