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Cost of living in Bluff City, Tennessee

Simple answer

Typical rent is $931 a month.

Bluff City is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $61,059 a year.

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People
2,225
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$931
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$61,059
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$157,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,091
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA

Bluff City, Tennessee has about 2,225 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $157,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sullivan County is $1,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bluff City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area, prices sit at 86.4 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 Bluff City'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 Bluff City's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Tennessee in the table we use.

Among 278 places we list in Tennessee with a rent figure, 117 have higher typical rent than Bluff City.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Tennessee

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.