What is the housing market like in Rocky Top, TN?

The median listing price in Rocky Top is $254,500. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026

How is the commute from Rocky Top, TN?

Approximate drive to downtown Knoxville: ~45–55 minutes via I-75 (approximate; traffic, route, and exact origin vary).

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About Rocky Top

Rocky Top is a city of about 1,628 (2020 Census; some sources cite up to 1,781) spanning Anderson and Campbell counties, on I-75 northwest of Knoxville. Formerly known as Coal Creek (and later Lake City), it renamed itself Rocky Top in 2014 after the famous bluegrass song.

Coal mining at the Cross Mountain Mine near Coal Creek (now Rocky Top), Tennessee, in 1917 (Lewis Hine photograph)Photo: Lewis Hine · Public domain

The Fraterville Miners' Circle at Leach Cemetery in Lake City (now Rocky Top), Tennessee — graves of miners killed in the 1902 Fraterville Mine DisasterPhoto: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0

City Hall in Rocky Top, TennesseePhoto: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0

Home prices in Rocky Top

The median listing price in Rocky Top is $254,500.

Top places in Rocky Top

Rocky Top City Hall.
Fraterville Miners' Circle (Leach Cemetery) — memorial to the 1902 mine disaster victims.
Cross Mountain Mine heritage.
Coal Creek Miners Museum area (Briceville, nearby).
Norris Lake access.
I-75 gateway corridor.

Commuting from Rocky Top

Approximate drive to downtown Knoxville: ~45–55 minutes via I-75 (approximate; traffic, route, and exact origin vary).

Rocky Top FAQs

What is the housing market like in Rocky Top, TN?
The median listing price in Rocky Top is $254,500. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026
How is the commute from Rocky Top, TN?
Approximate drive to downtown Knoxville: ~45–55 minutes via I-75 (approximate; traffic, route, and exact origin vary).

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