Metro FMR · CBSA 27740 · HUD FY2026

Johnson City, TN MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Johnson City, TN MSA metro area - 7% below the US average.

$893
1-bedroom FMR
$1,132
2-bedroom FMR
-0.2%
YoY change
-7%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Johnson City, TN MSA area rents at $1,132 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 4% below the US average, lower than 76% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#94
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-4%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$45,280
income to afford it (30% rule)
-0.2%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Johnson City: #94 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $56,096, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 19.1% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Johnson City in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 207,442 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 40.7% of the 28,390 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$887/mo

19.0% of median income

1 Bedroom

$893/mo

19.1% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,132/mo

24.2% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,398/mo

29.9% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,548/mo

33.1% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·27740

Johnson City: $893/mo 1BR · #94 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 27740

  • CBSA 27740
  • 1BR-FMR $893
  • 2BR-FMR $1,132
  • RANK-MID #94
  • YOY-FLAT -0.2%
  • VSUS-NEAR -7%
  • IN-ST-LOW #3 TN
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MID 207K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Chattanooga
  • VOUCH-90-110 $804–$982
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Chattanooga ($370 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Johnson City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,132 higher than 24% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 27740

Counties inside Johnson City

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 27740, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,132–$1,132, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Washington County 2BR $1,132 · 133K Carter County 2BR $1,132 · 56K Unicoi County 2BR $1,132 · 18K

Johnson City studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #94 most affordable

1BR $893 (-7% vs US, -0.2% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 27740.

Studio
$887
US avg $893
↓0.3% YoY -1% vs US
1 Bedroom
$893
US avg $959
↓0.2% YoY -7% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,132
US avg $1,175
↑1.2% YoY -4% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,398
US avg $1,525
↑0.6% YoY -8% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,548
US avg $1,756
↓0.9% YoY -12% vs US

How Johnson City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other TN metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Johnson City highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Johnson City: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Johnson City with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside TN (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside TN

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Albany
GA · 2 BR $1,129/mo
Wichita Falls
TX · 2 BR $1,136/mo
Anson County
NC · 2 BR $1,138/mo
Altoona
PA · 2 BR $1,138/mo

Burden % · outside TN

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Dover
DE · 24.2% of income · 2 BR $1,470/mo
Yakima
WA · 24.2% of income · 2 BR $1,374/mo
Elmira
NY · 24.3% of income · 2 BR $1,283/mo
Charlottesville
VA · 24.2% of income · 2 BR $1,824/mo

Johnson City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Johnson City, TN MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Johnson City, TN MSA is $893 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,132 and a studio is $887.
How does Johnson City, TN MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Johnson City, TN MSA metro area is 7% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $893 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Johnson City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,132 ranks #94 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Johnson City metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 27740, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,132–$1,132 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $893/mo · 1BR TN

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