Blount County, TN

Blount County’s underwriting tension is a reported gross yield against muted, method-dependent recent price movement. It suits investigators able to verify property-level flood and operating costs; buyers underwriting rapid resale appreciation should be cautious. Zillow’s 2026-06 median home value was $399,196, up 2.16% year over year. FHFA’s 2025 repeat-transaction HPI increased 0.06% annually and 73.47% cumulatively over five years. The index is not a dollar home value, and its different vintage and method cannot be averaged with Zillow’s change.

Published median asking rent was $1,868 monthly, producing the reported 5.62% gross yield before operating costs. That calculation uses measured market rent, not HUD’s $1,471 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent payment standard; asking rent was 127% of that standard. The effective property-tax rate was 0.45%. Insurance, maintenance, vacancy, financing, and parcel-specific tax bills are not published, so net yield, cash flow, and debt coverage cannot be determined.

Realtor.com’s MLS listing-market evidence shows active listings down 5.15%, shortened marketing time, and 19.39% of listings price-reduced. Visible supply is thinner, but concessions remain; listing prices are asks, while inventory and days on market do not establish closed-sale pricing or buyer demand alone. Net migration was positive, and inbound movers’ average AGI exceeded outbound movers’ by $4,478. The non-occupant purchase-mortgage share was 7.54%, a limited county-level indication of investor participation rather than a measure of all buyer competition.

Modeled climate loss equals 0.12% of building value per year and accords with inland flood as the dominant hazard, but it is not a parcel flood determination. QCEW reports annual covered jobs at county workplaces, not resident employment or unemployment; its largest disclosed private supersector is Trade, transportation, and utilities, not the entire economy. Next checks are flood zone, elevation, insurance quote, lease comparables, vacancy, repairs, financing, and parcel taxes. Without them, hazard-adjusted net income and price support remain unresolved.