Best In Tennessee Real Estate™: Knoxville

Pigeon Forge leads Tennessee in mortgage-free homeownership with 66.0% of homes free and clear, according to ALEX Intelligence’s new analysis of the 2024 American Community Survey. This is not a national ranking—it is a local benchmark within the Knoxville metro and across Tennessee, showing how long-term residency and generational investment shape market resilience. For comparison, no East Tennessee market comes close to this level of financial independence. The data comes directly from https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-14-knoxville-free-and-clear-place-mkt. How does your market measure up in wealth retention? What does it mean when nearly two-thirds of homes carry no mortgage at all? Homes Owned Free and Clear, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Pigeon Forge — 66.0% #2 Rockwood — 64.7% #3 Loudon — 54.6% #4 La Follette — 50.0% #5 Tellico Village — 49.1% #6 Alcoa — 45.4% #7 Sevierville — 45.3% #8 Kingston — 44.5% #9 Halls — 44.1% #10 Clinton — 42.1% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: David Ratledge (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=132263592; Slide 2: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129424859; Slide 3: Jonathan Schilling (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=169296226; Slide 4: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129425616 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-14-knoxville-free-and-clear-place-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902