The story of this market
The typical home in Knoxville, Tennessee sells for about $324,845, or $205 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 56 days to sell.
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.
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Knoxville housing market is currently balanced with moderate price appreciation and steady demand. While the metro area shows higher price points, the city proper maintains a more accessible median price, supported by a stable employment base and the University of Tennessee. Data gaps exist for specific city-level rental and tax metrics, which are currently only available at the broader county or metro level.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Knoxville yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
Deterministic aggregate of 15 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.
Median prices moved down 8.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 60 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
6% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 67.49% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.0% · poverty 16.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
- The Island in Pigeon Forge4.722.7 mi
- Soaky Mountain Waterpark4.419.4 mi
- WonderWorks Pigeon Forge4.321.6 mi
- Dig'n Zone Theme Park4.522.8 mi
- SkyLand Ranch4.421.6 mi
- Neyland Stadium4.70.7 mi
- Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center4.61 mi
- Topgolf Knoxville4.314.1 mi
- Knoxville Convention Center4.50.3 mi
- Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show4.622.6 mi
- Zoo Knoxville4.53.1 mi
- Ijams Nature Center4.73.2 mi
- Regal Pinnacle4.513.8 mi
- Aspire4.714.2 mi
- Main Event Knoxville4.39.7 mi
- Titanic Museum Attraction4.621.7 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum4.522.7 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum4.522 mi
- Sunsphere4.50.2 mi
- Knoxville Museum of Art4.70.2 mi
- Ijams Nature Center4.73.2 mi
- Lakeshore Park4.84.8 mi
- Aspire4.714.2 mi
- World's Fair Park4.70.3 mi
- Victor Ashe Park4.64.1 mi
- Stardust Marina4.421.5 mi
- Sequoyah Marina4.521 mi
- Hickory Star Resort & Marina4.420.8 mi
- Norris Dam Marina4.620.4 mi
- Waterside Marina4.719.4 mi
- Topgolf Knoxville4.314.1 mi
- Egwani Farms Golf Course4.69.3 mi
- Island Pointe Golf Club4.213.9 mi
- Three Ridges Golf Course4.49.6 mi
- Dead Horse Lake Golf Course4.210.9 mi
- West Town Mall4.47 mi
- Publix Super Market at University Commons4.61.4 mi
- Kroger Marketplace4.39.9 mi
- Turkey Creek4.514.1 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.37.6 mi
- McGhee Tyson Airport4.411.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Skydive4.921.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Major university campus serving as a primary economic and cultural anchor for the city.
Large-scale stadium hosting University of Tennessee football, driving significant event-based traffic.
Central downtown district featuring retail, dining, and community gathering spaces.
Historic park site offering green space and event venues near the downtown core.
The economy is anchored by the University of Tennessee and a diversified base that supports steady demand for housing and commercial space.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov for Knoxville city, Tennessee.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.