Best In Tennessee Real Estate™: Knoxville

Sevierville leads Tennessee in home affordability stress, with housing costing 5.5x median income—according to ALEX Intelligence’s 2026 data. This ratio, the highest in the state, reveals a growing gap between housing prices and local wages in the southern end of the Knoxville metro. While the region attracts tourism-driven investment, median-income households face increasing pressure. The full dataset is available at: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-11-knoxville-value-to-income-place-mkt Home Value to Income Ratio, 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: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=179233156; Slide 2: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=153520588; Slide 3: Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=179233155; Slide 4: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129423734 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-11-knoxville-value-to-income-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