Garland, Tennessee

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–0.6% to the 162 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

286

people, the 323rd-largest of Tennessee's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Tennessee's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

100.0%

of 53 jobs located in Garland are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 24% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$880

a month. Tennessee's median is $1,189.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $442.

A $442 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Tipton County.
- $833 Tract 408
- $1,275 Tract 403.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$872–$1,308

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $880 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

74% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 74% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–0.6% to the 162 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 18% less than Tennessee's.

$234,200

median home value in Garland.
- $234,200 Garland
- $286,700 Tennessee
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Garland, Tennessee

Garland,
Tennessee.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 24% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $442.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

74% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–0.6% to the 162 homes here.

A median home costs 18% less than Tennessee's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 24% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $442.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

74% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–0.6% to the 162 homes here.

A median home costs 18% less than Tennessee's.

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