What does an acre ask in East Tennessee? Asking price per acre, city by city
The median asking price per acre is highest in Sweetwater, at $218,436, and lowest in New Market, at $14,049.
In East Tennessee, 118 active land listings are on the market. Together they state 791.6 acres. The median asking price is $399,000, or $147,849 per acre at the median. Land is 84.3% of the 140 active listings in the edition.
Among cities with three or more priced lots, the median asking price per acre is highest in Sweetwater, at $218,436, and lowest in New Market, at $14,049.
Across every land listing that states a price and an acreage, 117 in all, the median asking price per acre is $147,849.
Sixteen cities have enough priced lots for a median. In order: Sweetwater at $218,436, Dandridge at $218,248, Clinton at $215,490, Athens at $211,052 and Maryville at $199,115.
The median lot is largest in New Market, at 28.4 acres, and smallest in White Pine, at 0.3 acres, which is one reason per-acre figures differ from city to city.
Asking price per acre is a rough yardstick. A small lot with a high asking price shows a high figure per acre. A large tract shows a lower one. The figure says as much about lot size as it does about a city.
Knoxville has the most land listings, 18 of the 118, with a median asking price of $360,000. Sevierville comes next with 8.
The busiest acreage band is the 1 to 5 acres band, with 46 of the 118 that state an acreage, 39% of them. The median asking price there is $424,950.
The median land listing states 2.2 acres and asks $399,000, which works out to $147,849 per acre.
The biggest tract on the market is at 00 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321 in Dayton: 133 acres, asking $2,000,000, or $15,038 per acre.
No new land listing came on the market since the last edition, and the count of active land listings moved from 118 to 118.
One hundred eighteen of the 140 active listings in the edition are land, 84.3% of the market.
Every price on this page is an asking price on an active land listing, taken from the MLS listings as of our latest check. Acreage is the lot size the listing states. Asking price per acre is a listing's asking price divided by its stated acres, so it is an asking figure and nothing more. A median needs three listings or it is left out.
Each row of the acreage and city tables below opens the listings behind it, so a count can be checked against the lots it counts. Every acreage band and every city that has a land listing is listed.
This page leaves a lot out on purpose. It does not read zoning, soil, road frontage or remarks, because the MLS listing for land carries no sub-type and the page does not guess. It says nothing about what a lot could be used for or who it is for. What it can do is count the listings, size them by stated acres and show where each tract is.
The cards under the chart show the newest land listings first. The search above them looks through every active listing, so a lot that is not among the cards can still be found by city, price or size.
Knoxville has the most land listings, 18 of the 118, with a median asking price of $360,000. Sevierville comes next with 8.
The most land listings are in the 1 to 5 acres band: 46 of the 118 that state an acreage, 39% of them, with a median asking price of $424,950.
Every acreage band, as a table
| Acreage | Listings | Acres listed | Median asking | Median per acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 acre | 36 | 19.5 | $159,900 | $314,957 |
| 1 to 5 acres | 46 | 113.4 | $424,950 | $178,269 |
| 5 to 10 acres | 18 | 130.8 | $715,000 | $85,911 |
| 10 to 25 acres | 10 | 142.1 | $922,000 | $75,768 |
| 25 acres or more | 8 | 385.9 | $811,950 | $17,983 |
Every city, as a table
| City | Listings | Acres listed | Median asking | Median per acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 18 | 94.1 | $360,000 | $170,047 |
| Sevierville | 8 | 47.4 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Lenoir City | 7 | 39.9 | $750,000 | $148,000 |
| Jacksboro | 6 | 29.5 | $187,450 | $97,600 |
| Maryville | 5 | 9.3 | $499,900 | $199,115 |
| Athens | 4 | 39.3 | $619,500 | $211,052 |
| Madisonville | 4 | 18.9 | $624,250 | $146,277 |
| Sweetwater | 4 | 13.2 | $290,000 | $218,436 |
| Clinton | 3 | 16.6 | $375,000 | $215,490 |
| Dandridge | 3 | 14.1 | $499,000 | $218,248 |
| Gatlinburg | 3 | 24.4 | $644,900 | $89,075 |
| Harriman | 3 | 6.8 | $489,000 | $195,599 |
Every asking-price band, as a table
| Asking price | Listings | Share | Median acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $50k | 5 | 4% | 0.3 |
| $50–100k | 7 | 6% | 0.7 |
| $100–250k | 31 | 26% | 1.1 |
| $250–500k | 30 | 26% | 2 |
| $500k+ | 44 | 38% | 5.9 |
The biggest tracts, as a table
| Tract | City | Acres | Asking | Per acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321 | Dayton | 133 | $2,000,000 | $15,038 |
| US-25E Scenic, Tazewell, TN 37879 | Tazewell | 46.5 | $2,000,000 | $43,011 |
| 7350 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37924 | Knoxville | 46.5 | $1,950,000 | $41,954 |
| Friends Station Rd 044 030.01, New Market, TN 37820 | New Market | 37.5 | $479,000 | $12,773 |
| Decatur Pike, Athens, TN 37303 | Athens | 34.7 | $699,000 | $20,144 |
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This story is part of the Monday, November 2, 2026 edition. More from the Gazette on Knoxville housing news, Sevierville housing news, Maryville housing news, Vonore housing news, Jacksboro housing news, Lenoir City housing news and Athens housing news. The listings behind it: homes listed in Knoxville, homes listed in Morristown, homes listed in Sevierville, homes listed in Maryville, homes listed in Vonore, homes listed in Clinton, homes listed in Kingston, homes listed in Jacksboro, homes listed in Lenoir City, homes listed in Athens, homes listed in Madisonville and homes listed in Sweetwater.