Knoxville, TN investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area recorded 1,026 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 12,591 sales (8% of sales) across 299,186 single-family homes in 8 county-equivalents — 0.3 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 9% year over year (939 prior). Ranked #384 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Campbell County at 0.4 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Knoxville, TNmetro area · Tennessee

🔥 #384 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

1,026

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.3

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+9%

939 → 1,026 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

1,026 of 12,591 recorded sales

Turnover

4.2%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

299,186

Where inside Knoxville? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Campbell County67 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 15,449 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
49	37766	Campbell County	49	0.6	16%	4.0%

Knox County637 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 156,188 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
4	37915	Knox County	17	1.7	32%	5.2%
31	37914	Knox County	68	0.9	18%	4.7%
34	37917	Knox County	72	0.8	17%	5.0%
47	37920	Knox County	91	0.7	14%	4.6%
51	37921	Knox County	60	0.6	16%	4.0%
59	37912	Knox County	33	0.6	12%	4.7%
73	37918	Knox County	63	0.4	9%	4.6%
82	37919	Knox County	33	0.4	9%	4.4%
88	37932	Knox County	31	0.4	6%	6.4%
90	37924	Knox County	18	0.4	6%	6.0%

Blount County134 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 48,380 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
100	37804	Blount County	33	0.3	8%	4.1%
134	37803	Blount County	30	0.2	6%	4.1%
147	37801	Blount County	21	0.2	6%	3.7%

Anderson County71 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 27,253 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
107	37830	Anderson County	35	0.3	7%	4.7%
148	37716	Anderson County	19	0.2	6%	3.6%

Union County12 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 4,610 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Union County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Loudon County51 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 22,412 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
68	37771	Loudon County	25	0.5	12%	4.1%
146	37774	Loudon County	17	0.2	4%	4.8%

Roane County39 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 17,929 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
129	37748	Roane County	17	0.3	6%	3.9%

Morgan County15 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 6,965 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Morgan County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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