Best In Tennessee Real Estate™: Knoxville

Sevierville leads Tennessee in the top-to-median affordability gap, with the most expensive homes requiring 5.5 times the median household income. This is not a national ranking—this is a local data point from ALEX Intelligence’s October 22, 2026 report. What does a 5.5x gap mean for who can live where in East Tennessee? How does this affect long-term community cohesion? The full analysis is available here: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-22-knoxville-spread-value-to-income-place. Top-to-Median Affordability Gap, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Sevierville — 5.5x #2 Pigeon Forge — 5.5x #3 Tellico Village — 4.8x #4 Loudon — 4.6x #5 Knoxville — 4.4x #6 Maryville — 4.4x #7 Alcoa — 4.2x #8 Lenoir City — 3.8x #9 La Follette — 3.7x #10 Powell — 3.6x Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129747916; Slide 2: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129423574; Slide 3: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=125279900; Slide 4: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=179166814 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-22-knoxville-spread-value-to-income-place 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