Cost of living in Clinton, Tennessee
Clinton, Tennessee has about 10,239 people. Typical rent is $962 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $68,882 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #22 in Tennessee on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $962 a month.
Clinton is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,882 a year.
- People
- 10,239
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $962
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,882
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $225,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,475
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Clinton, Tennessee has about 10,239 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $225,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Anderson County is $1,475 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clinton. 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 Clinton'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 Clinton'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, 105 have higher typical rent than Clinton.
Nearby places
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Typical rent $1,276
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Typical rent $1,765
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Typical rent $1,053
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Typical rent $690
Compare with Clinton - Halls
Typical rent $1,178
Compare with Clinton - Oliver Springs
Typical rent $523
Compare with Clinton - Oak Ridge
Typical rent $1,131
Compare with Clinton - Knoxville
Typical rent $1,191
Compare with Clinton
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.