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The median home value in Knox County, TN is $381,776 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.21% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$381,776
Year-over-Year
+1.21%
National Rank
#517 of 3071
Knox County ranks 11th out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +62.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Knox County +48.4% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,222 a year against a typical home value of $381,776 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 86% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Knox County recorded a violent crime rate of 740 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,721 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 200,457 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Knox County is $381,776. That's up 1.21% from a year earlier. That is about 62.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Knox County the 11th most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $74,222, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Knox County recorded 740 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 200,457 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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