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The median home value in Rhea County, TN is $264,669 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.95% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$264,669
Year-over-Year
+3.95%
National Rank
#1230 of 3071
Rhea County ranks 43rd out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +12.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Rhea County +2.9% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $55,033 a year against a typical home value of $264,669 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 80% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rhea County recorded a violent crime rate of 241 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,433 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 7,465 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rhea County is $264,669. That's up 3.95% from a year earlier. That is about 12.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rhea County the 43rd most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $55,033, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rhea County recorded 241 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,465 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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