Chattanooga, TN housing market

The latest available asking prices, rents, and inventory, with monthly and yearly trends. Figures describe DoorHunter’s sampled listings in this region, not every home in the city.

Market data as of October 11, 2026

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Boundaries: 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, approximations of postal ZIPs. Statistics cover captured listings inside the configured market, which may include only part of a ZIP.

How investment potential is compared

The balanced score weights percentiles within the current listing sample: 50% higher estimated gross rental yield, 25% lower median asking price, and 25% shorter median days on market. Ties receive the same rank. Only ZIPs with at least 5 usable listings for every component are compared; at least two must qualify. This sample floor does not establish statistical confidence.

Listing age is a liquidity proxy, not completed-sale speed. Scores compare this market and date only; they do not measure future returns, neighborhood quality, appreciation, or risk. Individual metric colors use the same relative ranking, with higher yield, lower price, or shorter listing age receiving greener colors.

Gross yields use each for-sale property's modeled monthly rent × 12 ÷ asking price, before expenses or financing. Price and asking-rent medians come from separate listing cohorts.

Compare ZIP statistics

Sorted by balanced investment potential. Sample counts appear below each statistic.
ZIP codePotentialAsking priceMonthly rentEst. gross yieldListing age
96 / 100$169,900n = 25$1,750n = 59.68%n = 2062 daysn = 5
85 / 100$330,000n = 89$1,998n = 248.19%n = 5912 daysn = 6
75 / 100$357,950n = 44$1,850n = 37.79%n = 2418 daysn = 5
73 / 100$280,000n = 121$1,595n = 717.77%n = 11595 daysn = 7
69 / 100$319,000n = 147$1,800n = 397.77%n = 14463 daysn = 18
60 / 100$569,900n = 82$2,013n = 148.73%n = 25124 daysn = 20
46 / 100$410,900n = 490$2,325n = 807.06%n = 461122 daysn = 162
35 / 100$525,000n = 134$2,000n = 457.27%n = 89144 daysn = 7
33 / 100$344,700n = 104$1,700n = 686.92%n = 89624 daysn = 12
30 / 100$375,000n = 25$1,635n = 106.53%n = 19129 daysn = 6
23 / 100$464,900n = 153$2,373n = 146.69%n = 130321 daysn = 45
22 / 100$448,250n = 388$2,150n = 456.39%n = 282129 daysn = 104

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Asking rent by bedroom count

Compare the monthly rent of different home sizes.

Studio / 1 bedroom
$1,163
2 bedrooms
$1,495
3 bedrooms
$1,910
4 bedrooms
$2,490
5+ bedrooms
$3,223
Medians from separate bedroom groups, not the same homes. Bedroom-level sample counts are not available.

Captured listing inventory

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For sale
2,325
For rent
606
Counts cover captured active listings within the configured search area. They do not measure every available home in the city. Bars start at zero.

Current listing & rental details

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Purchase prices

Asking prices for active sale listings. The middle 50% range runs from the 25th to 75th percentile.

Median listing priceSample: 2,301 listings
$395,990
Middle 50% asking-price range
$299,900 to $525,000
Median price per square footSample: 2,298 listings
$205.72 / sq ft

Rental prices

Asking rents from a separate active rental cohort. Bedroom groups include only listings with a usable bedroom count.

Median monthly asking rentSample: 606 listings
$1,895
Middle 50% rent range
$1,550 to $2,300
Median monthly rent per square footSample: 581 listings
$1.35 / sq ft
Studio / 1 bedroom
$1,163
2 bedrooms
$1,495
3 bedrooms
$1,910
4 bedrooms
$2,490
5+ bedrooms
$3,223

Rental yields

Gross yield and cap rate use paired asking prices and modeled rents for sale listings. Cap rate deducts modeled operating expenses before financing and capital reserves.

Median estimated cap rateSample: 1,754 listings
4.26%
Median estimated gross rental yieldSample: 1,754 listings
7.20%
Monthly rent-to-price ratio
0.48%

Inventory

Counts reflect captured active listings within this region.

Active for-sale listings
2,325
Active rental listings
606

Listing age

Listing age among active for-sale listings with a usable days-on-market value. This is not time to a completed sale.

Median days on marketSample: 437 listings
129 days
Share listed more than 30 days
86.04%
Share listed more than 60 days
69.79%
Share listed more than 90 days
61.78%

Sales activity

Captured sales are a partial sample of transactions. Months of supply divides active sale listings by captured sales in the last 30 days; zero sales cannot establish supply.

Captured sales, last 30 days
38
Captured sales, last 90 days
619
Median sale price, last 90 daysSample: 619 listings
$405,000
Estimated months of supply
61.18 months
30-day absorption rate
1.63%

Underwriting scenarios

Medians of individual for-sale property scenarios using each listing’s own asking price and rent estimate. These are modeled results, not observed investment returns.

Median modeled monthly cash flowSample: 1,754 listings
-$852
Middle 50% cash-flow range
-$1,372 to -$459
Median modeled cash-on-cash return
-12.78%
Median debt-service coverage
0.63×
Median break-even occupancy
134.03%
Share with positive modeled cash flow
6.67%

Scenario assumptions: 20.00% down; 7.50% fixed interest for 30 years; 2.00% closing costs; 5.00% of scheduled rent for capital reserves. Management 10.00%, maintenance 5.00%, and vacancy 5.00% of scheduled rent; annual taxes and insurance 1.50% of asking price. No HOA, rehab, or appreciation is assumed. Break-even occupancy above 100% indicates the scenario cannot cover costs at the modeled rent.

Income, employment & housing

Economic data have not been published for this market yet.

How to read these numbers

Price and rent reflect distinct listing cohorts rather than paired properties. Modeled yields and cap rates apply standard operating expense baselines and exclude individual financing, income taxes, and future capital expenditures.

Compare published markets

Current published markets with the closest median asking prices, ordered by proportional price difference. This is a price comparison, not a ranking of investment quality:

  • Atlanta, GA· $395,000 median listing price · $2,290 median monthly rent
  • Gainesville, FL· $395,000 median listing price · $2,100 median monthly rent
  • Tucson, AZ· $399,000 median listing price · $1,950 median monthly rent
  • Allentown, PA· $399,900 median listing price · $2,000 median monthly rent
  • Green Bay, WI· $399,900 median listing price · $1,598 median monthly rent

What these medians mean for a rental budget

The price and rent medians describe different listings. Combining them below is a hypothetical sensitivity exercise, not a representative property, observed return, or recommendation.

Using the latest available listing figures, with source data as of October 11, 2026.

At a $395,990 purchase and $1,895 monthly rent, assume 25% down, a 7.5% fixed mortgage for 30 years, 5% vacancy, operating costs equal to 30% of scheduled rent, and a separate 5% capital reserve. These expense and financing assumptions are illustrative, not measured local costs.

Rent collected after vacancy
$1,800
Operating costs
$569
Capital reserve
$95
Monthly principal and interest
$2,077
Illustrative monthly cash flow
-$940

Replace the teaching assumptions with actual taxes, insurance, HOA fees, maintenance, vacancy, and loan terms in the rental property cash flow calculator. This example excludes income taxes, appreciation, and acquisition costs.

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