Roane County, Tennessee
Rockwood Real Estate and Local Guide
Rockwood is a small former iron-and-coal company town on Watts Bar Lake at the base of the Cumberland Plateau's Walden Ridge, founded by the Roane Iron Company in 1868. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Rockwood best.
About the area
Living in Rockwood, TN
The boundary between the Eastern and Central time zones runs along the city's western edge.
The housing market
Homes in Rockwood
- About 55.8% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 66.9% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median owner-occupied home value is about $132,100.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Rockwood home
Roane Iron Company Furnace Site
Remains of the 1868 blast furnace that founded the company town
Walden Ridge
Eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau rising above the city
Rockwood Waterfront Park and Dr. Thomas A. Fuller Boat Dock
52-acre waterfront park on Watts Bar Lake with a boat ramp and fishing piers
Brillo Miller Sports Complex
Five baseball and softball fields and a soccer field
Neighborhoods
Rockwood areas to know
East Rockwood
Section that incorporated separately in 1887 under Tennessee's four-mile saloon law
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.