Lake County, TN Housing Market Brief
county · TN · score computed October 2026
What is Lake County, TN’s Alpha Score?
The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.
Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band
Where is Lake County, TN in its market cycle?
Lake County, TN is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.
What’s the forecast for Lake County, TN?
County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.
Lake County, TN housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $116K | ▲ +15.6% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 98 days | ▲ +113% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 5.8 | ▼ -71% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 30 | ▲ +50% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 5 | ▲ +400% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $123 | ▲ +8.8% | Redfin |
How has Lake County, TN’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lake County, TN a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Lake County, TN is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 44 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.
Are home prices rising or falling in Lake County, TN?
The median sale price in Lake County, TN is $116K, having risen 15.6% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Lake County, TN?
Lake County, TN scores 32 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Lake County, TN's Alpha Score?
Lake County, TN's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (70/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (30/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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