Metro area · CBSA 18260
Cookeville
The Cookeville, TN metro area has 145,812 people. Median rent is $885, 19.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Putnam County at $1,102. Of the 9 places we track here, Dodson Branch has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$55,380
Median home value
$237,000
Unemployment
4.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,102
HUD, Putnam County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookeville | 36,088 | $917 | 21.4% |
| Sparta | 4,939 | $731 | 17.5% |
| Algood | 4,036 | $817 | 23.1% |
| Livingston | 3,999 | $730 | 22.1% |
| Monterey | 2,768 | $715 | 18.7% |
| Dodson Branch | 1,425 | $758 | 12.2% |
| Baxter | 1,361 | $914 | 18.7% |
| Gainesboro | 1,064 | $819 | 18.9% |
| Doyle | 532 | $1,005 | 30.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.