Fountain City, TN

Fountain City, Tennessee, is a neighborhood in northern Knoxville, Tennessee, including zip codes 37918 and 37912. The community is named for a large fountain at its center locally referred to as the "Fountain City duck pond". This neighborhood prides itself on its' history and small town roots. If you are looking for that older, stately, historic home in pristine neighborhoods on tree lined streets, look no further.

Fountain City was originally a separate suburban community from Knoxville, and was the largest unincorporated city in the United States until its annexation by the city of Knoxville in 1962. Fountain City is bordered to the north by Halls Crossroads and Powell; to the south, Interstate 640 marks the boundary between it and North Knoxville proper.

Public schools in Fountain City include Shannondale Elementary, Sterchi Elementary, Fountain City Elementary, Inskip Elementary, Gresham Middle School, and Central High School. Private schools include Nature's Way Montessori and Garden Montessori schools. It is also the home of Fountain City Ball Park, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2004.

Housing

Real estate in Fountain City includes a mix of single family homes, multi-family complexes and rental units. The starting price for a home in Fountain City can be less than $100,000 and can go up to over $500,000. The most common price range of single family homes in Fountain City is between $150,000 and $200,000. Fountain City has a small town feel and all of it's residence take pride in living in this quaint town. Many of the best Dogwood trails can be found here where the streets of Fountain City literally explode with the colors of spring flowers. The Dogwood trails throughout Knoxville are marked with pink lines painted on the roads. For MORE INFORMATION or call 865-621-3658.

Schools

The Knox County School district serves Fountain City and all of Knox County. The schools that specifically serve Fountain City are Shannondale Elementary, Sterchi Elementary, Fountain City Elementary, Inskip Elementary, Gresham Middle School, and Central High School. There are also several private schools near Fountain City: St. Joseph Elementary, Garden Montessori, Oakmont School, Berean Christian and 1st Lutheran School.

Recreation

Fountain City has many nearby parks and greenways. Fountain City Park, run by the Lions Club is located on Hotel Road. A natural spring resides in the park, which flows into First Creek. Fountain City Greenway circumvents the park's amenities, including four shelters, a playground, a basketball court, and a large open space.

Fountain City Ballfield is located off of Jacksboro Pike next to Fountain City Recreation Center. 6 baseball/softball fields with lights and one tee ball field. The park also has a batting cage, 4 tennis courts, a playground and the Fountain City Recreation Center.

Hospitals

Fort Sanders Medical Center (7 miles, Knoxville)
St. Mary's Hospitall (5 miles, Knoxville)

The Fountain City TN area is located in the North East portion of Knox County and is best known for its historic charm and feel. The Fountain City TN area contains an eclectic mix of homes ranging from large historic riverside estates to small cottages. If you are thinking of Selling or Buying a home in Fountain City area you may be interested in the recent market report.

Please note that these stats that I will be showing below are taken from the Knoxville Association of Realtors® and include only single family residence homes that are/or have been listed in the Knoxville MLS. Also, for comparison purposes I am only using data taken from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009.

So what does this all mean? What this shows is that the Fountain City TN subarea as a whole (all subarea and all prices) has an average of 5.39 months of inventory. The absorption rate will vary by price range and specific properties (i.e. # of bedrooms, # of bathrooms, and square footage). If you are thinking of Selling a home in Fountain City area contact us and we will glady provide you with a custom report.

As you can see from the chart below the Fountain City area in Knoxville TN has seen an increase in the number of closed sales in the past month, compared to the past 6 month average. As a result there is currently about 3.91 months of inventory on the market. This shows that currently the Fountain City market is quite healthy. The average closed price during June 2009 was $162,921.

Keep in mind real estate is and always has been all about location, location, location. There are some areas and price ranges within Knox County that have improved significantly while others have not changed too much. Please click on the designated subareas below for data specific to each Knox County TN subarea.

Knox County Subareas (click on a subarea to view Market area stats specific to each subarea)

• Knox County- Market Overview
• North Knoxville
• East Knoxville
• Holston Hills / Chilhowee Park
• South Knoxville
• Norwood / Cumberland Estates / Pleasant Ridge
• Fountain City
• Halls
• Gibbs
• Carter
• South Doyle
• Westmoreland / West Hills / Riverbend / Sequoyah Hills
• Concord / Bluegrass
• Cedar Bluff
• Northshore / Choto
• Farragut City
• Lovell Road / Campbell Station
• Hardin Valley
• Karns
• Powell

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Today, Is the Neighborhood Open House!! Okay, its raining and I am going to Think Positively!! The Open House has been advertised on the Internet, in the News Sentinel, and in the Fountain City Focus! We put out signs on Wednesday this week, there is going to be a Door Prize!

Well, at Least its Raining, people hopefully won't be able to do anything outside today, and its a good day to go to an Open House!!

I have lots of Balloons, all different colors, plus the lights are really inviting in the Rain. I'm going to light candles, and bake Brownies, to serve, and of course I'll have tea and water, to drink!

There are Five Open Houses in the Neighborhood! The Realtors are basically, doing their own thing except for going in on the Door Prize!

People can also sign up for the Five Thousand Dollar Drawing. There is going to be a drawing for Five Thousand Dollars, the middle of June. The News Sentinel and one of the mortage people, are sponcering a give away for customers going to Open Houses between now and June. I would think this would be a big draw for anyone to come out to an Open House!!

The Up to Eight Thousand Dollar Tax Credit!! If I were a First Time Home-Buyer, I would certainly, be looking for a house! You have to buy between 80-175 thousand dollar House, and I think there are some paramaters for income but these are extremely, reasonable.

I Hope You Are Listening; It is Raining and its a great time to visit an Open House!!!

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