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Cost of living in Johnson City, Tennessee

Johnson City, Tennessee has about 72,222 people. Typical rent is $1,023 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $57,254 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 #55 in Tennessee on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,023 a month.

Johnson City is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,254 a year.

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People
72,222
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,023
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,254
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$268,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,211
Johnson City, TN MSA

Johnson City, Tennessee has about 72,222 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $268,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,211 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Johnson City. 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 Johnson City'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 Johnson City'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, 95 have higher typical rent than Johnson City.

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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.