Metro area · CBSA 27740
Johnson City
The Johnson City, TN metro area has 210,729 people. Median rent is $939, 19.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Carter County at $1,211. Of the 18 places we track here, Watauga has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$57,762
Median home value
$219,200
Unemployment
5.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,211
HUD, Carter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City | 72,222 | $1,023 | 21.4% |
| Elizabethton | 14,374 | $740 | 18.9% |
| Jonesborough | 6,232 | $1,129 | 18.3% |
| Erwin | 5,988 | $614 | 15.5% |
| Oak Grove | 4,626 | $907 | 15.1% |
| Unicoi | 3,806 | $920 | 26.0% |
| Gray | 2,237 | $1,005 | 17.2% |
| Valley Forge | 2,136 | $699 | 15.4% |
| Pine Crest | 2,029 | $700 | 15.7% |
| Central | 1,938 | $952 | 30.5% |
| Hunter | 1,918 | $739 | 17.1% |
| Hampton | 1,883 | $676 | 20.8% |
| Biltmore | 1,846 | $781 | 17.7% |
| Banner Hill | 1,211 | $750 | 15.1% |
| Embreeville | 1,062 | $1,005 | 19.2% |
| Roan Mountain | 797 | $868 | 18.7% |
| Telford | 731 | $1,005 | 17.4% |
| Watauga | 644 | $588 | 11.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.