The story of this market
The typical home in Union County, Tennessee sells for about $204,000, or $144 per square foot.
Homes take about 70 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 206% since 2000. Last year 4 of 5 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
+4.4%
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 (+30.4%). Worst: 2012 (-7.6%). 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
+4.4%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
35
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $5,076,056.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
74.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 899 | 454 | 74.3% | 4.4% | $150,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Union County, Tennessee
Union County maintains a stable, affordable housing market with a median home value significantly below the Tennessee state average. The area is characterized by high owner-occupancy rates and steady, albeit modest, population growth. Market activity remains limited, reflecting a rural-suburban transition zone within the broader Knoxville region.
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 diverges 35.2% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2025)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict.
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Median prices moved up 9.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 59 days on market with 10.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 71.54% of asking — demand is cooling.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 13.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports of 8 — 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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| 37725 | Dandridge | $409,900 | $286 | 0% | 41 | — | — | — | 347 | $917 | researched Sep 19 |
| 37779 | Plainview | $421,282 | $347 | -0.7% | 53 | — | — | 2.5 | 2,364 | $889 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37806 | Plainview | $290,000 | $222 | +3.1% | 63 | 95% | — | 2.3 | 7 | $766 | researched Oct 22 |
| 37807 | Maynardville | $295,000 | $178 | +13% | 62 | 97% | 26.9% | 13 | 13 | $846 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37848 | Powder Springs | $398,000 | $182 | +17.3% | 57 | — | — | — | 157 | $1,595 | researched Sep 20 |
| 37861 | Rutledge | $334,901 | $189 | -2.5% | 51 | — | — | — | 90 | $715 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37866 | Sharps Chapel (CDP) | $455,954 | $264 | -2.5% | 53 | 100% | — | 2.5 | 201 | $812 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37879 | Tazewell | $247,500 | $165 | 0% | 92 | — | — | — | 122 | $767 | 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).
- Sugar Hollow Marina4.312.9 mi
- Escape Game Knoxville (Downtown Knoxville)4.825.4 mi
- Defy Escapes528.3 mi
- Party Bounce House Rentals of Knoxville518.7 mi
- Tennessee Water Gardens4.628.9 mi
- Neyland Stadium4.726.1 mi
- Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center4.626.3 mi
- Knoxville Convention Center4.525.6 mi
- Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum4.425.2 mi
- Aspire4.724 mi
- Norris Dam State Park4.817.9 mi
- Museum of Appalachia4.717.6 mi
- House Mountain State Natural Area4.715 mi
- Mr Gatti's Pizza4.118.5 mi
- New Harvest Park4.619.8 mi
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park4.823.8 mi
- Sunsphere4.525.6 mi
- Knoxville Museum of Art4.725.6 mi
- Muse Knoxville4.622.7 mi
- Museum of Appalachia4.717.6 mi
- Big Ridge State Park4.68.8 mi
- Norris Dam State Park4.817.9 mi
- Loyston Point Campground4.89.8 mi
- House Mountain State Natural Area4.715 mi
- New Harvest Park4.619.8 mi
- Shanghai Resort & Marina and Boat Rentals4.612.9 mi
- Sugar Hollow Marina4.312.9 mi
- Flat Hollow Marina & Resort4.38.7 mi
- Stardust Marina4.412.4 mi
- Whitman Hollow Marina / Froggies Patio Bar416.1 mi
- Three Ridges Golf Course4.416.1 mi
- Woodlake Golf, Lodge, and Steakhouse4.514.9 mi
- Ruggles Ferry Golf Course4.219.6 mi
- The Greens at Deerfield4.211.4 mi
- Beverly Park4.418.7 mi
- Rural King4.517.7 mi
- Hammer's Dry Goods - Clinton4.319.6 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.320 mi
- Ingles Market4.317.7 mi
- R.O. Giles Flea Market4.117.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Skydive4.925.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter.
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.