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The median home value in Hamilton County, TN is $355,721 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.83% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$355,721
Year-over-Year
-0.83%
National Rank
#638 of 3071
Hamilton County ranks 17th out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +51.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Hamilton County +38.2% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,183 a year against a typical home value of $355,721 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 78% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hamilton County recorded a violent crime rate of 693 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,310 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 247,773 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hamilton County is $355,721. That's down 0.83% from a year earlier. That is about 51.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hamilton County the 17th most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $76,183, so a typical home costs about 4.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hamilton County recorded 693 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 247,773 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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