Jackson, TN Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Jackson: a median closing price of $279,990 across 499 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
If you invest in or around Jackson, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Jackson sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 499
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $279,990
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $144
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $200,000 and $372,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 499 closed sales in Jackson over the last six months, with a median closing price of $279,990. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $200,000 and $372,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 95% of the Jackson closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 497 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $110 and $170 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Jackson, TN (August 2026)
The median home price in Jackson is $279,990, measured across the 499 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $200,000 and $372,000.
Where Jackson sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Jackson over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $200,000 and $372,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 34 days, across 297 Jackson closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 31 days, across 292 Jackson closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Jackson angle
Jackson asks you to work harder for a defensible number. Across 499 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $279,990, and the middle half of sales closed between $200,000 and $372,000. That quartile band is wider than most markets we track, which makes the citywide median a weak anchor for any single property, since two homes sitting inside the same middle half can be worth very different amounts. Match comps tightly on whatever you can verify about the subject and let the comps set the number.
Jackson market data by ZIP code
Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for Jackson ZIP codes: 38305.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Jackson address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Jackson, TN
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 499
Median sold price: $279,990
Median sold $/sqft: $144 (497 qualifying)
Property mix: 95% houses
https://resideline.com/blog/jackson-tn-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Jackson over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track inside the city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 19% of the 499 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $285,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Jackson?
The median sold price in Jackson over the last 6 months is $279,990, measured across 499 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Jackson last month?
Resideline tracked 103 closed sales in Jackson in July 2026, out of 499 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Jackson?
The middle half of Jackson sales over the last six months closed between $200,000 and $372,000, with a median of $279,990.
What is the typical price per square foot in Jackson?
Among qualifying Jackson closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $144, measured across 497 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Why shouldn't I price a Jackson property off the citywide median?
Because the middle half of Jackson closings ran all the way from $200,000 to $372,000, a wider spread than most markets we track. A median of $279,990 tells you where the market sits, not where your property sits inside it. With 499 closings tracked over six months, the workable approach is a tightly matched comp set, with the median used only as a check on the result.
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