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Housing in Orebank

A typical Orebank home is worth roughly $185,000

The median sale price was $178,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$185K
▼ 1.1% in a year · TN $287K
Estimate
Median sale price
$178K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in May · 2 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$990
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,086
TN $1,442

Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Orebank?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

Less than across Tennessee (4.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$277,000
Typical Orebank home $185K

That covers a typical Orebank home, with $92K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,060
Loan $920Tax $90Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $70 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Orebank’s typical property tax (0.59% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 65% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Orebank rose 65% over the past 5 years, faster than across Tennessee (60%). Last year prices fell 1.1%.

Orebank areaTennessee
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
−1.1%
past year
+65%
past 5 years
+98%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Orebank, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

Renters already here pay a median of $838, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$680
1 bedroom$780
2 bedrooms$990
3 bedrooms$1,270
4 bedrooms$1,390
36%
of households rent · TN 33%
83
renter households
$838
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

64% of Orebank households own their home

Half of Orebank’s homes were built before 1985.

Owners and renters
Own 64%Rent 36%

Tennessee: 67% own.

1985
typical home built · TN 1987
$1,086
median property tax bill · TN $1,442
0.59%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · TN 0.50%
7%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Orebank vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Orebank. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Orebank$185K*−1.1%†$990—$67,740
Kingsport$257K−0.9%$1,050408$52,490

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.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.

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