Which asking-price band holds the most listings in East Tennessee? The bands, counted
The most listings ask under $300k: 66 of the 125 that state a price, 52.8% of them, down 2 since the last edition.
Right now East Tennessee counts 127 active listings, down 2 since the last edition. Of those, 125 state an asking price, and the medians below read from them. The median asking price is $290,000, unchanged since the last edition. The listings sit in 52 cities, as the listings spell them.
Four asking-price bands hold a listing. The $300–500k band has 20, or 16%. The $500–800k band has 14, or 11.2%. The $800k+ band has 25, or 20%.
Listings wait longest in the $300–500k band, a median of 187 days. They wait least in the $500–800k band, a median of 130 days.
The band edges are the same every day, so a count can be compared across editions. The under $300k band holds 52.8% of priced listings and the $800k+ band holds 20%.
The biggest change since the last edition is in the under $300k band, down 2 to 66.
The median asking price is $290,000, unchanged since the last edition, among 125 priced listings.
A typical active listing has waited 143 days, up 2 since the last edition. That is read from 127 listings with a listing date.
Knoxville has the most listings, 17 of the 127, or 13.4%, unchanged since the last edition. Lenoir City comes next with 8.
The market divides into sections by what a listing states. Commercial has 19 and Land & development has 108. Among the sections, the median asking price runs from $74,999 for commercial to $399,000 for land & development.
The next four: Sevierville has 7, Jacksboro has 6, Maryville has 5 and Vonore has 4. Together the five busiest cities hold 33.9% of the market.
Among cities with three or more listings, the median asking price is highest in Lenoir City, at $717,500. It is lowest in White Pine, at $35,000, a difference of $682,500.
Listings have waited longest in Madisonville, a median of 340 days, and least in Jacksboro, a median of 38 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.
Eight came on in the last 30 days, 6.3% of those with a date. Twenty-seven have waited between 30 and 90 days, and 92 have waited 90 days or more, 72.4%.
In the last edition 9 had come on within 30 days and 92 had waited 90 days or more. The fresh group is smaller now, and the long-waiting group is unchanged.
By asking price, the median wait is longest in the $300–500k band, 187 days, and shortest in the $500–800k band, 130 days.
By city, Jacksboro has the shortest median wait among cities with three or more listings, 38 days. Madisonville has the longest, 340 days.
Among the sections, commercial wait a median of 130 days and land & development wait 145.
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 median asking price in Lenoir City is $717,500. In White Pine it is $35,000, a difference of $682,500.
Since the last edition (No. 19) the active count is down 1.6% at 127, from 129; the median asking price is flat at $290,000; the median time on the market is up 1.4% at 143 days, from 141 days.
Between editions two listings cut their asking price and two listings left the active market. The biggest cut was $1,000 (0.4%) at 2118 E Morris Blvd, Morristown, TN 37813 in Morristown, now asking $247,999. The longest-listed of the re-priced listings is 2475 Creekwood Park Blvd, Lenoir City, TN 37772 in Lenoir City, 111 days on the market and now asking $684,999.
By asking-price band, under $300k is the biggest group at 52.8% of the 125 priced listings.
In Knoxville there are 17 active listings, 13.4% of everything listed; the median asks $299,000 after a median 182 days, the same number of active listings as the previous edition.
Of the 127 listings with a listing date, 6.3% have been on the market under 30 days, 21.3% between 30 and 90, and 72.4% for 90 days or more; the median is 143 days.
The median listed listing measures 1,920 sq ft, and the median asking price works out to $39 per square foot. The biggest size group is 1,200–2,000 sq ft, 5 of the 15 listings with a square footage. Where a lot size is given (127 listings), the median is 1.37 acres.
Source: AskBusi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 12, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
Source: AskBusi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 12, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
By asking-price band
Every price band, as a table
| Price band | Active | Median days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300k | 66 | 145 | 52.8% |
| $300–500k | 20 | 187 | 16% |
| $500–800k | 14 | 130 | 11.2% |
| $800k+ | 25 | 147 | 20% |
By size
Source: AskBusi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 12, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
Every size band, as a table
| Size | Active | Median asking |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1,200 sq ft | 3 | $800 |
| 1,200–2,000 sq ft | 5 | $100,000 |
| 2,000–3,500 sq ft | 5 | $74,999 |
| 3,500+ sq ft | 2 | — |
What moved
| This edition | Count | Previous edition |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 0 | 0 |
| Asking price cut | 2 | 1 |
| Asking price raised | 0 | 0 |
| Left the active market | 2 | 2 |
| Came back | 0 | 0 |
By city
Every city, as a table
| City | Active | Median asking | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 17 | $299,000 | 182 |
| Lenoir City | 8 | $717,500 | 118 |
| Sevierville | 7 | $170,000 | 69 |
| Jacksboro | 6 | $187,450 | 38 |
| Maryville | 5 | $499,900 | 135 |
| Vonore | 4 | $149,900 | 164 |
| Athens | 4 | $314,500 | 111 |
| Sweetwater | 4 | $290,000 | 199 |
| Madisonville | 4 | $624,250 | 340 |
| Tazewell | 3 | $100,000 | 129 |
| Kodak | 3 | $299,900 | 155 |
| White Pine | 3 | $35,000 | 103 |
| Townsend | 3 | $425,000 | 142 |
| Harriman | 3 | $489,000 | 287 |
| Rockwood | 3 | $160,000 | 149 |
| Clinton | 3 | $375,000 | 76 |
| New Market | 3 | $479,000 | 109 |
| Dandridge | 3 | $499,000 | 276 |
| Jonesville | 2 | — | — |
| Jellico | 2 | — | — |
| Crossville | 2 | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 2 | — | — |
| Rocky Top | 2 | — | — |
| Englewood | 2 | — | — |
| Louisville | 2 | — | — |
| Winfield | 1 | — | — |
| Mountain City | 1 | — | — |
| Newport | 1 | — | — |
| Cumberland Gap | 1 | — | — |
| LaFollette | 1 | — | — |
| Oneida | 1 | — | — |
| Cosby | 1 | — | — |
| Morristown | 1 | — | — |
| Jefferson City | 1 | — | — |
| Pigeon Forge | 1 | — | — |
| Farragut | 1 | — | — |
| Kingston | 1 | — | — |
| Greenback | 1 | — | — |
| Powell | 1 | — | — |
| Norton | 1 | — | — |
| Loudon | 1 | — | — |
| Blaine | 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 Nov 12 · asking prices of active listings · a median needs three priced listings or prints —.
This story is part of the Thursday, November 12, 2026 edition, and the market numbers archive follows it edition by edition. More from the Gazette on Knoxville housing news, Lenoir City housing news, Sevierville housing news, Jacksboro housing news, Maryville housing news, Vonore housing news and Athens housing news. The listings behind it: homes listed in Knoxville, homes listed in Lenoir City, homes listed in Sevierville, homes listed in Jacksboro, homes listed in Maryville, homes listed in Vonore, homes listed in Athens, homes listed in Sweetwater, homes listed in Madisonville, homes listed in Tazewell, homes listed in Kodak and homes listed in White Pine.