Year built
26% of the homes listed with a year built date from the 2020s; the oldest was built in 1800
8336 listings state a year built · median year 2001 · the 2020s ask a median $519,000.
Decade by decade, what is on the market now: how many active listings were built in each, and the median asking price of each group. A median needs three priced listings or prints —. Asking prices of active listings, never sale prices.
64% of the listings that give a year were built in 1990 or later. The 2010s ask the most, a median $599,900; the 1940s the least, $269,900.
The oldest home listed was built in 1800: 104 Morgan St, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 in Oliver Springs, asking $525,000. The newest was built in 2027: 4533 Stackstone Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862 in Sevierville, asking $1,675,000.
Every decade, as a table
| Built | Active | Share | Median asking | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3 | 0% | $525,000 | 162 |
| 1810s | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| 1890s | 24 | 0.3% | $352,500 | 74 |
| 1900s | 73 | 0.9% | $360,000 | 55 |
| 1910s | 36 | 0.4% | $349,900 | 51 |
| 1920s | 117 | 1.4% | $299,900 | 44 |
| 1930s | 156 | 1.9% | $289,540 | 49 |
| 1940s | 308 | 3.7% | $269,900 | 43 |
| 1950s | 368 | 4.4% | $315,000 | 52 |
| 1960s | 465 | 5.6% | $359,000 | 52 |
| 1970s | 720 | 8.6% | $373,450 | 56 |
| 1980s | 685 | 8.2% | $379,000 | 63 |
| 1990s | 1039 | 12.5% | $430,000 | 70 |
| 2000s | 1543 | 18.5% | $525,000 | 69 |
| 2010s | 605 | 7.3% | $599,900 | 79 |
| 2020s | 2188 | 26.2% | $519,000 | 66 |
In Knoxville the Gazette counts 2,039 active listings; the median asking price there is $410,000, and 55 days listed. 14 cuts to the asking price and no increases were recorded in Knoxville this edition. The Knoxville page lists every home there.
Beside it, Chattanooga has 41 active listings and a median asking price of $350,000, $60,000 lower than Knoxville's. Per square foot the median asks $214 in Chattanooga against $234 in Knoxville, so Chattanooga is lower; the median lot is 0.23 acres in Chattanooga against 0.28 acres in Knoxville, so Knoxville has more land. Also nearby, Maryville has 424 active listings and a median asking price of $442,500, $32,500 higher than Knoxville's. Per square foot the median asks $228 in Maryville against $234 in Knoxville, so Maryville is lower; the median lot is 0.72 acres in Maryville against 0.28 acres in Knoxville, so Maryville has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.
For the market as a whole, 12,624 listings are active, and the median asking price is $349,500. Per square foot, the median asks $236. The median home has been listed 79 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.
This is edition No. 6, counting from Oct 28 to Oct 29: 49 new listings came on, 33 price cuts were recorded, one price increase was recorded, and 35 listings left the active market.
In the news that names Knoxville: Source: Knoxville police use Real Time Information Center to find burglary suspect, WVLT (Knoxville), Oct 29. Each headline links to the publisher's own page; the Gazette adds no commentary.
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8,336 homes that state a year built · The story behind them ↓
This story is part of the Thursday, October 29, 2026 edition. The listings behind it: homes listed in 1800s, homes listed in 1810s, homes listed in 1830s, homes listed in 1860s, homes listed in 1870s, homes listed in 1880s, homes listed in 1890s, homes listed in 1900s, homes listed in 1910s, homes listed in 1920s, homes listed in 1930s and homes listed in 1940s.