Hawkins County, TN real estate

What the numbers say

Hawkins County, TN real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Hawkins County listed for $349,950, up 3.8% from a year earlier. That is 19% below the Tennessee median of $429,450.

Homes spent a median of 58 days on the market, faster than 66 days a year ago. That makes Hawkins County the #7 fastest-selling of 31 Tennessee counties we track.

Homeowners in Hawkins County pay a median of $956 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $176,300, an effective rate of about 0.54%. The Tennessee average is 0.50%, which makes Hawkins County the #78 lowest-tax of 95 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $785 a month, and $749 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $350,000 home here comes to about $2,212 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $95,000 a year (the median household here earns $56,936).