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Housing Affordability

Home price and typical payment compared to income

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Housing Affordability • Knox County • October 2026

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
October 2026
23.1%
Year-over-year change
+6%
Compared to 21.8% last year
Difference from state
-35%
Compared to 35.6% in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:53 a.m. Source: IAR Data Warehouse / American Community Survey Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Income is the Median Household Income series, including its projected years.

Affordable Listings

Pct. of listings in last 90 days affordable to household earning $75K
October 2026
71.2%
Year-over-year change
-6%
Compared to 75.6% last year
Difference from state
+97%
Compared to 36.2% in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:39 a.m. Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average.

Demographics

Median Household Income

Adjusted to current dollars
January 2026
$65,678
Year-over-year change
+3%
Compared to $63,636 last year
Difference from state
-13%
Compared to $75,847 in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:53 a.m. Source: American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index Data notes: Median household income from the American Community Survey: 1-year estimate where available, 5-year otherwise; county groups are household-weighted. Each year is averaged with the prior year to smooth sampling noise. The latest two years are projections: the ACS figure from two years earlier grown by the two-year change in the BLS Employment Cost Index (December to December), replaced when that ACS year is published.

Market Momentum

Price

Median Monthly Payment

For median-priced home
October 2026
$1,262
Year-over-year change
+9%
Compared to $1,158 last year
Difference from state
-44%
Compared to $2,250 in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:39 a.m. Source: IAR Datawarehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average.

Median Sale Price

3-Month Rolling Median
October 2026
$155,500
Year-over-year change
+0%
Compared to $154,950 last year
Difference from state
-44%
Compared to $277,250 in Indiana
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 8:39 a.m. Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: -

Sales

Closed Sales by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, November 2026
341
+1%
Under $250K
265
-4%
At Least $250K
76
+17%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Supply

New Listings by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, November 2026
424
+2%
Under $250K
333
+7%
At Least $250K
91
-19%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None

Inventory by Price

Average daily inventory in latest month
All properties, November 2026
101
+2%
Under $250K
71
-4%
At Least $250K
31
+19%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2026, 9:42 a.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None