Putnam County, TN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 84
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Home Value
$314,866
+1.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
84
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
65 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
38%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,491/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$112
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 60% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+17% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.0% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 38% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $75k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,472 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $378/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $112 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (62% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.9% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.6%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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ZIP codes in Putnam County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookeville, TN 38501 | $301.8K | +1.9% | 90 |
| Cookeville, TN 38506 | $340.4K | +1.1% | 80 |
| Monterey, TN 38574 | $295.4K | +4.3% | 95 |
| Baxter, TN 38544 | $298.7K | +1.2% | 56 |
| Silver Point, TN 38582 | $364.4K | +5.7% | 74 |
| Buffalo Valley, TN 38548 | $298.3K | +13.5% | 29 |
| ZIP 38505 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 38503 | – | – | – |