Is the housing market slowing down in Jefferson County, TN?

70 homes sold in Jefferson County, TN during May 2026, against 74 in the same months a year earlier. We do not compare those two figures, because this county's sales count steps abruptly partway through the record in a way its neighbours do not — the mark of a change in what the area covers rather than a change in the market.

Homes sold

May 2026

Same months last year

too noisy to compare

Two years ago

the May window

Days to sell (typical)

▼ 0 days vs last year

This page is about how many homes changed hands, not what they cost. The two move separately: prices are set by the homes that did sell, and volume tells you how many people managed to transact at all. A market can hold its prices while activity quietly drains out of it.

We are not calling a direction for Jefferson County, TN, and the reason is worth stating. This county's sales count steps up or down abruptly partway through the record and then holds at the new level, while neighbouring county areas move normally. That pattern is what it looks like when the source changes which areas the county covers, not what it looks like when a market changes. The counts are reported as published; the year-over-year comparison across that step would not mean anything.

The longer view, all measured over the May window so the season is held constant: 62 homes sold two years ago, 74 last year, 70 now. We report those three counts as published and draw no trend through them, for the reason above.

What is on the shelf next to what is selling: 325 homes were on the market in Jefferson County, TN, and 70 sold. At that pace it would take about 4.6 months to clear them all. Buyers and sellers are about evenly matched right now.

Every comparison on this page is to the SAME calendar months a year earlier, never to last month. Home sales roughly double between January and May in most of the country, so a month-over-month reading would tell you about the season and nothing about the market.

Source: Redfin's published market data for the Jefferson County, TN area, through May 2026.

Typical sale price, month by month.

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Figures come from Redfin's published market data for the Jefferson County, TN area, through May 2026. Neighborhood Numbers is an independent data publisher and is not affiliated with Redfin. We update these pages when Redfin publishes, once a month.