The median home in Knoxville, Tennessee is valued at $360,650, up 0.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,742, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.3x — near the national average of 18x. Knoxville is part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$360,650
+0.7%
Rent$1,742/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $462/mo cheaper ($1,742 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + TN ins. 28% per HUD.
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$72,130 on $360,650
Stretch — 35.3% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,204
P/I35.3%
Afford$286K
Gap-$74K
P&I $1,824Tax $213Ins $167
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