Retiring to Knoxville, TN

Selling a home for $525,000 and keeping $150,000 in the bank leaves room to buy in 21 of 31 Knoxville neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (after 6% selling costs, buying at the neighborhood median). Property tax in Knoxville runs about 0.67% of value a year (Census ACS 2023).

Questions? Call or text Chris Harris, REALTOR®: (270) 421-8726.

What you expect to sell your home for

Cash to keep in the bank

Next steps, your choice

Plan a scouting week

One neighborhood a day: the drive to the hospital and homes to see.

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Ask Chris

Chris Harris, REALTOR®, reads every note himself. He is not licensed in Tennessee, so for showings and offers he introduces you to a licensed agent there; he may receive a referral fee from that agent’s brokerage, which does not change your price. Can’t visit first? Say so in your note.

Every neighborhood we have numbers for

Neighborhoods with 5+ sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Redfin), cheapest first by town. Drive times are not shown here yet: our routing estimate did not match Google Maps closely enough.

Neighborhood	Town	Median sale	Sales
Fort Sanders	Knoxville	$214,940	28
Park City	Knoxville	$222,888	44
Belle Morris	Knoxville	$234,884	27
Edgewood	Knoxville	$237,433	27
Whittle Springs	Knoxville	$243,932	27
East Knoxville	Knoxville	$246,431	216
Inskip	Knoxville	$246,931	69
Burlington	Knoxville	$251,929	37
Oakwood	Knoxville	$253,929	36
Vestal	Knoxville	$254,929	23
South Haven	Knoxville	$255,178	66
North Hills	Knoxville	$255,428	44
North Knoxville	Knoxville	$274,923	556
Alice Bell	Knoxville	$288,919	80
West Haven	Knoxville	$293,618	17
Lonsdale	Knoxville	$294,417	22
Lincoln Park	Knoxville	$297,417	18
Norwood	Knoxville	$299,916	44
Pleasant Ridge	Knoxville	$313,912	66
South Knoxville	Knoxville	$337,400	75
Fountain City	Knoxville	$338,905	149
Colonial Village	Knoxville	$354,901	58
Old Sevier	Knoxville	$356,150	43
Rocky Hill	Knoxville	$374,895	33
Lonas Drive	Knoxville	$383,393	27
Dry Gap	Knoxville	$424,881	21
Holston Hills	Knoxville	$444,875	24
West Hills	Knoxville	$572,190	63
Downtown Knoxville	Knoxville	$579,838	102
West Knoxville	Knoxville	$725,974	19
Sequoyah Hills	Knoxville	$999,720	85

Left out because they are outside Knoxville: Westmoreland (name shared with another town).

Redfin groups these with Knoxville, but we have no map location for them yet, so we can’t confirm they are in town: Bell Bridge, Fourth & Gill Historic District, Bonny Kate.

Check crime data

We don’t grade neighborhoods on crime. Look up the streets you’re considering in Knoxville with the agency that patrols them:

Knoxville Police Department (city police)
FBI Crime Data Explorer (agency-level reports)

What Tennessee doesn’t tax

Tennessee has no state income tax.

Tennessee has no state income tax, so Social Security is not taxed by the state.
Pensions and retirement withdrawals are not taxed by the state (no state income tax).
Military retired pay is not taxed by the state (no state income tax).
Property Tax Relief (2026): a state reimbursement for homeowners 65 and older with 2025 household income of $38,470 or less, calculated on the first $33,600 of market value; apply through the county trustee when the tax bill arrives. It is a reimbursement, not an exemption.

Full details: Tennessee retirement taxes →

Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue, Hall Income Tax (repealed for tax periods beginning Jan 1, 2021; no other individual income tax) (read 2026-10-17); Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, 2026 Tax Relief brochure (read 2026-10-17). Figures change each year; confirm with the agency before you rely on them. Not tax advice.

The twenty-year test

Which of these do you need in the house you will live in for twenty years?

Email me homes that pass

The alert matches what the listing feed has: price, bedrooms, bathrooms, year built and house type. Chris checks each match for the features the listing feed can’t see.

Home prices: Redfin neighborhood medians, Jul–Sep 2026, neighborhoods with 5+ sales. Property tax: Census ACS 2023 effective rates. Selling costs estimated at 6% of the sale price.