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The median home value in Rutherford County, TN is $419,031 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.56% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$419,031
Year-over-Year
-0.56%
National Rank
#385 of 3071
Rutherford County ranks 6th out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +78.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Rutherford County +62.8% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $85,470 a year against a typical home value of $419,031 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 82% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rutherford County recorded a violent crime rate of 398 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,074 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 268,208 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rutherford County is $419,031. That's down 0.56% from a year earlier. That is about 78.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rutherford County the 6th most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $85,470, so a typical home costs about 4.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rutherford County recorded 398 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 268,208 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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