Twenty homes of 2,000 square feet or more ask the least per square foot, from $3 to $74
The asking price divided by the square feet each listing states, lowest first, among homes of 2,000 square feet or more.

The lowest asking price per square foot among large homes is $3, at 3510 Blackburn Hill Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501, Cookeville.
3,701 active homes state 2,000 square feet or more. This list is the twenty with the lowest asking price for the size stated.

Price over size is a plain division: the asking price over the square feet the listing states. It does not measure condition, age or location. Every price is an asking price on an active listing, never a sale price.
Cookeville has 146 active listings this edition, with a median asking price of $359,500 and a median of 78 days on the market. Cookeville saw one asking-price cut and no increases this edition. The Cookeville page lists every home there.
Next door, Baxter has 21 active listings and a median asking price of $249,929, $109,571 lower than Cookeville's. Per square foot the median asks $179 in Baxter against $203 in Cookeville, so Baxter is lower; the median lot is 1.14 acres in Baxter against 0.76 acres in Cookeville, so Baxter has more land. Also nearby, Monterey has 131 active listings and a median asking price of $99,000, $260,500 lower than Cookeville's. Per square foot the median asks $214 in Monterey against $203 in Cookeville, so Cookeville is lower; the median lot is 2.03 acres in Monterey against 0.76 acres in Cookeville, so Monterey has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.
Across the whole market the Gazette counts 12,484 active listings with a median asking price of $345,000. The median asking price works out to $236 per square foot. The median time on the market is 80 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.
Edition No. 22 covers Nov 13 to Nov 14, and in that window 139 new listings came on, 158 price cuts were recorded, one price increase was recorded, and 111 listings left the active market.
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Source: AskResi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 14, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
The numbers behind the chart
| City | Homes | Median asking per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Harriman | 4 | $56 |
| Sweetwater | 2 | — |
| Cookeville | 1 | — |
| Delano | 1 | — |
| Etowah | 1 | — |
| Evarts | 1 | — |
| Ewing | 1 | — |
| Jamestown | 1 | — |
Every home on this list
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How these homes are found: active homes that state 2,000 square feet or more, sorted by asking price divided by stated square feet, lowest first, 20 at most. A median needs three homes. Listing data under IDX: East Tennessee REALTORS® MLS.
This story is part of the Saturday, November 14, 2026 edition. More from the Gazette on Cookeville housing news, Sparta housing news, Harriman housing news, Ewing housing news, Kyles Ford housing news, Jamestown housing news, Rogersville housing news, Tellico Plains housing news, Middlesboro housing news, Powell housing news and Sweetwater housing news. The listings behind it: homes listed in Cookeville, homes listed in Sparta, homes listed in Harriman, homes listed in Evarts, homes listed in Ewing, homes listed in Kyles Ford, homes listed in Jamestown, homes listed in Rogersville, homes listed in Tellico Plains, homes listed in Middlesboro, homes listed in Powell and homes listed in Sweetwater.

















