How long does a East Tennessee listing wait for a buyer? The days-on-market read
A typical active listing has waited 124 days, up 1 since the last edition.
In this edition East Tennessee counts 140 active listings, up 1 since the last edition. Of those, 137 state an asking price, and the medians below read from them. The median asking price is $290,000, up $2,550 since the last edition. The listings sit in 52 cities, as the listings spell them.
Eighteen came on in the last 30 days, 12.9% of those with a date. Twenty-six have waited between 30 and 90 days, and 96 have waited 90 days or more, 68.6%.
In the last edition 17 had come on within 30 days and 96 had waited 90 days or more. The fresh group is larger now, and the long-waiting group is unchanged.
By asking price, the median wait is longest in the $300–500k band, 174 days, and shortest in the $500–800k band, 118 days.
By city, Jacksboro has the shortest median wait among cities with three or more listings, 26 days. Madisonville has the longest, 328 days.
Among the sections, commercial wait a median of 118 days and land & development wait 131.
Days on market runs from the listing date to this edition. A listing that was taken off and listed again can show a new date, so the figure is a count of days since the date the listing states.
The most listings ask under $300k: 73 of the 137 that state a price, 53.3% of them, unchanged since the last edition.
Knoxville has the most listings, 20 of the 140, or 14.3%, up 1 since the last edition. Sevierville comes next with 9.
Between the last edition and this one, 1 new listing has come on and 0 have left the active market.
The market divides into sections by what a listing states. Commercial has 22 and Land & development has 118. Among the sections, the median asking price runs from $74,950 for commercial to $399,000 for land & development.
Four asking-price bands hold a listing. The $300–500k band has 20, or 14.6%. The $500–800k band has 16, or 11.7%. The $800k+ band has 28, or 20.4%.
Listings wait longest in the $300–500k band, a median of 174 days. They wait least in the $500–800k band, a median of 118 days.
The band edges are the same every day, so a count can be compared across editions. The under $300k band holds 53.3% of priced listings and the $800k+ band holds 20.4%.
The biggest change since the last edition is in the $500–800k band, up 1 to 16.
The next four: Jacksboro has 7, Lenoir City has 7, Athens has 5 and Vonore has 5. Together the five busiest cities hold 34.3% of the market.
Among cities with three or more listings, the median asking price is highest in Lenoir City, at $750,000. It is lowest in White Pine, at $75,250, a difference of $674,750.
Listings have waited longest in Madisonville, a median of 328 days, and least in Jacksboro, a median of 26 days.
Thirty-four cities have fewer than three listings, so they get a count and no median.
The city is whatever the listing says it is. A different spelling of the same city is counted under its own spelling, so the counts are of the names as listed.
The median asking price is $290,000, up $2,550 since the last edition, among 137 priced listings.
Since the last edition (No. 7) the active count is flat at 140 (139 before); the median asking price is flat at $290,000 ($287,450 before); the median time on the market is flat at 124 days (123 days before).
Between editions one new listing came on.
By asking-price band, under $300k is the biggest group at 53.3% of the 137 priced listings.
In Knoxville there are 20 active listings, 14.3% of everything listed; the median asks $312,000 after a median 151 days, 1 more active listing than the previous edition.
Of the 140 listings with a listing date, 12.9% have been on the market under 30 days, 18.6% between 30 and 90, and 68.6% for 90 days or more; the median is 124 days.
The median listed listing measures 1,710 sq ft, and the median asking price works out to $32 per square foot. The biggest size group is 1,200–2,000 sq ft, 6 of the 18 listings with a square footage. Where a lot size is given (140 listings), the median is 1.47 acres.
By asking-price band
Every price band, as a table
| Price band | Active | Median days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300k | 73 | 118 | 53.3% |
| $300–500k | 20 | 174 | 14.6% |
| $500–800k | 16 | 118 | 11.7% |
| $800k+ | 28 | 156 | 20.4% |
By size
Every size band, as a table
| Size | Active | Median asking |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1,200 sq ft | 4 | $800 |
| 1,200–2,000 sq ft | 6 | $87,450 |
| 2,000–3,500 sq ft | 5 | $74,999 |
| 3,500+ sq ft | 3 | $16 |
What moved
| This edition | Count | Previous edition |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 1 | 1 |
| Asking price cut | 0 | 2 |
| Asking price raised | 0 | 0 |
| Left the active market | 0 | 1 |
| Came back | 0 | 0 |
By city
Every city, as a table
| City | Active | Median asking | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 20 | $312,000 | 151 |
| Sevierville | 9 | $125,000 | 57 |
| Jacksboro | 7 | $179,900 | 26 |
| Lenoir City | 7 | $750,000 | 112 |
| Athens | 5 | $540,000 | 116 |
| Vonore | 5 | $149,900 | 177 |
| Maryville | 5 | $499,900 | 123 |
| Tazewell | 4 | $110,000 | 121 |
| White Pine | 4 | $75,250 | 69 |
| Sweetwater | 4 | $290,000 | 187 |
| Madisonville | 4 | $624,250 | 328 |
| Kodak | 3 | $299,900 | 143 |
| Harriman | 3 | $489,000 | 275 |
| Clinton | 3 | $375,000 | 63 |
| Rockwood | 3 | $160,000 | 136 |
| Gatlinburg | 3 | $644,900 | 152 |
| New Market | 3 | $479,000 | 97 |
| Dandridge | 3 | $499,000 | 263 |
| Jonesville | 2 | — | — |
| Jellico | 2 | — | — |
| LaFollette | 2 | — | — |
| Crossville | 2 | — | — |
| Morristown | 2 | — | — |
| Englewood | 2 | — | — |
| Pigeon Forge | 2 | — | — |
| Rocky Top | 2 | — | — |
| Kingston | 2 | — | — |
| Louisville | 2 | — | — |
| Townsend | 2 | — | — |
| Winfield | 1 | — | — |
| Mountain City | 1 | — | — |
| Newport | 1 | — | — |
| Cumberland Gap | 1 | — | — |
| Oneida | 1 | — | — |
| Cosby | 1 | — | — |
| Jefferson City | 1 | — | — |
| Farragut | 1 | — | — |
| Greenback | 1 | — | — |
| Powell | 1 | — | — |
| Norton | 1 | — | — |
| Blaine | 1 | — | — |
| Loudon | 1 | — | — |
| Pikeville | 1 | — | — |
| Dayton | 1 | — | — |
| New Tazewell | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoa | 1 | — | — |
| Middlesboro | 1 | — | — |
| Kingsport | 1 | — | — |
| Oak Ridge | 1 | — | — |
| Corryton | 1 | — | — |
| Rogersville | 1 | — | — |
| Friendsville | 1 | — | — |
Source: East Tennessee REALTORS® MLS via the IDX feed, as of Oct 31 · asking prices of active listings · a median needs three priced listings or prints —.
This story is part of the Saturday, October 31, 2026 edition, and the market numbers archive follows it edition by edition. More from the Gazette on Knoxville housing news, Sevierville housing news, Jacksboro housing news, Lenoir City housing news, Athens housing news, Vonore housing news and Maryville housing news. The listings behind it: homes listed in Knoxville, homes listed in Sevierville, homes listed in Jacksboro, homes listed in Lenoir City, homes listed in Athens, homes listed in Vonore, homes listed in Maryville, homes listed in Tazewell, homes listed in White Pine, homes listed in Sweetwater, homes listed in Madisonville and homes listed in Kodak.