Cost of living in Kingston, Tennessee
Simple answer
Typical rent is $716 a month.
Kingston is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,675 a year.
- People
- 6,224
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $716
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $71,675
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $220,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,048
- Roane County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Kingston, Tennessee has about 6,224 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $220,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Roane County is $1,048 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kingston. 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 Kingston'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 Kingston'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, 230 have higher typical rent than Kingston.
Nearby places
- Midtown
Typical rent $786
Compare with Kingston - Harriman
Typical rent $763
Compare with Kingston - Rockwood
Typical rent $774
Compare with Kingston - CoalfieldCompare with Kingston
- Loudon
Typical rent $879
Compare with Kingston - Lenoir City
Typical rent $932
Compare with Kingston - Oak Ridge
Typical rent $1,131
- Oliver Springs
Typical rent $523
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.