Cost of living in Brownsville, Tennessee
Simple answer
Typical rent is $767 a month.
Brownsville is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,494 a year.
- People
- 9,622
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $767
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,494
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $158,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $995
- Haywood County, TN
Brownsville, Tennessee has about 9,622 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $158,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Haywood County is $995 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Brownsville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Tennessee's prices sit at 91.9 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Tennessee does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Brownsville'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 Brownsville'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, 203 have higher typical rent than Brownsville.
Nearby places
- Bells
Typical rent $1,001
Compare with Brownsville - Alamo
Typical rent $889
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Typical rent $800
Compare with Brownsville - Whiteville
Typical rent $910
Compare with Brownsville - Halls
Typical rent $844
Compare with Brownsville - Covington
Typical rent $933
Compare with Brownsville - Jackson
Typical rent $1,145
Compare with Brownsville - Somerville
Typical rent $710
EBT nearby
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.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Tennessee
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.