Zip lookup · TN

37938
Knoxville, Tennessee.

Knoxville, Knox County, TN · Knoxville, TN metro · population 17,437

What it costs per month · 37938 $2,040/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,258 (+161%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,920 +1%
$384,672$388,592 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $109,481 +39%
$279,111$388,592 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 37938 $2,040 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 37938$2,040
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 37938 rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 3 counties: Knox County, TN 99% · Union County, TN 1% · Anderson County, TN 0%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Knoxville, TN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $2,174 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $388,592 as of Sep 2026
+1.0%year on year

Asking rent — 37938

Against the Knoxville, TN metro and the national benchmark.

$1,750 $2,000 $2,250 2026 37938 $2,174 Knoxville $1,725 United States $1,932
$1,750 $2,000 $2,250 2026
  • 37938$2,174
  • Knoxville$1,725
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 37938

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 37938 $388,592 Knoxville $363,018 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 37938$388,592
  • Knoxville$363,018
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.7 37918 Knoxville 45,971 $1,596 $330,617
5.3 37754 Heiskell 4,211 — $326,825
7.3 37721 Corryton 14,306 $2,164 $329,452
7.5 37849 Powell 29,375 $2,167 $360,028
8.2 37705 Andersonville 5,239 — $421,487
8.5 37912 Knoxville 21,505 $1,257 $288,885
8.6 37917 Knoxville 24,615 $1,683 $251,452
8.9 37828 Norris 1,371 — $381,186
9.8 37924 Knoxville 14,420 $2,419 $341,391
10.7 37921 Knoxville 28,717 $1,688 $288,261
10.9 37915 Knoxville 5,991 $1,977 $201,988
11.2 37807 Maynardville 11,069 — $288,927
11.3 37902 Knoxville 2,412 $2,097 $642,347
11.7 37779 Luttrell 3,649 — $239,890
11.9 37916 Knoxville 15,583 $1,578 $500,826
12.3 37806 Mascot 3,674 — $279,911
12.7 37914 Knoxville 21,478 $1,519 $251,747
13.0 37716 Clinton 27,425 — $334,494
13.2 37909 Knoxville 16,774 $1,443 $376,931
13.7 37769 Rocky Top 5,848 — $243,573
14.7 37931 Knoxville 31,842 $1,771 $434,641
15.0 37919 Knoxville 31,754 $1,567 $546,304
15.4 37871 Strawberry Plains 9,926 — $297,667
15.4 37920 Knoxville 44,995 $1,935 $318,290
15.5 37709 Blaine 4,177 — $331,360
15.8 37923 Knoxville 30,131 $1,600 $401,724
16.3 37848 Powder Springs 145 — $236,909
16.3 37866 Sharps Chapel 2,468 — $412,422
16.8 37757 Jacksboro 10,100 — $293,722
20.0 37853 Rockford 3,365 — $337,340

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.