According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Lenoir City has an overall cost of living index of 82 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Tennessee, Lenoir City has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Tennessee's index of 89.
The standard of living in Lenoir City ranks as #377 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Tennessee. By definition, that implies Lenoir City ranks as the #6,041 most expensive place in the Volunteer State.
Living Expense | Lenoir City | Tennessee | National Average | |
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Overall | 82 | 89 | 100 | |
Services | 90 | 94 | 100 | |
Groceries | 86 | 91 | 100 | |
Health | 93 | 91 | 100 | |
Housing | 65 | 81 | 100 | |
Transportation | 86 | 86 | 100 | |
Utilities | 94 | 92 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Tennessee, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Lenoir City | Tennessee | United States |
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Median Home Value | $145,300 | $177,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $821 | $897 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $45,987 | $54,833 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Lenoir City | Tennessee |
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Shampoo | $0.84 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.22 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.67 | $14.67 |
Item | Lenoir City | Tennessee |
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Ground Beef | $4.41 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $0.99 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.85 | $2.05 |
Item | Lenoir City | Tennessee |
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Haircut | $14.73 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $37.6 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.5 | $2.34 |
Item | Lenoir City | Tennessee |
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Potatoes | $2.88 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.75 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $88.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $105.73 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $88.77 | $99.13 |
Item | Lenoir City | Tennessee |
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Gasoline | $2.06 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $36.44 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $149.12 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.96 | $175.64 |