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What Is It Like to Live in Hendersonville?

What it costs to live in Hendersonville, and how it compares with other Tennessee cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

50

17th best value in Tennessee

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Tennessee cities.

Overall livability

61

11th overall in Tennessee

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Hendersonville is home to about 60,628 people. A typical home runs $304,200 and a household earns around $78,100, a price-to-income ratio of 3.9. Among Tennessee's largest cities, it ranks 17th for value and 11th overall.

Hendersonville at a glance

Median home price

$304,200

29th in TN of 39

Median rent

$1,270/mo

Median household income

$78,100

Home price to income

3.9x

Unemployment

5.0%

22nd in TN of 39

School rating

7/10

9th in TN of 39

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TN of 39

Walk score

6/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Tennessee only. Updated 2026.