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The median home value in Lincoln County, TN is $265,339 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.94% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$265,339
Year-over-Year
+3.94%
National Rank
#1219 of 3071
Lincoln County ranks 41st out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +12.9% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $259,021, making Lincoln County +2.4% above the TN state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.7%, from $263,396 in May 2026 to $265,339 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $263,396 | +5.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $268,325 | +4.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $265,040 | +4.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $265,339 | +3.9% |
Households here earn a median of $64,667 a year against a typical home value of $265,339 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 66% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lincoln County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,028 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,995 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 8,272 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lincoln County is $265,339. That's up 3.94% from a year earlier. That is about 12.9% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lincoln County the 41st most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $64,667, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lincoln County recorded 1,028 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,272 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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