Twenty homes of 2,000 square feet or more ask the least per square foot, from $3 to $70
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.
3,694 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.
In Cookeville the Gazette counts 146 active listings; the median asking price there is $359,500, and 79 days listed. No cuts to the asking price and no increases were recorded in Cookeville this edition. The Cookeville page lists every home there.
Beside it, 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 130 active listings and a median asking price of $97,000, $262,500 lower than Cookeville's. Per square foot the median asks $213 in Monterey against $203 in Cookeville, so Cookeville is lower; the median lot is 2.07 acres in Monterey against 0.76 acres in Cookeville, so Monterey has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.
For the market as a whole, 12,433 listings are active, and the median asking price is $346,500. Per square foot, the median asks $235. The median home has been listed 81 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.
This is edition No. 23, counting from Nov 14 to Nov 15: 45 new listings came on, 40 price cuts were recorded, no price increases were recorded, and 96 listings left the active market.
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Source: AskResi analysis of active East Tennessee MLS listings, November 15, 2026. Asking prices, not sales.
The numbers behind the chart
| City | Homes | Median asking per sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Harriman | 4 | $56 |
| Cookeville | 1 | — |
| Delano | 1 | — |
| Etowah | 1 | — |
| Evarts | 1 | — |
| Ewing | 1 | — |
| Jamestown | 1 | — |
| Jellico | 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 Sunday, November 15, 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, Knoxville housing news and Powell 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 Knoxville and homes listed in Powell.

















