Cost of living in Centerville, Tennessee

Centerville, Tennessee has about 3,535 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $213,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hickman County is $1,028 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Centerville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, prices sit at 96.3 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 Centerville'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 Centerville'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, 126 have higher typical rent than Centerville.