Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson City Real Estate and Local Guide
A small East Tennessee college town in the Morristown metropolitan area, home to Carson-Newman University and set between Cherokee and Douglas lakes.
Living in Jefferson City
Founded as Mossy Creek in 1788 and renamed Jefferson City in 1901. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $53,819 median household
EducationAbout 23.5% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyJefferson County
Homes in Jefferson City
Single-family detached homesAbout 53% of the housing stock
Median home valueAbout $205,000
- About 41% of housing units in Jefferson City are owner-occupied.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Jefferson City home
Carson-Newman University
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Private Baptist liberal arts university founded in 1851
Glenmore Mansion
Source: tennesseeencyclopedia.net
Twenty-seven-room Second Empire Victorian mansion built in 1868-69, on the National Register
Cherokee Lake
Source: en.wikipedia.org
TVA reservoir on the Holston River popular for boating and fishing
Mossy Creek Station Park
Source: jeffersoncitytn.gov
Downtown festival park with a train-themed playground on the original Mossy Creek station site
Jefferson City Community Center
Source: jeffersoncitytn.gov
City recreation center offering athletic programs and fitness classes