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Median Home Price in Sweetwater, TN

The median home value in Sweetwater, TN is $266,821 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.48% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$266,821

Year-over-Year

+2.48%

Population

6,696

Sweetwater ranks #60 of 89 Tennessee cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 16.4% below the state's city median of $319,178. It sits in Monroe County, where the county-wide median is $295,772.

Crime in Sweetwater

Sweetwater police recorded a violent crime rate of 344 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,374 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 Sweetwater

How much does a house cost in Sweetwater, TN?

The median home value in Sweetwater is $266,821. That's up 2.48% from a year earlier. That is about 16.4% below the typical county in Tennessee.

Is Sweetwater expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Sweetwater are cheaper than Monroe County as a whole, where the median is $295,772 — a difference of about 9.8%.

Is Sweetwater a safe place to live?

Sweetwater police reported 344 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,696. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.