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Shelbyville, TN Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Shelbyville, TN Housing Market Trends

With a population of 24,452, 8,311 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $369,911, Shelbyville real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Shelbyville, accounting for 66.72% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Shelbyville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.25%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.31%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 9.33%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Shelbyville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 48.40% owning and 51.60% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Shelbyville built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Shelbyville built between 2000 and later ( 28.14%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 25.49%). There's also some housing in Shelbyville built before 1939 ( 4.88%).

Shelbyville Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Shelbyville has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Shelbyville real estate appreciated 167.98% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 10.36%, putting Shelbyville in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Shelbyville definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Shelbyville's appreciation rate, at 7.63%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Shelbyville's appreciation rate has been 2.75%, which annualizes to a rate of 11.45%.

Relative to Tennessee, our data show that Shelbyville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Tennessee.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Shelbyville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Shelbyville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Shelbyville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$369,911

Shelbyville, TN Home Prices
> $1,552,000
$1,164,001 - $1,552,000
$776,001 - $1,164,000
$621,001 - $776,000
$465,001 - $621,000
$310,001 - $465,000
$155,001 - $310,000
$78,001 - $155,000
$0 - $78,000
1.5%
1.5%
1.7%
1.7%
3.7%
3.7%
4.5%
4.5%
16.3%
16.3%
24.0%
24.0%
33.5%
33.5%
12.7%
12.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Tennessee

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,311

Shelbyville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,470 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
48.4%
48.4%
51.6%
51.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.2%
6.2%
93.8%
93.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
28.1%
28.1%
41.5%
41.5%
25.5%
25.5%
4.9%
4.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
66.7%
66.7%
1.4%
1.4%
10.3%
10.3%
12.3%
12.3%
9.3%
9.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.4%
3.4%
9.7%
9.7%
32.2%
32.2%
43.8%
43.8%
9.4%
9.4%
1.6%
1.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes