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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Tennessee (2026)

Lake has the lowest home prices of any county in Tennessee, at $111,705, followed by Lauderdale and Hardeman (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Tennessee

Top 25 of 95 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Tennessee
RankCountyValue
1Lake$111,705
2Lauderdale$135,981
3Hardeman$157,419
4Obion$164,623
5Chester$166,993
6McNairy$168,876
7Dyer$170,816
8Hancock$170,948
9Perry$171,016
10Haywood$171,378
11Carroll$177,932
12Scott$178,271
13Gibson$179,215
14Decatur$179,788
15Wayne$183,685
16Benton$186,947
17Hickman$187,728
18Weakley$190,577
19Crockett$194,730
20Grundy$206,344
21Hardin$209,281
22Clay$210,774
23Morgan$212,288
24Henderson$212,865
25Henry$217,290

How this ranking works

This page ranks Tennessee counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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