The Strip

Knoxville, TN

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The Strip - Knoxville, TN

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The riverfront home of the University of Tennessee

University Restaurants College Town Park Riverfront

Sitting on Cumberland Avenue from Henley Street to Neyland Drive, the Strip is the proud home of Knoxville’s University of Tennessee. With beautiful waterfront views of the Tennessee River, this thriving college town has a warm welcome, a youthful presence, and a love for football. The Strip features the University’s Neyland Stadium, home to the Tennessee Vols, and is one of the largest in the nation! Renters in the Strip have their pick of some great apartments, houses, condos, and townhomes throughout the neighborhood at an affordable rate.

Along Cumberland Avenue, residents enjoy the abundance of cocktail bars, fast food joints, coffee shops, and variety of cuisines. Supermarkets and services are easy to come by in the Strip, and if your needs aren’t met in this neighborhood, Downtown Knoxville is next door. Located in the Strip, World’s Fair Park is the sprawling site of the 1982 World’s Fair that’s become a lovely green space with the sunsphere tower and observation deck, and various fountains, lakes, lawns, and an amphitheater for live events.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in The Strip is $1,130 for a studio, $1,276 for one bedroom, $1,597 for two bedrooms, and $1,870 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in The Strip has increased by 11.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 329 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,130/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 622 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,276/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 970 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,597/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,105 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,870/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

86

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

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

45

Some Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

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

51

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Frank H. McClung Museum
  • Three Rivers Rambler
  • John Tarleton Park
  • Marine Park (Tennessee River)
  • Ijams Nature Center

Airports

  • McGhee Tyson

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Methodology

† 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.