Aerial view of Downtown Chattanooga and its riverfront
Finley Stadium hosts the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team, the Mocs

Area Guide

Downtown Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN

Downtown Chattanooga: home to Track 29 and ready to shine!

Arts Culture Walkable

Rated as one of the top places to live by RelocateAmerica.com, Downtown Chattanooga provides everything from historic warehouses to sleek, modern buildings. It is also home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Chattanooga Convention Center, and the Tennessee Riverwalk.

Downtown Chattanooga is a popular tourist destination, featuring the famous Tennessee Aquarium, the Chattanooga Market, and the Hunter Museum of American Art. Downtown Chattanooga was named one of the top 50 bicycling cities in the US, so be sure to bring your bike when you move to the city.

Locals enjoy dining near the river or having a family picnic in the City Center park. For fun, residents take strolls along the 15 miles of constructed riverwalks and enjoy a variety of yearly festivals, such as the Riverbend Festival, the 4 Bridges Art Festival, Wine Over Water, and WhoFest.

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Aerial view of Downtown Chattanooga and its riverfront

Finley Stadium hosts the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team, the Mocs

Rent Trends

As of August 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Chattanooga is $1,171 for a studio, $1,401 for one bedroom, $1,914 for two bedrooms, and $1,876 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Chattanooga has increased by 3.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 517 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,171/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 729 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,401/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,136 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,914/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,541 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,876/month

    Average Rent

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Great Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

80 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Tennessee River Gorge Trust
  • Chattanooga Zoo
  • Creative Discovery Museum
  • Tennessee Aquarium
  • Incline Railway

Airports

  • Lovell Field

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.