Downtown Kingsport

Kingsport, TN

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Downtown Kingsport - Kingsport, TN

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A quiet downtown district in northeastern Tennessee

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Nestled along the Holston River is Downtown Kingsport, a charming downtown district filled with historic storefronts and local businesses. From the Main Street Pizza Company to the Mustard Seed Café, Downtown Kingsport offers its residents quality food and a welcoming atmosphere. This neighborhood is also home to an array of specialty shops and services, including auto care, clothing, markets, and more.

Downtown Kingsport is home to the Holston Valley Medical Center and the Kingsport Medical Center. Kingsport is known for the Church Circle, which is quite literally a landscaped traffic circle of churches with a towering spruce tree in the center. Residents enjoy frequenting Cloud Park, a community green space with playgrounds, athletic courts, walking trails along the river, and a skate park.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in Downtown Kingsport is $1,378 for one bedroom, $1,484 for two bedrooms, and $1,047 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Kingsport has increased by 3.6% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 761 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,378/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,042 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,484/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 879 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,047/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

73

Very Walkable

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If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

26

Some Transit

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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

44

Somewhat Bikeable

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You might be able to find places to ride your bike in this area, but you’ll most likely want your car for most errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Bays Mountain Raptor Center
  • Bays Mountain Observatory
  • Bays Mountain Park
  • Bays Mountain Planetarium
  • Warrior's Path State Park

Airports

  • Tri-Cities

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† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.