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Median Home Price in Knoxville, TN

The median home value in Knoxville, TN is $374,452 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.06% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$374,452

Year-over-Year

+1.06%

Population

200,457

Knoxville ranks #25 of 89 Tennessee cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.5% above the state's city median of $315,874. It sits in Knox County, where the county-wide median is $381,776.

Housing affordability in Knoxville

Median household income in Knoxville is $54,039, so the typical home value is about 6.9× 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 Knoxville

Knoxville police recorded a violent crime rate of 740 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,721 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 Knoxville

What is the average home price in Knoxville, 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 Knoxville, that value is $374,452. That's up 1.06% from a year earlier. It is about 18.5% above the typical Tennessee city tracked here.

Is Knoxville expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Knoxville are cheaper than Knox County as a whole, where the median is $381,776 — a difference of about 1.9%.

Is Knoxville affordable?

Median household income here is $54,039, so the typical home value is about 6.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Knoxville a safe place to live?

Knoxville police reported 740 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 200,457. 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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