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The median home value in Monroe County, TN is $289,683 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.57% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$289,683
Year-over-Year
+5.57%
National Rank
#1025 of 3071
Monroe County ranks 35th out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +23.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Monroe County +12.6% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,895 a year against a typical home value of $289,683 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 85% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Monroe County recorded a violent crime rate of 419 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,890 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 14,550 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Monroe County is $289,683. That's up 5.57% from a year earlier. That is about 23.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Monroe County the 35th most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $56,895, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Monroe County recorded 419 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,550 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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