Knoxville
Fountain City
A large, historic community in North Knoxville centered on Fountain City Park and its landmark duck pond, with a long-standing small-town-in-the-city identity.
Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
What it’s like
A settled, community-oriented North Knoxville area with parks, ballfields, and local shops along Broadway.
Highlights
- Fountain City Park & the duck pond
- Historic commercial node on Broadway
- Established tree-lined streets
Getting to know Fountain City
Fountain City began as a resort and church-campground destination in the 1800s and grew into one of the largest communities in Tennessee before Knoxville annexed it in the early 1960s — and it has never let go of its small-town identity inside the city.
Its landmarks are genuinely beloved: the heart-shaped Fountain City Lake (the “duck pond”) at the foot of the community, Fountain City Park with its ballfields and pavilions just up the hill, and a historic commercial district along Broadway where local businesses have traded for generations. The Fountain City Lions Club and other civic groups still run community events that draw crowds from well beyond the neighborhood.
Homes range from historic cottages near the lake to mid-century ranches and traditional two-stories on the tree-lined streets that climb toward Black Oak Ridge.
Getting around
Broadway and I-640 give quick access to downtown and East Knoxville.
Nearby commercial corridors: Broadway · Tazewell Pike
Official local sources — Fountain City
Public, official links so you can research the facts yourself — we point at the sources rather than editorializing the data.
- City of Knoxville — Parks & Recreation — city parks, community centers and programs
- Knox County Schools — official district site — look up zoned schools for any address
- Knox County Public Library — branch locations and hours
- KGIS Maps (Knoxville–Knox County GIS) — parcels, zoning, flood layers and aerial maps for any property
Community resources — Fountain City
We publish official, primary sources you can check yourself rather than our opinion of a place. Where we do not have a verified source for Fountain City yet, these cards say so instead of guessing — nothing here is fabricated, and none of it is used to steer anyone anywhere.
Public safety
Official police-department and city open-data crime maps, where the local agency publishes them.
Nothing published yetParks & recreation
City parks, community centers and programs
City of Knoxville — Parks & Recreation →Local calendar
Neighborhood and watch meetings, civic and government meetings, places-of-worship events, yard sales and area business events.
Nothing published yetFaith communities
Churches and places of worship here and nearby, and what they run for the community.
Nothing published yetKnow this area? Tell us what belongs here — local knowledge is the point, and we would rather publish yours than our guess. Or ask about Fountain City and a person will answer. Neighbours’ questions live on the Fountain City community page.
Fountain City homes for sale & real estate
Thinking about buying or selling a home in Fountain City in Knoxville, TN? Here is what this guide says about the homes, and where to look at what is on the market.
Buying a home in Fountain City
Homes you will find in Fountain City: Historic cottages, Ranch and Two-story traditional. Known for: Fountain City Park & the duck pond.
Describe the home you want in your own words and Shawn Wilmoth will review a shortlist before it reaches you — or take the free readiness check first.
Search Fountain City homes Homes for sale in Fountain City Free buyer readiness check
Selling a home in Fountain City
A Fountain City home is priced from recent sales of comparable homes nearby, not from a county-wide average. Sell with an agent, or list it yourself with the free for-sale-by-owner toolbox — either way, start with an honest look at what buyers will see.
Sell your Fountain City home Free seller readiness check
Neighbours’ questions about Fountain City live on its Front Porch page. The Homes for sale list is the MLS listings filed in Fountain City, refreshed from the feed with its own market numbers. The live listings below come from the East Tennessee REALTORS® MLS searched by city, so they cover Knoxville and not only Fountain City. Browse every home for sale in Knoxville, each with its own page.
Homes for sale — Fountain City
Live MLS listings are presented by Shawn Wilmoth, United Real Estate Solutions — an East Tennessee REALTORS® Participant — and each one carries its listing-office attribution, as the MLS rules require. If none are showing here, none matched this area just now.