Cost of living in Gallatin, Tennessee
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,395 a month.
Gallatin is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,518 a year.
- People
- 48,532
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,395
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $77,518
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $372,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,798
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Gallatin, Tennessee has about 48,532 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $372,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sumner County is $1,798 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gallatin. 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 Gallatin'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 Gallatin'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, 37 have higher typical rent than Gallatin.
Nearby places
- Shackle IslandCompare with Gallatin
- Hendersonville
Typical rent $1,653
Compare with Gallatin - Green Hill
Typical rent $1,296
Compare with Gallatin - White House
Typical rent $1,426
Compare with Gallatin - Mount Juliet
Typical rent $2,011
Compare with Gallatin - Millersville
Typical rent $1,475
Compare with Gallatin - Goodlettsville
Typical rent $1,385
- Lebanon
Typical rent $1,306
Compare with Gallatin
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.