Affordability evidence

Knoxville, TN home values, income, and owner costs

A borrower-focused reading of the latest ACS value, income, and owner-cost evidence for Knoxville, TN.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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The local figures answer the first question: In Knoxville, TN, the 2024 ACS reports a median owner-occupied home value of $239,700, median household income of $54,039, and median selected monthly owner costs of $1,374 for owners with a mortgage. For borrower planning, together, those three reference points may still help a borrower identify which search-price, income, and recurring-cost assumptions need current verification first. They remain separate medians, not the finances of one representative household, and the $1,374 measure combines recurring ownership expenses rather than real estate taxes alone. A useful affordability review starts with $239,700, $54,039, and $1,374, then replaces them with the borrower's documented income, cash, debts, property taxes, insurance, association charges, loan terms, and intended occupancy.

Knoxville, TN's $239,700 median home-value estimate is below the statewide $286,700 estimate, with a reported city-to-state gap of 16.4%. For borrower planning, that 16.4% gap is useful for showing that a statewide midpoint may be a poor substitute for a local search range in Knoxville, TN.