Cost Of Living in Trenton, TN

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Trenton	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	81	89	100
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	88	100
Housing	56	80	100
Transportation	89	89	100
Utilities	86	93	100

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The cost of living in Trenton is 9% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Trenton is 19% lower than the national average
Trenton housing is 44% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$43,724	$3,644	$1,020	$1,312
Renters	$22,418	$1,868	$523	$673

The affordability of the housing market in Trenton, TN as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Trenton homeowners, the median income is $43,724. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,020 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $22,418. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $523 for their rent related monthly costs.

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Trenton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.01	$24.26	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.55	$45.56	26.4%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$12.50	$18.00	30.6%

Groceries

Item	Trenton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$12.00	$12.09	0.7%
Beer	$9.74	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Trenton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.08	$125.68	1.1%
Doctor	$138.39	$135.78	1.9%
Dentist	$86.67	$113.29	23.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.10	$10.65	5.2%
Lipitor	$338.33	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Trenton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$93,300.00	$184,700.00	49.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,691.70	$2,346.69	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$654.00	$949.00	31.1%

Transportation

Item	Trenton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$50.50	$59.92	15.7%

Utilities

Item	Trenton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.29	$193.99	23.6%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Greenfield, TN	2,348	77	22.9%
Bradford, TN	1,201	78	21.8%
Rutherford, TN	1,076	78	21.5%
Humboldt, TN	8,145	80	19.8%
Yorkville, TN	219	81	19.5%
Trenton, TN	4,197	81	18.8%

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Belleair, FL	4,198	136	36.5%
Trenton, TN	4,197	81	18.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Trenton, TN