Carter County, TN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 79
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Home Value
$240,044
−0.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
79
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,122/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$134
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 15% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+10% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (79/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.4% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $57k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,131 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $311/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $134 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.8% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Carter County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethton, TN 37643 | $234.3K | −0.6% | 65 |
| Roan Mountain, TN 37687 | $247.9K | +0.9% | 98 |
| Hampton, TN 37658 | $209.3K | +0.4% | 36 |
| Watauga, TN 37694 | $247.3K | +7.6% | 54 |
| ZIP 37682 | – | – | – |