Rutherford County, TN real estate

What the numbers say

Rutherford County, TN real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Rutherford County listed for $479,450, up 1.4% from a year earlier. That is 12% above the Tennessee median of $429,450.

Homes spent a median of 55 days on the market, faster than 56 days a year ago. That makes Rutherford County the #5 fastest-selling of 31 Tennessee counties we track.

Homeowners in Rutherford County pay a median of $1,839 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $382,600, an effective rate of about 0.48%. The Tennessee average is 0.50%, which makes Rutherford County the #55 lowest-tax of 95 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,502 a month, and $1,452 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $479,000 home here comes to about $3,006 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $129,000 a year (the median household here earns $85,470).