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Knoxville has 2,013 active listings this edition, with a median asking price of $400,000 and a median of 55 days on the market. Knoxville saw 55 asking-price cuts and no increases this edition. The Knoxville page lists every home there.

Next door, Chattanooga has 39 active listings and a median asking price of $365,000, $35,000 lower than Knoxville's. Per square foot the median asks $214 in Chattanooga against $233 in Knoxville, so Chattanooga is lower; the median lot is 0.21 acres in Chattanooga against 0.27 acres in Knoxville, so Knoxville has more land. Also nearby, Maryville has 408 active listings and a median asking price of $451,425, $51,425 higher than Knoxville's. Per square foot the median asks $231 in Maryville against $233 in Knoxville, so Maryville is lower; the median lot is 0.72 acres in Maryville against 0.27 acres in Knoxville, so Maryville has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.

Across the whole market the Gazette counts 12,427 active listings with a median asking price of $348,900. The median asking price works out to $236 per square foot. The median time on the market is 78 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.

Edition No. 14 covers Nov 5 to Nov 6, and in that window 148 new listings came on, 179 price cuts were recorded, one price increase was recorded, and 112 listings left the active market.