The story of this market
The typical home in Henderson County, Tennessee sells for about $219,054, or $130 per square foot.
Prices are up +9.7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 95% since 2000. Last year 3 of 7 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is cold wave, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $995 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $995 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
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: 2022 (+16.4%). Worst: 2013 (-3.2%). 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
$1,248
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
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 7 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
86
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $19,464,327.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
79%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 903 | 512 | 79% | 15% | $135,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Henderson County, Tennessee
The Henderson County housing market is showing steady growth with home values increasing by 9.7% year-over-year. While inventory remains relatively tight, the market is experiencing a healthy rebalancing as buyer demand stabilizes.
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.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 4 cities · 4 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 12.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 91 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.85% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 18.2% — 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 4 researched ZIP reports — 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.
Henderson 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 8.6%/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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researched Sep 17
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researched Sep 21
| 38345 | Parker Crossroads | $349,900 | $145 | 0% | 242 | 100% | — | 12 | 12 | $900 | researched Sep 17 |
| 38351 | Lexington | $272,900 | $135 | +2.1% | 68 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 20 | $739 | researched Sep 17 |
| 38374 | Scotts Hill | $202,000 | $120 | +12.1% | 91 | — | — | — | 54 | $742 | researched Sep 17 |
| 38381 | Wildersville | $244,900 | $175 | 0% | 65 | 98% | — | 4 | 4 | $682 | researched Sep 21 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Property taxes are assessed by the Henderson County Assessor of Property based on fair market value, with a state-mandated assessment ratio applied to residential property.
The local economy is anchored by manufacturing and small-scale commerce, with a 3.8% unemployment rate as of April 2026.
The county is served by regional highway corridors facilitating local transit and logistics.
The Henderson County Assessor of Property manages the assessment of all real and personal property for tax purposes.
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.321.1 mi
- Carl Perkins Civic Center4.423.4 mi
- Jackson Rockabillys Stadium4.620.9 mi
- The 13th Realm4.524.5 mi
- Jackson Fairgrounds Park4.423.2 mi
- Ritz Magic Wheels Skating Center4.425 mi
- Natchez Trace State Park4.712.9 mi
- Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park4.718.9 mi
- Donnell Farm | Tennessee Pumpkin & Tulip Farm4.617.5 mi
- Southland Safari (by reservation only)514.9 mi
- Parkers Crossroads City Park4.710.7 mi
- Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum4.525.5 mi
- Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park4.718.9 mi
- Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum4.824.3 mi
- Buford Pusser Home & Museum4.628.4 mi
- Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum and Cabin Rentals3.930 mi
- Natchez Trace State Park4.712.9 mi
- Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park4.718.9 mi
- Pine Lake Picnic Area4.55.3 mi
- Parkers Crossroads City Park4.710.7 mi
- Lake Graham4.418.1 mi
- Beech Lake4.62.8 mi
- Dollar General4.214.3 mi
- DG Market3.815.5 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.
A large recreational area offering hiking, fishing, and camping, serving as a major outdoor anchor for the county.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data Commons.