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Karns, Tennessee
A short history, a year of market numbers and homes for sale in Karns, from Will Cupp.
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The story
About Karns
Karns was once called Beaver Ridge. In 1913 the community built its first high school and named it for Professor Thomas Conner Karns, the first Superintendent of Public Instruction for Knox County. In the 1950s residents voted to make Karns the official name in place of Beaver Ridge, also called Byington.
Karns is an unincorporated community about eleven miles northwest of downtown Knoxville, with about 3,500 people in the 2020 census.
Source: Wikipedia, Karns, Tennessee.
One year of market data
Karns by the numbers
Past 12 months: the last twelve months.
Price trend
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Homes sold and new listings
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Days on market
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Sold price compared to list price
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Figures are for ZIP code 37931, the mailing area that includes Karns. It covers more ground than the town itself.
Market data courtesy of the East Tennessee REALTORS MLS through Flexmls. Residential sales, past 12 months. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and this is not an appraisal.
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This week
Mortgage rates and the prime rate
7.24%
30 year fixed mortgage
6.60%
15 year fixed mortgage
7.00%
Prime rate
30 and 15 year rates are weekly U.S. averages as of October 29, 2026. Source: Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Prime rate as of October 27, 2026. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, via FRED. National averages, not a quote. Your rate will vary.