It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate.
The pandemic became a driving force behind the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a limited supply of housing that prompted buyers and investors to bid up prices for affordable properties, causing home prices to skyrocket. Since then, increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.
compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Morristown, TN metro area using data from . Cities are ranked by 1-year price change as of May 2023. The typical home value in the United States increased over the last year by 0.9% to $346,856. All 16 cities and towns with data available were included in the list.
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#16. Jefferson City, TN
- 1-year price change: +$1,843 (+0.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$101,710 (+68.4%)
- Typical home value: $250,324 (#4 most expensive city in metro)
#15. Talbott, TN
- 1-year price change: +$8,828 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$94,787 (+61.0%)
- Typical home value: $250,211 (#5 most expensive city in metro)
#14. Strawberry Plains, TN
- 1-year price change: +$9,069 (+3.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$108,869 (+78.7%)
- Typical home value: $247,121 (#7 most expensive city in metro)
#13. Washburn, TN
- 1-year price change: +$9,528 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$108,869 (data not available)
- Typical home value: $205,066 (#10 most expensive city in metro)
#12. Dandridge, TN
- 1-year price change: +$9,660 (+3.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$160,091 (+95.8%)
- Typical home value: $327,262 (#2 most expensive city in metro)
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#11. New Tazewell, TN
- 1-year price change: +$10,076 (+5.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$75,363 (+67.8%)
- Typical home value: $186,457 (#13 most expensive city in metro)
#10. New Market, TN
- 1-year price change: +$11,939 (+5.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$117,769 (+90.8%)
- Typical home value: $247,480 (#6 most expensive city in metro)
#9. White Pine, TN
- 1-year price change: +$12,991 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,301 (+79.7%)
- Typical home value: $196,848 (#12 most expensive city in metro)
#8. Tazewell, TN
- 1-year price change: +$13,604 (+9.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$73,212 (+79.9%)
- Typical home value: $164,858 (#16 most expensive city in metro)
#7. Rutledge, TN
- 1-year price change: +$13,810 (+8.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$83,912 (+86.5%)
- Typical home value: $180,868 (#14 most expensive city in metro)
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#6. Bean Station, TN
- 1-year price change: +$13,889 (+8.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$82,723 (+85.4%)
- Typical home value: $179,597 (#15 most expensive city in metro)
#5. Baneberry, TN
- 1-year price change: +$16,403 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$187,271 (+87.9%)
- Typical home value: $400,380 (#1 most expensive city in metro)
#4. Morristown, TN
- 1-year price change: +$17,861 (+9.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$90,985 (+72.6%)
- Typical home value: $216,368 (#9 most expensive city in metro)
#3. Russellville, TN
- 1-year price change: +$19,413 (+8.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$98,284 (+68.8%)
- Typical home value: $241,055 (#8 most expensive city in metro)
#1. Whitesburg, TN
- 1-year price change: +$25,558 (+14.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$99,000 (+97.5%)
- Typical home value: $200,488 (#11 most expensive city in metro)
