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Cost of living in Morristown, Tennessee

Simple answer

Typical rent is $882 a month.

Morristown is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,917 a year.

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People
31,527
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$882
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$47,917
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$181,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,153
Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area

Morristown, Tennessee has about 31,527 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $181,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hamblen County is $1,153 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Morristown. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Morristown, TN metro area, prices sit at 86.4 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 Morristown'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 Morristown'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, 136 have higher typical rent than Morristown.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.