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Cost of living in South Pittsburg, Tennessee

South Pittsburg, Tennessee has about 3,013 people. Typical rent is $643 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $57,865 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.

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Typical rent is $643 a month.

South Pittsburg is a city in Tennessee. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,865 a year.

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People
3,013
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$643
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,865
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$187,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,340
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA

South Pittsburg, Tennessee has about 3,013 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $187,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Marion County is $1,340 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Pittsburg. 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 South Pittsburg'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 South Pittsburg'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, 253 have higher typical rent than South Pittsburg.

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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.