Chattanooga, TN 37404 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$257,064
−0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
54 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
38%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,621/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$120
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 down 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 74% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+12% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 38% 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 $64k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $120 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (55% 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: −8.7% to +7.7% (80% range; middle estimate +0.6%), chance of a rise 55%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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Other ZIP codes in Hamilton County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga, TN 37421 | $361.5K | −1.2% | 78 |
| Hixson, TN 37343 | $365.5K | +0.3% | 54 |
| Ooltewah, TN 37363 | $440.5K | −1.0% | 71 |
| Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379 | $359.2K | −0.4% | 52 |
| Red Bank, TN 37415 | $330.8K | −1.3% | 55 |
| East Ridge, TN 37412 | $256.6K | −2.5% | 83 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37411 | $234K | −3.1% | 89 |
| Signal Mountain, TN 37377 | $640.3K | +1.8% | 34 |
| Harrison, TN 37341 | $338.4K | −1.1% | 84 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37416 | $290.9K | −1.3% | 66 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37406 | $183.8K | −1.1% | 88 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37407 | $127.7K | −4.9% | 67 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37403 | $384.6K | −2.7% | 99 |
| Apison, TN 37302 | $527.8K | −1.0% | 70 |
| Georgetown, TN 37336 | $381.5K | +3.0% | 82 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37410 | $160.2K | −4.3% | 65 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37402 | $442.8K | −3.2% | 84 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37408 | $403.4K | −3.2% | 99 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37409 | $384.5K | −1.4% | 79 |
| Sale Creek, TN 37373 | $311.7K | +0.5% | 27 |
| Birchwood, TN 37308 | $351.5K | +0.8% | 69 |
| Lookout Mountain, TN 37350 | $1.1M | +6.2% | 16 |
| ZIP 37315 | – | – | 32 |
| Chattanooga, TN 37351 | $234.9K | −3.1% | 73 |
| ZIP 37450 | – | – | – |