Tazewell, TN housing market
The typical Tazewell home is worth about $221,000, up 6.2% in a year, 34% below the Tennessee typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Tazewell compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Tazewell at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Tazewell | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $118,000 | $174,000 |
| 2018 | $127,000 | $187,000 |
| 2019 | $130,000 | $198,000 |
| 2020 | $146,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $162,000 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | $190,000 | $287,000 |
| 2023 | $192,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $199,000 | $326,000 |
| 2025 | $206,000 | $334,000 |
| 2026 | $213,000 | $333,000 |
| August 2026 | $221,000 | $334,000 |
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Tazewell in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 2.4 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Tennessee (7.8). Over the past 10 years, Tazewell has permitted 55 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $367,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $856,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $694,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $249,000 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $830,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $369,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $188,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $594,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2016 | 16 | 3 | 13 | $1 million |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $91,000 |
| 2014 | 58 | 2 | 56 | $6.2 million |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $77,000 |
How Tazewell 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, through August 2026.
Tazewell and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell | $221K | +6.2% | $950 | 7 | $41,836 |
| New Tazewell | $243K | +4.1% | $990 | 10 | $53,567 |
5.3 years of income
The typical Tazewell home costs about 5.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Tennessee (4.8 years).
How Tazewell ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Tazewell is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Tazewell pay a median of $803, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 27% of the town's median household income.
Studio $740 · 4 bedrooms $1,310
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (37879; Claiborne 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. 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.