Sep 2026
$278K
+2.3% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Kingsport, TN housing market
Kingsport, TN metro median sale price $278K in Sep 2026, up 2.3% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Kingsport, TN metro is $278K as of Sep 2026, up 2.3% from a year earlier. That change sits near the middle of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 0.7 points (up 3.0% through Q2 2026).
On median sale price, Kingsport ($278K) ranks 9th of the 10 Tennessee metros Pecan Street tracks, between Memphis ($289K) and Jackson ($254K). On median days on market, Kingsport (64 days) ranks 8th of the 10 Tennessee metros, between Johnson City (65 days) and Nashville (62 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Kingsport (48%) ranks 2nd of the 10 Tennessee metros, between Johnson City (51%) and Knoxville (47%).
Listings spent a median 64 days on market in Sep 2026, more than in most of the 385 metros. 48% of active listings carry a price cut, 6.0 points fewer than a year earlier. That share is higher than in most of the 385 metros.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,523 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $65K a year. The median sale price equals about 17 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio down 0.5% from a year earlier. That ratio is higher than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $178 per square foot, up 0.9% from a year earlier.
In nine of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; three are lower.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,523/mo
$65K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Kingsport compares to other U.S. metros
| Price cuts | ↑40th of 385 (top 11%) |
|---|---|
| Price-to-rent | ↑115th of 373 (top 31%) |
| Days on market | ↑130th of 385 (top 34%) |
| Home-price growth | 190th of 383 (top 50%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 17 -0.5% YoY ↑115th of 373 (top 31%) |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $178 +0.9% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 48% -6.0 pts YoY ↑40th of 385 (top 11%) |
|---|
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 12 shown of 30 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
normal · 0.7ppRedfin (metro) +2.3% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +3.0% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24201 | $250K↑ | 110↑ | 34↑ | 46↑ | 58↑ | $175K↓ |
| 24202 | $349K↑ | 54↑ | 14↑ | 28↑ | 70↑ | $251K↑ |
| 24210 | $337K↑ | 60↑ | 18↑ | 24↑ | 78↑ | $260K↑ |
| 24211 | $499K↓ | 62↑ | 8↑ | 24↑ | 57↓ | $341K↑ |
| 37617 | $397K↑ | 38↓ | 16 | 10↓ | 79↑ | $312K↑ |
| 37618 | $381K↑ | 40↑ | 18↑ | 20↑ | 64↑ | $280K↑ |
| 37620 | $337K↑ | 131↑ | 56↓ | 60↑ | 58↑ | $230K↓ |
| 37642 | $342K↑ | 39↑ | 18↑ | 20 | 47↑ | $260K↑ |
| 37660 | $279K↓ | 155↑ | 58↑ | 88↑ | 60↑ | $227K↓ |
| 37663 | $407K↓ | 54↓ | 24↓ | 28↑ | 62↑ | $310K↓ |
| 37664 | $350K↑ | 115↑ | 56↑ | 68↓ | 55↑ | $279K↓ |
| 37857 | $352K↑ | 82↑ | 16↓ | 38↑ | 70↑ | $232K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.