Photo: Pkeets · CC BY-SA 3.025 homes sold in New Tazewell in the last year, at a typical $285K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where New Tazewell homes are listed.
Every place New Tazewell homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to New Tazewell.
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Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 0% of New Tazewell’s sales, at a typical — (year to May 2026)
25 homes sold in the year to September 2026.
More homes sell than most years, at 2.6 times the 2016 price
25 sales in the last year, against 32 in 2022 and a low of 12 in 2012. The typical sale went from $110K in 2016 to $285K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales. Redfin stopped publishing towns’ figures by property type after May 2026, so houses and condos are shown for the year to then.
Bidding wars in New Tazewell are rarer than before the pandemic, but a quarter fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of New Tazewell’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to September 2026, 25 sales.
If you’re buying in New Tazewell
- Shop in May. It brings about 3 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (14% over asking).
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 96.5% of the list price on average; 12% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 27% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 117 days.
Summer brings the homes; winter brings the bidding wars
June has the most new listings (about 3 a month), but December is the most competitive: 25% of December sales close over asking. May offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (14%). April has the least competition (11%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and about like Tennessee as a whole
| New Tazewell now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | TN now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 12% | 27% | 23% | 13% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 27% | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 96.5% | 98.9% | 98.5% | 97.3% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 117 | 132 | 74 | 72 |
14 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 2.2 times the 2023 low (6), 22% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2018’s 21.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city figures, January 2012 to September 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical New Tazewell home costs about $1,587 a month
Price: New Tazewell’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at New Tazewell’s 0.4% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether New Tazewell is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Six things worth knowing
New listings in June
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 2.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $285K home, about $1,200 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for New Tazewell, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in New TazewellTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in New Tazewell.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Tazewell and Middlesborough sell for less a square foot; Maynardville and Plainview for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of New Tazewell, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesborough | 52 | $177K | $114 | 22% | 137 |
| Harrogate | 48 | $270K | $166 | 2% | 89 |
| Maynardville | 32 | $285K | $201 | 16% | 65 |
| Bean Station | 32 | $269K | $167 | 15% | 82 |
| New Tazewell | 25 | $285K | $159 | 12% | 117 |
| Plainview | 23 | $375K | $214 | 11% | 89 |
| Tazewell | 21 | $232K | $146 | 6% | 124 |
Redfin Data Center, October 2025 to September 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
Post your home to New Tazewell, free
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Questions about buying a home in New Tazewell
What do homes sell for in New Tazewell, TN?
25 homes sold in the year to September 2026 at a typical $285K, $159 a square foot.
Is New Tazewell a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A balanced market: 11 homes were for sale in September 2026 and 2 sold, about 4.8 months of supply. Buyers paid 96.5% of asking on average.
When is the best time to buy in New Tazewell?
June brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in New Tazewell?
About 0.4% of a home’s value a year. On a $285K home that’s near $1,200.
Where can I see homes for sale in New Tazewell?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry New Tazewell’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to New Tazewell.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).