Knoxville, TN 37938 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 35
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Home Value
$389,147
+1.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
35
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
50 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,175/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
77%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$85
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 77% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 12% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−5% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (35/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 31% 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 $89k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,262 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 $85 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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Other ZIP codes in Knox County, TN
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville, TN 37918 | $332.3K | +0.7% | 66 |
| Knoxville, TN 37920 | $321.5K | +1.0% | 69 |
| Knoxville, TN 37922 | $640.4K | +0.8% | 40 |
| Knoxville, TN 37931 | $434.6K | +1.7% | 29 |
| Knoxville, TN 37919 | $549.9K | +2.2% | 54 |
| Knoxville, TN 37923 | $403.8K | +1.2% | 30 |
| Powell, TN 37849 | $362.2K | +2.6% | 50 |
| Knoxville, TN 37921 | $290.6K | +1.2% | 56 |
| Farragut, TN 37934 | $651.9K | +2.0% | 48 |
| Knoxville, TN 37932 | $534.5K | +1.5% | 35 |
| Knoxville, TN 37917 | $254.2K | −2.1% | 86 |
| Knoxville, TN 37912 | $291.2K | +1.4% | 64 |
| Knoxville, TN 37914 | $254.2K | −0.2% | 71 |
| Knoxville, TN 37909 | $379.4K | +0.9% | 56 |
| Knoxville, TN 37916 | $491.2K | +7.6% | 40 |
| Knoxville, TN 37924 | $340K | +1.9% | 57 |
| Corryton, TN 37721 | $330.7K | +2.4% | 51 |
| Strawberry Plains, TN 37871 | $300.3K | +3.2% | 47 |
| Knoxville, TN 37915 | $199.7K | −5.4% | 99 |
| Mascot, TN 37806 | $282.3K | +3.0% | 41 |
| Knoxville, TN 37902 | $634.7K | +2.0% | 64 |
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