Cost of living in Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton, Tennessee has about 14,374 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $172,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Carter County is $1,211 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Elizabethton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Johnson City, TN metro area, prices sit at 87.9 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 Elizabethton'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 Elizabethton'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, 216 have higher typical rent than Elizabethton.