Cost of living in Rutledge, Tennessee
Simple answer
Typical rent is $626 a month.
Rutledge is a town in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,045 a year.
- People
- 1,676
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $626
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,045
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $154,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $995
- Grainger County, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Rutledge, Tennessee has about 1,676 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $154,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Grainger County is $995 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Rutledge. 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 Rutledge'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 Rutledge'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, 258 have higher typical rent than Rutledge.
Nearby places
- Jefferson City
Typical rent $851
Compare with Rutledge - New Tazewell
Typical rent $702
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Typical rent $943
Compare with Rutledge - Blaine
Typical rent $1,008
Compare with Rutledge - Luttrell
Typical rent $578
Compare with Rutledge - Tazewell
Typical rent $803
Compare with Rutledge - Morristown
Typical rent $882
Compare with Rutledge - Bean Station
Typical rent $598
Compare with Rutledge
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.