Cost of living in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,428 a month.
Lookout Mountain is a town in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $201,000 a year.
- People
- 2,111
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,428
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $201,000
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $855,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,340
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee has about 2,111 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $855,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hamilton County is $1,340 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lookout Mountain. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area, prices sit at 91.5 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 Lookout Mountain'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 Lookout Mountain'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, 35 have higher typical rent than Lookout Mountain.
Nearby places
- Lookout Mountain
Typical rent $1,213
Compare with Lookout Mountain - Rossville
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Lookout Mountain - Chattanooga Valley
Typical rent $1,051
Compare with Lookout Mountain - Fairview
Typical rent $989
Compare with Lookout Mountain - Lakeview
Typical rent $1,014
Compare with Lookout Mountain - East Ridge
Typical rent $1,147
Compare with Lookout Mountain - Fort Oglethorpe
Typical rent $937
- Chattanooga
Typical rent $1,256
Compare with Lookout Mountain
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.