Kingsport Spirit

It seems like every time a new subdivision begins construction, social media buzzes with the familiar question: “Who’s going to buy these homes?” It’s as if we imagine knowing every potential homebuyer personally. An assumption is made that it’s only for outsiders.

When someone posts on Facebook seeking advice about relocating to the area, responses often paint with broad strokes, generalizing that “Kingsport is this” or “Johnson City is that.” What many forget is that new neighborhoods often sit at crossroads, serving multiple communities. People who work in Johnson City may live in Kingsport, and vice versa, with ripple effects extending to Bristol, Elizabethton, Jonesborough, and Church Hill.

Take Miller Parke, for example. Nestled at the interchange of I-26 and I-81 near the Eastern Star exit, this subdivision sits on land annexed to Kingsport by request over 40 years ago. Homes were built between 2022 and 2024, and its central location offers impressive convenience:

16 minutes to Downtown Kingsport, 18 minutes to Downtown Johnson City, 28 minutes to Downtown Bristol, or 30 minutes to Downtown Elizabethton.

28 minutes to Tri-County Industrial Park in Piney Flats or 31 minutes to Phipps Bend Industrial Park in Hawkins County

Under 22 minutes to major medical centers in Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol

15 minutes to Tri-Cities Airport

14 minutes to Sam’s Club, 15 minutes to Target in Johnson City, 16 minutes to Target in Kingsport, or 21 minutes to The Pinnacle in Bristol.

Located inside Kingsport City, but 11 minutes to Daniel Boone High School, and 14 minutes to either Dobyns-Bennett or West Ridge High School.

For those seeking a central location in the Tri-Cities, it’s hard to beat Miller Parke.

Now that it’s SOLD OUT, we thought it would be fun to look back and see where the 84 new homeowners came from. The results might surprise you!

25% already lived in Kingsport. This means they freed up their previous home for someone else to live here, too.

14% moved from Johnson City

7% came from other parts of the Tri-Cities region

That means nearly half of the buyers already lived in Northeast Tennessee.

Adding in 14% from elsewhere in Tennessee, 60% of the homeowners came from the Volunteer State.

The remaining 40% moved from 16 different states, with Florida leading the pack. Despite popular narratives, only one family came from California.

Home prices ranged from the low $300,000s to the low $400,000s with an estimated total of $25 million in sales. For example, a 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,618-square-foot house with a 2-car garage sold for $314,420. A 5-bedroom, 4-bath, 3,411-square-foot home with a 3-car garage sold for $418,105.

Miller Parke’s success demonstrates the draw of the Tri-Cities’ unique combination of location, affordability, and community.