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Knoxville has 17 active listings this edition, with a median asking price of $299,000 and a median of 183 days on the market. Knoxville saw no asking-price cuts and no increases this edition. The Knoxville page lists every home there.

Next door, Maryville has 5 active listings and a median asking price of $499,900, $200,900 higher than Knoxville's. The median lot is 1.15 acres in Maryville against 2.31 acres in Knoxville, so Knoxville has more land. Also nearby, Clinton has 3 active listings and a median asking price of $375,000, $76,000 higher than Knoxville's. The median lot is 4.61 acres in Clinton against 2.31 acres in Knoxville, so Clinton has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.

Across the whole market the Gazette counts 127 active listings with a median asking price of $290,000. The median asking price works out to $39 per square foot. The median time on the market is 144 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.