A typical Crossville home is worth about $308,000
Up 0.8% in a year, 8% below the Tennessee typical home. Homes typically sell in 64 days, below asking.
What kind of housing town is Crossville?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
128 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 128 new homes in Crossville in 2025: 102 single-family houses and 26 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $20.9 million to build. That's 10 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Tennessee (7.8). Over the past 10 years, Crossville has permitted 3,865 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Crossville gained 1,276 residents while 3,046 new homes were permitted: about 0.4 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. Across Tennessee: 2 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 58 | 50 | 8 | $11.6 million |
| 2025 | 128 | 102 | 26 | $20.9 million |
| 2024 | 114 | 114 | 0 | $23.7 million |
| 2023 | 428 | 428 | 0 | $106.4 million |
| 2022 | 425 | 425 | 0 | $120.3 million |
| 2021 | 477 | 477 | 0 | $135.5 million |
| 2020 | 442 | 442 | 0 | $93.8 million |
| 2019 | 405 | 405 | 0 | $87.4 million |
| 2018 | 914 | 914 | 0 | $107.8 million |
| 2017 | 285 | 285 | 0 | $61.8 million |
| 2016 | 247 | 247 | 0 | $57.3 million |
| 2015 | 261 | 259 | 2 | $54 million |
| 2014 | 246 | 201 | 45 | $33.3 million |
| 2013 | 262 | 210 | 52 | $35.2 million |
| 2012 | 182 | 160 | 22 | $28.5 million |
| 2011 | 176 | 154 | 22 | $27.5 million |
| 2010 | 68 | 38 | 30 | $6.3 million |
| 2009 | 68 | 43 | 25 | $7.4 million |
| 2008 | 112 | 65 | 47 | $11.9 million |
| 2007 | 160 | 98 | 62 | $17.3 million |
| 2006 | 173 | 117 | 56 | $19.5 million |
| 2005 | 120 | 105 | 15 | $16.9 million |
| 2004 | 161 | 153 | 8 | $18.5 million |
| 2003 | 100 | 59 | 41 | $11.6 million |
| 2002 | 52 | 48 | 4 | $6.6 million |
| 2001 | 108 | 28 | 80 | $6.9 million |
| 2000 | 96 | 49 | 47 | $7.1 million |
How Crossville ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Up 31.2% in five years
Faster than Tennessee (24.8%).
Show as a table
| January | Crossville | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $148,000 | $174,000 |
| 2018 | $153,000 | $187,000 |
| 2019 | $165,000 | $198,000 |
| 2020 | $180,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $201,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $255,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $275,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $298,000 | $326,000 |
| 2025 | $306,000 | $334,000 |
| 2026 | $305,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $308,000 | $334,000 |
A typical Crossville home worth $144K in September 2016 is worth about $308K today.
How Crossville ranks on rising home prices →
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 8 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 6.3 years of income
More than across Tennessee (4.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $102K short of a typical Crossville home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $780 less than owning.
How Crossville ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Crossville’s typical property tax (0.35% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
Renters already here pay a median of $815, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Crossville ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cumberland County, TN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
51% of Crossville households own their home
Half of Crossville’s homes were built before 1992.
Tennessee: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Crossville vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Crossville. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville | $308K | +0.8% | $930 | 128 | $48,802 |
| Lake Tansi | $281K* | +7%† | $930 | — | $57,991 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
On the market in Crossville
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Crossville buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.