The story of this market
The typical home in Sevier County, Tennessee sells for about $463,449, or $274 per square foot.
Prices are down 9.13% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 65 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 210% since 2000. Last year 17 of 25 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,213 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,213 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.9%
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 (+28.3%). Worst: 2010 (-7.7%). 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
$1,569
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
+3.9%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 25 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
42
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $32,080,447.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
73.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6126 | 3040 | 73.8% | 20.5% | $205,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Sevier County, Tennessee
The Sevier County housing market is currently cooling, characterized by a year-over-year decline in median sale prices and a high vacancy rate. While rental demand remains resilient, the overall market is experiencing a shift as inventory levels and days on market fluctuate. Investors and buyers are navigating a landscape where price corrections are becoming more common.
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%).
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 4 cities · 11 ZIP reports
Median prices moved down 1.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 66 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 5.9% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.4% · poverty 11.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 11 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.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 37722 | Cosby | $232,450 | $185 | +1.1% | 46 | 98.5% | 12% | 5.2 | 169 | $1,106 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37738 | Gatlinburg | $414,067 | $264 | -7.6% | 62 | — | — | — | 673 | $1,133 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37764 | Kodak | $399,900 | $255 | +1.1% | 57 | 98% | 15% | 3.5 | 124 | $1,212 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37838 | — | $436,000 | $237 | 0% | 54 | 98% | — | 3.3 | 1,602 | $2,000 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37862 | Sevierville | $695,000 | $368 | 0% | 69 | — | — | — | 869 | $1,004 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37863 | Pigeon Forge | $549,900 | $357 | 0% | 37 | — | — | — | 373 | $1,039 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Oct 20 |
| 37865 | Seymour | $588,000 | $348 | +6% | 63 | 98% | 4.2% | 3.9 | 1,499 | $1,351 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37868 | Pigeon Forge | $349,000 | $189 | +4.1% | 51 | — | — | — | 750 | $2,000 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37871 | — | $210,700 | $143 | +3.2% | 65 | 97.5% | 12.5% | 3 | 42 | $758 | researched Oct 20 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is experiencing steady population growth and remains a key destination for tourism-related development and rural land investment.
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).
The economy is heavily anchored by the tourism and hospitality sectors, driven by proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The county relies primarily on highway corridors like US-441 and US-321 for regional connectivity and tourist access.
The Sevier County Assessor of Property maintains a reappraisal cycle to ensure assessments reflect current market values.
The county is served by various utility districts and local school systems that manage infrastructure and education services.
- Dollywood4.62.6 mi
- Anakeesta4.27.9 mi
- The Island in Pigeon Forge4.73.9 mi
- Ober Mountain4.19.2 mi
- Soaky Mountain Waterpark4.46.3 mi
- Anakeesta4.27.9 mi
- Dolly Parton's Stampede4.63.9 mi
- Neyland Stadium4.725 mi
- Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center4.624.9 mi
- Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show4.64 mi
- Dollywood4.62.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park4.915 mi
- Titanic Museum Attraction4.64.1 mi
- Anakeesta4.27.9 mi
- The Island in Pigeon Forge4.73.9 mi
- Titanic Museum Attraction4.64.1 mi
- Oconaluftee Visitor Center4.824.5 mi
- Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail4.810.4 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum4.54 mi
- Bush's Visitor Center4.811.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park4.915 mi
- Anakeesta4.27.9 mi
- Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail4.810.4 mi
- Ober Mountain4.19.2 mi
- Grotto Falls4.811.1 mi
- Gatlinburg Golf Course4.23.4 mi
- Bent Creek Golf Course3.710.1 mi
- Island Pointe Golf Club4.213.1 mi
- Amazing Mirror Maze & Circus Golf4.28.1 mi
- Patriot Hills Golf Club4.316.2 mi
- Tanger Outlets Sevierville4.53.5 mi
- Publix Super Market at Valley Forge Shopping Center4.64.2 mi
- Three Bears General Store4.53.9 mi
- Great Smokies Flea Market4.412.3 mi
- Publix Super Market at Smoky Mountain Gateway4.65.4 mi
- McGhee Tyson Airport4.427.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Skydive4.913.1 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
The most visited national park in the U.S., offering extensive hiking, wildlife viewing, and scenic drives that anchor the local tourism economy.
A major regional attraction that serves as a primary economic driver and entertainment hub for residents and tourists alike.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov profile for Sevier County, TN.
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.