CITY PROFILE
Knoxville, TN
“Cheap living nowhere near enough culture to justify cheap living.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $367K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,762/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 14.4°C · warmest 25°C · coolest 2.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1308 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.31 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #65 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy86
- Affordable to rent72
- Climate comfort74
- Plenty of sunshine53
- Big-city amenities58
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.