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Median Home Price in Kingsport, TN

The median home value in Kingsport, TN is $257,123 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.76% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$257,123

Year-over-Year

-0.76%

Population

57,138

Kingsport ranks #62 of 89 Tennessee cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.6% below the state's city median of $315,874. It sits in Sullivan County, where the county-wide median is $261,681.

Housing affordability in Kingsport

Median household income in Kingsport is $52,490, so the typical home value is about 4.9× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Kingsport

Kingsport police recorded a violent crime rate of 441 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,960 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Kingsport

What is the average home price in Kingsport, TN?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Kingsport, that value is $257,123. That's down 0.76% from a year earlier. It is about 18.6% below the typical Tennessee city tracked here.

Is Kingsport expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kingsport are cheaper than Sullivan County as a whole, where the median is $261,681 — a difference of about 1.7%.

Is Kingsport affordable?

Median household income here is $52,490, so the typical home value is about 4.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kingsport a safe place to live?

Kingsport police reported 441 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 57,138. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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