Big Sandy, TN housing market
The typical Big Sandy home is worth about $191,000, up 5.3% in a year, 43% below the Tennessee typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Big Sandy compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Big Sandy at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Big Sandy | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $98,000 | $174,000 |
| 2018 | $101,000 | $187,000 |
| 2019 | $106,000 | $198,000 |
| 2020 | $122,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $139,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $169,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $170,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $176,000 | $326,000 |
| 2025 | $183,000 | $334,000 |
| 2026 | $183,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $191,000 | $334,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Big Sandy is $930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Big Sandy pay a median of $771, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,400
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (38221; Benton County, TN), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.