Sullivan County, TN housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 65
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Home Value
$261,491
−0.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
65
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
59 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,297/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
36%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$85
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 36% 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 21% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (65/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $63k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,249 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $278/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $85 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 Sullivan County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport, TN 37660 | $230.2K | −1.2% | 62 |
| Bristol, TN 37620 | $233K | −1.5% | 55 |
| Kingsport, TN 37664 | $281.8K | −0.7% | 55 |
| Blountville, TN 37617 | $316.3K | +1.4% | 49 |
| Kingsport, TN 37663 | $313.9K | −0.7% | 64 |
| Bluff City, TN 37618 | $285.7K | +3.2% | 73 |
| Piney Flats, TN 37686 | $390.2K | +2.3% | 47 |
| Kingsport, TN 37665 | $167.3K | +1.4% | 66 |