The story of this market
The typical home in Anderson County, Tennessee sells for about $354,648, or $208 per square foot.
Prices are down 3.5% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 62 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 216% since 2000. Last year 12 of 17 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,475 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,475 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+1.6%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+21.1%). Worst: 2012 (-4.2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.4%
TN · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,844
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+1.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 17 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
50
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $29,460,531.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3631 | 1826 | 75% | 5.1% | $165,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Anderson County, Tennessee
Anderson County's housing market has stabilized with healthy inventory levels and consistent buyer activity driven by anchor science and technology employers. Median sale prices sit near $355,000 with a median 62 days on market and a 98% sale-to-list ratio, indicating balanced bargaining power between buyers and sellers.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 1.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 3.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 77.52% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.4% · poverty 13.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 8 researched ZIP reports of 9 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Anderson County, Tennessee — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 37705 | Andersonville | $325,000 | $237 | +1.5% | 66 | 98.5% | 43.9% | 3.9 | 3,032 | $1,290 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37710 | Briceville | $117,000 | $105 | +7.3% | 65 | 96% | 12% | 5.2 | 42 | $675 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37716 | Clinton | $379,900 | $229 | 0% | 69 | 99% | — | 3.9 | 214 | $951 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37769 | Rocky Top | $385,000 | $224 | +1.7% | 23 | 99% | 4.2% | 3.9 | 5,661 | $753 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37828 | Norris | $375,000 | $231 | -0.4% | 52 | 98.3% | — | 3.9 | 5,661 | $1,033 | researched Sep 17 |
| 37830 | Oak Ridge | $335,000 | $196 | +2.6% | 50 | — | — | — | 158 | $1,131 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37831 | Oak Ridge | $397,000 | $272 | +2.4% | 54 | 98.2% | 18.5% | 3.2 | 112 | $1,850 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37840 | Oliver Springs | $399,950 | $182 | +4% | 56 | — | — | — | 157 | $682 | researched Sep 21 |
| 37849 | Powell | $390,000 | $200 | +1.7% | 79 | — | — | — | 156 | $1,205 | researched Sep 17 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Violent crime across Anderson County tracks below national medians, though property crime rates are moderately elevated in denser commercial corridors around Oak Ridge and Clinton. Overall county law enforcement reporting indicates stable to mildly declining crime trends year-over-year.
School quality is anchored by Oak Ridge City Schools, which consistently ranks among the top-performing public school districts in Tennessee, while Anderson County Schools delivers solid regional performance across its rural and suburban feeder patterns.
Flooding presents a moderate-to-major localized concern near the Clinch River, Melton Hill Lake, and Norris Lake basins, while wildfire risk is moderate across forested ridges. Severe thunderstorm and wind risks align with broader East Tennessee patterns, maintaining accessible property insurance availability.
Economic expansion is driven by the Department of Energy complex at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Y-12 National Security Complex, and expanding nuclear and advanced manufacturing corridors. Significant industrial park developments in Clinton along Interstate 75 complement federal science investments.
Anderson County levies a base county real property tax rate of $2.42 per $100 of assessed value, assessed at 25% for residential properties and 40% for commercial. Incorporated municipalities like Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Norris assess additional municipal property taxes, with statutory property tax relief programs available for low-income seniors and disabled veterans.
Commuters benefit from direct access via Interstate 75 and State Route 61/162, providing a 25 to 35-minute drive into downtown Knoxville and the University of Tennessee corridor.
The county boasts extensive waterfront and outdoor recreation anchored by Norris Dam State Park, Norris Lake, Melton Hill Lake rowing venues, and the Haw Ridge Park trail network.
Residential permitting maintains a steady pace concentrated in suburban Clinton subdivisions and infill single-family tracts in Oak Ridge.
The rental market exhibits strong demand driven by government contractors, scientific researchers at ORNL, and Knoxville-area commuters seeking relative affordability, keeping vacancy low.
The local economy is heavily grounded in science, nuclear research, national security, and automotive parts manufacturing, anchored by federal contractors and global suppliers.
Interstate 75 serves as the primary north-south freight and commuter spine through Clinton, while State Routes 61 and 62 provide east-west connectivity linking Oak Ridge directly to Knox County.
County and municipal planning bodies focus on brownfield revitalization at former federal sites, industrial park development in Clinton, and master-planned residential pockets along lakefront areas.
The Anderson County Property Assessor appraises properties every five years on a cyclical revaluation schedule, assessing residential properties at 25% of market value and commercial/industrial at 40%.
Special utility and municipal districts encompass Anderson County Water Authority, Oak Ridge Utility District for natural gas, and localized watershed protection authorities.
Homeowners insurance premiums remain competitive relative to national rates, though properties located within Clinch River lowlands or steep ridge topography face specialized flood or hazard underwriting requirements.
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.412.6 mi
- K1 Speed Knoxville413.6 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park413.9 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.114.5 mi
- Dead Man's Farm Haunted Attraction4.428.1 mi
- Neyland Stadium4.719 mi
- Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center4.619.2 mi
- Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary4.712.8 mi
- Topgolf Knoxville4.312.9 mi
- Knoxville Convention Center4.519 mi
- Zoo Knoxville4.519.8 mi
- Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary4.712.8 mi
- Regal Pinnacle4.513.1 mi
- Aspire4.75.7 mi
- Main Event Knoxville4.314 mi
- Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary4.712.8 mi
- Sunsphere4.518.9 mi
- Knoxville Museum of Art4.718.8 mi
- Muse Knoxville4.620 mi
- Museum of Appalachia4.711.2 mi
- Lakeshore Park4.817.2 mi
- Aspire4.75.7 mi
- World's Fair Park4.718.9 mi
- Victor Ashe Park4.614.8 mi
- Frozen Head State Park4.815.7 mi
- Topgolf Knoxville4.312.9 mi
- Dead Horse Lake Golf Course4.213.1 mi
- Knoxville Municipal Golf Course3.812 mi
- Centennial Golf Course45.4 mi
- Whittle Springs Golf Course3.818.1 mi
- West Town Mall4.415.1 mi
- Publix Super Market at University Commons4.618.5 mi
- Kroger Marketplace4.313.9 mi
- Turkey Creek4.513.1 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.314.6 mi
- McGhee Tyson Airport4.422.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Spanning over 4,000 acres around the historic TVA Norris Dam, providing boating, trout fishing, hiking trails, and historic cabin rentals.
Nationally recognized Olympic-class flatwater rowing course hosting regattas, collegiate teams, and public boating facilities.
Showcases the history of the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and ongoing national nuclear and energy breakthroughs.
Encompasses 780 acres along the Clinch River featuring more than 30 miles of dedicated multi-use hiking, trail running, and singletrack mountain biking paths.
Data gathered from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 5-year tables for Anderson County, TN.