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Greeneville, TN Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Greeneville, TN Housing Market Trends

With 15,614 people, 5,752 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $269,061, Greeneville real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Greeneville, accounting for 68.69% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Greeneville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.07%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.47%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.26%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Greeneville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 57.34% owning and 42.66% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Greeneville built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Greeneville built between 1940-1969 ( 39.98%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 10.12%). There's also some housing in Greeneville built before 1939 ( 6.35%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Greeneville. Fully 13.22% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Greeneville homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Greeneville real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Greeneville Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Greeneville have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 90.80%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Greeneville house appreciation rate of 6.67%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Greeneville's appreciation rate, at 4.82%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Greeneville's appreciation rate has been 3.43%, which annualizes to a rate of 14.42%.

Relative to Tennessee, our data show that Greeneville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Tennessee.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Greeneville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Greeneville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Greeneville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$269,061

Greeneville, TN Home Prices
> $1,591,000
$1,194,001 - $1,591,000
$796,001 - $1,194,000
$637,001 - $796,000
$477,001 - $637,000
$318,001 - $477,000
$159,001 - $318,000
$80,001 - $159,000
$0 - $80,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
2.4%
2.4%
3.5%
3.5%
7.8%
7.8%
18.1%
18.1%
38.9%
38.9%
22.4%
22.4%
6.6%
6.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Tennessee

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,752

Greeneville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,231 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
57.3%
57.3%
42.7%
42.7%
13.2%
13.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
10.1%
10.1%
43.5%
43.5%
40.0%
40.0%
6.4%
6.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
68.7%
68.7%
2.5%
2.5%
10.5%
10.5%
15.1%
15.1%
3.3%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.2%
4.2%
7.5%
7.5%
30.8%
30.8%
38.1%
38.1%
13.5%
13.5%
6.0%
6.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes