Knox County party chairs cite prices, candidates after House seat flips to Democrats

Knoxville has 2,045 active listings this edition, with a median asking price of $407,000 and a median of 53 days on the market. Knoxville saw three 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, $42,000 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 0.21 acres in Chattanooga against 0.27 acres in Knoxville, so Knoxville has more land. Also nearby, Maryville has 416 active listings and a median asking price of $450,000, $43,000 higher than Knoxville's. Per square foot the median asks $231 in Maryville against $234 in Knoxville, so Maryville is lower; the median lot is 0.71 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 12,497 active listings with a median asking price of $349,000. 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. 15 covers Nov 6 to Nov 7, and in that window 21 new listings came on, 19 price cuts were recorded, no price increases were recorded, and 21 listings left the active market.