Where do asking prices sit in East Tennessee right now? The latest read
Half of the priced listings ask less than $284,900, up $4,950 since the last edition, among 125 priced listings.
East Tennessee has 127 active listings right now, down 1 since the last edition. Of those, 125 state an asking price, and the medians below read from them. The median asking price is $284,900, up $4,950 since the last edition. The listings sit in 52 cities, as the listings spell them.
The median asking price in Lenoir City is $717,500. In White Pine it is $35,000, a difference of $682,500.
The three busiest cities with a median ask Knoxville at $291,950, Lenoir City at $717,500 and Sevierville at $170,000.
By band, 54.4% ask under $300k, 16% ask $300–500k, 9.6% ask $500–800k and 20% ask $800k+.
By section, commercial ask a median of $74,999 and land & development ask a median of $397,000.
The median home states 1,920 square feet, so the median ask and the median size describe different listings and are not a price per square foot on their own.
More listings ask under $300k: 68 of the 125 that state a price, 54.4% of them, down 1 since the last edition.
A typical listing asks $39 per square foot, unchanged since the last edition. The figure reads from 15 homes that state a size.
Knoxville has the most listings, 16 of the 127, or 12.6%, 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 $397,000 for land & development.
Four asking-price bands hold a listing. The $300–500k band has 20, or 16%. The $500–800k band has 12, or 9.6%. The $800k+ band has 25, or 20%.
Listings wait longest in the $300–500k band, a median of 190 days. They wait least in the $500–800k band, a median of 133 days.
The band edges are the same every day, so a count can be compared across editions. The under $300k band holds 54.4% of priced listings and the $800k+ band holds 20%.
The biggest change since the last edition is in the under $300k band, down 1 to 68.
The next four: Sevierville has 7, Jacksboro has 6, Maryville has 5 and Vonore has 4. Together the five busiest cities hold 33.1% 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 343 days, and least in Jefferson City, a median of 2 days.
Thirty-three 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 active listing has been on the market 145 days, up 4 since the last edition. That is read from 127 listings with a listing date.
Eight came on in the last 30 days, 6.3% of those with a date. Twenty-eight have waited between 30 and 90 days, and 91 have waited 90 days or more, 71.7%.
In the last edition 10 had come on within 30 days and 91 had waited 90 days or more. The fresh group is smaller now, and the long-waiting group is unchanged.
Since the last edition (No. 22) the active count is flat at 127 (128 before); the median asking price is up 1.8% at $284,900, from $279,950; the median time on the market is up 2.8% at 145 days, from 141 days.
Between editions one listing left the active market.
Of the 125 priced listings, the largest share, 54.4%, asks under $300k.
Knoxville, the busiest city, carries 16 active listings (12.6% of the market), with a median asking price of $291,950 and a median 186 days on the market, the same number of active listings as the previous edition.
How long has the active market been sitting? 6.3% of the 127 dated listings came on within the last 30 days, 22% are between 30 and 90 days in, and 71.7% have passed 90, around a median of 145 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 1.3 acres.
Source: AskBusi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 15, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
Source: AskBusi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 15, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
By asking-price band
Every price band, as a table
| Price band | Active | Median days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300k | 68 | 140 | 54.4% |
| $300–500k | 20 | 190 | 16% |
| $500–800k | 12 | 133 | 9.6% |
| $800k+ | 25 | 150 | 20% |
By size
Source: AskBusi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 15, 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 | 3 |
| Asking price cut | 0 | 0 |
| Asking price raised | 0 | 0 |
| Left the active market | 1 | 2 |
| Came back | 0 | 0 |
By city
Every city, as a table
| City | Active | Median asking | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 16 | $291,950 | 186 |
| Lenoir City | 8 | $717,500 | 121 |
| Sevierville | 7 | $170,000 | 72 |
| Jacksboro | 6 | $187,450 | 41 |
| Maryville | 5 | $499,900 | 138 |
| Vonore | 4 | $149,900 | 167 |
| Athens | 4 | $314,500 | 114 |
| Sweetwater | 4 | $290,000 | 202 |
| Madisonville | 4 | $624,250 | 343 |
| Tazewell | 3 | $100,000 | 132 |
| Kodak | 3 | $299,900 | 158 |
| White Pine | 3 | $35,000 | 106 |
| Jefferson City | 3 | $99,900 | 2 |
| Townsend | 3 | $425,000 | 145 |
| Harriman | 3 | $489,000 | 290 |
| Rockwood | 3 | $160,000 | 152 |
| Clinton | 3 | $375,000 | 79 |
| New Market | 3 | $479,000 | 112 |
| Dandridge | 3 | $499,000 | 279 |
| Jonesville | 2 | — | — |
| Jellico | 2 | — | — |
| Crossville | 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 | — | — |
| Pigeon Forge | 1 | — | — |
| Farragut | 1 | — | — |
| Kingston | 1 | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 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 15 · asking prices of active listings · a median needs three priced listings or prints —.
This story is part of the Sunday, November 15, 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.