Knoxville housing crisis: Raising awareness for record-high eviction rates, how they affect students, community

SOCM Communications
Mar 31
1 min read

Since 2020, Knoxville and the University of Tennessee student renters have experienced a 56% increase in rental prices while median incomes have only increased by 3.4%, according to a 2024 City of Knoxville Housing Office report.

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