Anderson County, Tennessee
Clinton Real Estate and Local Guide
Clinton is the historic seat of Anderson County, a small Clinch River town in the Knoxville metropolitan area known for its antique shops and its role in the 1956 Clinton 12 school-desegregation story.
Living in Clinton
Clinton High School and the Clinton 12 marked the first state-supported public high school in the South to be desegregated, in 1956. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $64,005 median household
EducationAbout 18% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyAnderson County
Homes in Clinton
Single-family detached homesRoughly 63% of housing units
Median home valueApproximately $204,700
- About 60% of occupied homes in Clinton are owner-occupied.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Clinton home
Museum of Appalachia
Source: museumofappalachia.org
Smithsonian-affiliated living-history museum of Southern Appalachian pioneer life
Green McAdoo Cultural Center
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Museum in the former segregation-era school telling the Clinton 12 desegregation story
Aspire Park
Source: alwaysaspire.com
Free 370-acre riverfront park with trails, a playground, a boathouse, and Clinch River access, opened 2024
Clinton areas to know
Downtown Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Market Street commercial core known for its antique shops