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Downtown Kingsport Kingsport, TN

A quiet downtown district in northeastern Tennessee

Urban River Restaurants

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 August 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Kingsport is $700 for a studio, $1,223 for one bedroom, $1,598 for two bedrooms, and $2,068 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Kingsport has decreased by -13.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $700/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 744 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,223/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,080 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,598/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,294 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,068/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Downtown Kingsport

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Somewhat Bikeable

Bikeability

30 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

30 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

20 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

60 / 100

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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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 June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.