Cost of living in Putnam County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,102 a month.
That HUD number covers Putnam County, Tennessee, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $799
- 1 bed
- $887
- 2 bed
- $1,102
- 3 bed
- $1,502
- 4 bed
- $1,564
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The Tennessee state index is 91.9 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
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Towns in this county
- Cookeville · 36,088 people
- Algood · 4,036 people
- Monterey · 2,768 people
- Baxter · 1,361 people