Starter homes · By city · Sat, Oct 31 · No. 8
Knoxville has the most starter homes, three hundred forty-four starter homes, with a median asking price of $255,000
One hundred sixty-seven cities named · 344 listings in the leader · median 1,029 sq ft.
Among the 1,879 active starter homes in East Tennessee, Knoxville has the most, three hundred forty-four, or 18% of them.
Every price here is an asking price on an active listing, taken from the MLS feed and our own copy of it. A starter home is a home that states under 1,200 square feet or asks under $250,000. A size is what the listing states, and a home that states none is left out of every size figure. A median needs three homes or it is left out.
The Knoxville starter homes state a median of 1,029 square feet, or $260 per square foot at the median ask. Asking prices run from $80,000 to $902,400, and the median asking price is $255,000.
The smallest home among them is at 1700 Clinch Ave 411, Knoxville, TN 37916 in Knoxville: 336 square feet, asking $198,000.
A listing belongs to the city it names, spelled as the listing spells it. A different spelling of the same city is counted under its own spelling, so the counts below are of the names as listed.
The table lists the cities with the most starter homes, up to twelve, and each row opens the listings in it. The twenty-four smallest of the 344 are shown below, and the search on the main page looks through every active listing. Each address opens that listing's own page.
Cities with starter homes
| City | Homes | Share | Median asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 344 | 18% | $255,000 |
| Sevierville | 171 | 9% | $390,000 |
| Gatlinburg | 102 | 5% | $299,400 |
| Crossville | 97 | 5% | $200,000 |
| Pigeon Forge | 64 | 3% | $384,500 |
| Jamestown | 52 | 3% | $220,000 |
| Harriman | 43 | 2% | $189,900 |
| LaFollette | 43 | 2% | $195,000 |
| Maryville | 29 | 2% | $259,900 |
| Athens | 28 | 1% | $197,900 |
| Tazewell | 28 | 1% | $229,950 |
| Oak Ridge | 24 | 1% | $230,000 |