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The median home value in Putnam County, TN is $317,212 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.71% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$317,212
Year-over-Year
+1.71%
National Rank
#854 of 3071
Putnam County ranks 26th out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +35.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Putnam County +23.3% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,912 a year against a typical home value of $317,212 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.4×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 88% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Putnam County recorded a violent crime rate of 296 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,532 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 46,224 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Putnam County is $317,212. That's up 1.71% from a year earlier. That is about 35.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Putnam County the 26th most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $58,912, so a typical home costs about 5.4× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Putnam County recorded 296 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 46,224 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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