Cost of living in Cowan, Tennessee
Cowan, Tennessee has about 1,934 people. Typical rent is $787 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $46,406 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $787 a month.
Cowan is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,406 a year.
- People
- 1,934
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $787
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,406
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $174,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,060
- Franklin County, TN
Cowan, Tennessee has about 1,934 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $174,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,060 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cowan. 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 Cowan'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 Cowan'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, 186 have higher typical rent than Cowan.
Nearby places
- Decherd
Typical rent $871
Compare with Cowan - Winchester
Typical rent $974
Compare with Cowan - Sewanee
Typical rent $1,173
Compare with Cowan - Estill Springs
Typical rent $825
Compare with Cowan - Monteagle
Typical rent $762
Compare with Cowan - Tracy City
Typical rent $400
Compare with Cowan - Huntland
Typical rent $1,015
Compare with Cowan - Tullahoma
Typical rent $886
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.