The story of this market
The typical home in Knox County, Tennessee sells for about $400,162, or $233 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.07%), a market in balance. Homes take about 50 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 219% since 2000. Last year 68 of 104 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,475 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,475 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+22.8%). Worst: 2010 (-2.3%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.4%
TN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,844
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 104 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
31
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $131,397,308.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
79.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24378 | 13179 | 79.8% | 7% | $195,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Knox County, Tennessee
The Knox County housing market is currently experiencing a period of stability with home prices remaining largely flat year-over-year. While sales volume has seen a modest increase, the market remains balanced with a steady supply of active listings.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved down 7.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 59 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 53.85% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 18 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Knox County, Tennessee — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 8.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 9, 2026.
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| 37721 | Corryton | $380,000 | $203 | 0% | 22 | 99% | — | — | 50 | $973 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37849 | Powell | $390,000 | $200 | +1.7% | 79 | — | — | — | 156 | $1,205 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37902 | Knoxville | $410,000 | $264 | -1.2% | 48 | — | — | 1 | 3,315 | $1,498 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37909 | Knoxville | $273,900 | $212 | +1.3% | 89 | 101% | 35.3% | — | 17 | $1,204 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37912 | Knoxville | $297,499 | $212 | +2.2% | 53 | 98.3% | 7.4% | 3.9 | 112 | $1,128 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37914 | Knoxville | $317,000 | $231 | +2.1% | 52 | — | — | — | 138 | $1,108 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37916 | Knoxville | $476,760 | $610 | -13.7% | 59 | 100% | — | 0.8 | 20 | $1,236 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37917 | Knoxville | $261,868 | $228 | -11.2% | 54 | 98% | — | — | 126 | $1,127 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37918 | Knoxville | $385,000 | $235 | +1.7% | 54 | 98.5% | 23.5% | 5.2 | 1,614 | $1,131 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37919 | Knoxville | $520,000 | $264 | -24.1% | 54 | — | — | — | 87 | $1,350 | researched Sep 17 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Tennessee) — Tennessee Property Tax Assessment: Property is assessed at a percentage of its fair market value: 25% for residential property. The tax amount is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the local tax rate (per $100 of assessed value).
- Dollywood4.623.5 mi
- Anakeesta4.228.3 mi
- The Island in Pigeon Forge4.721.5 mi
- Ober Mountain4.127.1 mi
- Soaky Mountain Waterpark4.417 mi
- Anakeesta4.228.3 mi
- Dolly Parton's Stampede4.623.6 mi
- Neyland Stadium4.76.2 mi
- Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center4.66.4 mi
- Topgolf Knoxville4.319.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Knife Works4.615.8 mi
- Zoo Knoxville4.52.6 mi
- Ijams Nature Center4.74.4 mi
- Regal Pinnacle4.519.1 mi
- Aspire4.716.3 mi
- Titanic Museum Attraction4.620.3 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum4.521.5 mi
- Bush's Visitor Center4.829 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum4.520.6 mi
- Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum4.728.5 mi
- Ijams Nature Center4.74.4 mi
- Lakeshore Park4.810.5 mi
- Aspire4.716.3 mi
- Wild WaterDome Indoor Waterpark4.517.1 mi
- World's Fair Park4.75.8 mi
- Shanghai Resort & Marina and Boat Rentals4.624.2 mi
- Sugar Hollow Marina4.325.2 mi
- Flat Hollow Marina & Resort4.326.4 mi
- Stardust Marina4.419.6 mi
- Whitman Hollow Marina / Froggies Patio Bar424.8 mi
- Topgolf Knoxville4.319.4 mi
- Egwani Farms Golf Course4.614.1 mi
- Island Pointe Golf Club4.210.5 mi
- Three Ridges Golf Course4.44.9 mi
- Dead Horse Lake Golf Course4.216.2 mi
- West Town Mall4.412.4 mi
- Great Smokies Flea Market4.413 mi
- Publix Super Market at University Commons4.67 mi
- Kroger Marketplace4.315.4 mi
- Publix Super Market at Smoky Mountain Gateway4.617.9 mi
- McGhee Tyson Airport4.416.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Skydive4.916.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from ACS 2024 estimates and local housing market reports.
applies when — Applies to residential parcels created as condominiums on or after January 1, 2009.
Governs the creation, management, and operation of condominium associations, including unit owner rights, common element maintenance, and assessment authority.
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 27.
applies when — Applies to residential parcels governed by a homeowners' association or declaration of covenants.
Imposes specific constraints on associations, including: vested rights for owners to maintain long-term rentals if covenants are amended, prohibition on foreclosure for failure to pay special assessments for nonessential amenities, and requirements for fidelity bonds.
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 27, Parts 6-10.
applies when — Applies to residential parcels encumbered by a deed of trust or mortgage containing a power of sale clause.
Allows for non-judicial foreclosure. Requires public notice at least 20 days in advance of the sale, published in a newspaper in the county and/or posted on the secretary of state's website. The trustee must be a licensed Tennessee attorney.
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 35, Chapter 5; amended by HB1355 (2023) and HB1155 (2011).
Property is assessed at a percentage of its fair market value: 25% for residential property. The tax amount is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the local tax rate (per $100 of assessed value).
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5; assessments are based on status as of January 1 annually.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.