Tennessee Land Comparison

Read before trusting numbers. Every listing site (Zillow, Homes.com, Land.com) blocked automated access, so figures below were reconstructed from broker/MLS mirrors and search snippets — verify price, acreage, county, and utilities with the listing agent before acting. All supplied map pins were checked and correctly match their listing addresses. One figure carries extra uncertainty: Sharon Cir's exact zpid→MLS tie is likely but unconfirmed — flagged inline. (The two Smithville/Allen Bend lots were dropped at your request — too far to visit this trip.)

This weekend's visit plan Fri PM + Sat + Sun · base: Louisville, TN

With Sunday added (flying back Monday AM), all 13 lots fit into three spokes from your lodging near McGhee Tyson. Friday PM — the close Tellico cluster (south, 4 lots). Saturday — the I-40 west corridor (6 lots, farthest-first). Sunday — Wears Valley (SE) then the two Norris Lake lots (N, Maynardville + Sharps Chapel), on a loop back through Knoxville. Nothing gets cut. Drive times are estimates; re-check in Google Maps the morning of.

Friday PM — Tellico cluster (4 lots) Saturday — I-40 west corridor (6 lots) Sunday — Wears Valley + Norris loop (3 lots)

Friday PM · Tellico~1.5 hr driving

Lot 104 Pineview Ln, Vonore
~35 min from base · waterfront, 600 ft shore
2070 Winding Trl, Vonore
~10 min · Retreat at Highland Shores
9 Winding Trl, Madisonville
~2 min · same peninsula
3 Point Rd #8-9, Vonore
~5 min · Three Points · then ~40 min home

Saturday · I-40 West~3.2 hr driving

Sharon Cir, Crossville
~68 min from base (go farthest first)
Airport Rd WP011, Rockwood
~35 min back east
741 Bazel Rd, Harriman
~10 min
Lot 6 Black Oak Rd, Harriman
~8 min
350 Old Hen Valley, Oliver Springs
~20 min (N spur)
1003 Sheerwater Rd, Kingston
~20 min · then ~42 min home

Sunday · Wears Valley + Norris~3.7 hr driving

6 Deep Spring Ln, Wears Valley
~40 min SE via US-321 · Smokies views
0 Emerald Cove Way, Maynardville
~1h15 cross-Knoxville · Norris Lake
Lot 31 Ridgeland Dr, Sharps Chapel
~35 min NE · Norris lakefront · ~55 min home

Sunday sequencing. Wears Valley (SE) sits opposite the two Norris lots (N), so it's a big loop through Knoxville — ~3.7 hrs total wheel time, a full day. Do Wears Valley first for morning light, run I-40/I-75 up and around, then hit Maynardville (Emerald Cove) and Sharps Chapel (Ridgeland) back-to-back — they're both on Norris, ~35 min apart. If Monday's flight is early, Wears Valley is the easy one to drop (closest, and you'll have seen plateau/mountain lots already); keep the two Norris lakefronts since they only pair up here.

Snapshot by price per acre low $/acre = more land for the money

Price per acre is the fairest apples-to-apples number across lots of different sizes — but it isn't everything. A cheap plateau acre and a premium shoreline acre are different products. Water access and installed utilities are priced into the higher numbers.

Property	Price	Acres	$ / acre	Region / water	At the road	Notes
Sharon Cir, Crossville Cumberland Co.	$74,998	26.1	~$2.9k	Two-lake community lake access	Unknown	Cheapest $/acre and most land in the set. MLS 1347073. Verify utilities/access.
Lot 31 Ridgeland Dr, Sharps Chapel Union Co.	$149,500	17.66	~$8.5k	Norris WATERFRONT 660+ ft, TVA dock potential	Unknown — verify	Cheapest true lakefront by far. 3-lot package (14.66 ac primary). MLS 1335206. Confirm acreage/status.
3 Point Rd #8-9, Vonore Monroe Co.	$199,900	16.44	~$12.2k	Tellico Lake Three Points peninsula	Unknown	Big acreage, lowest $/acre. Details unconfirmed.
0 Emerald Cove Way, Maynardville Union Co.	$175,000	12.6	~$13.9k	Norris Lake Hickory Pointe community	Unknown	Cave Creek runs through. Community boat access.
Airport Rd Lot WP011, Rockwood Roane Co. (verify)	~$210–248k	~15–17	~$14k	Cumberland Plateau no lake	Gravel road; power unconfirmed	Price, acreage & county all conflict across sources. Whitetail Properties.
741 Bazel Rd, Harriman Roane Co.	$139,000	9.44	~$14.7k	Inland / creek	Water · electric · sewer · fiber — all in	Two cleared build sites + existing garage. No HOA.
350 Old Hen Valley Rd, Oliver Springs Roane Co.	$199,900	10.4	~$19.2k	Cumberland Plateau no lake	Unknown	Rural, paved county road frontage.
2070 Winding Trl, Vonore Monroe Co.	$140,000	5.0	~$28k	Tellico Lake trail access, not deeded shore	Unknown	Cleared homesite, mtn views. No mobile homes, 1,000 sqft min.
Lot 104 Pineview Ln, Vonore Monroe Co.	$149,500	5.10	~$29.3k	Tellico WATERFRONT 600+ ft shoreline	Electric at road; well+septic needed	Direct shoreline, kayak launch. POA $600/yr, no HOA.
Lot 6 Black Oak Rd, Harriman Roane Co.	$180,000	5.72	~$31.5k	Inland / plateau ~15 min to Harriman	Unknown	Coords sit inland near Oliver Springs, not on Watts Bar. Details unconfirmed.
9 Winding Trl, Madisonville Monroe Co.	$165,000	5.0	~$33k	Tellico lakefront The Retreat @ Highland Shores	Well+septic needed	Wooded, rolling. Adjoining lot also available.
6 Deep Spring Ln, Sevierville Sevier Co. · Wears Valley	$218,000	5.43	~$40.2k	Smoky Mtns premium mtn views	Buried power in; septic pre-approved	Wears Valley, mins to the Park. HOA ~$25/mo.
1003 Sheerwater Rd, Kingston Roane Co.	$139,900	2.79	~$50.1k	Watts Bar Ladd Landing, gated	Utilities on site	Lake+mtn view, steep to water. HOA $1,000/yr, pool/clubhouse.

low $/acre (best value) high $/acre (premium) lake water plateau/mtn upland

How close to town? nearest town · grocery · metro hub

The cheap acreage buys isolation — read this against the price table. Drive times are estimates from the coordinates to town center, not door-to-door; peninsula lots can add 5–10 min getting out to the highway. None are true backwoods, but the everyday-errand gap between the bands is real.

Suburbantown & big-box ≤ 10 min

1003 Sheerwater, Kingston
Kingston ~8 min · Walmart ~10 min · Knoxville ~40 min · hospital in town

Ruraltown/grocery ~10–25 min

Lot 104 Pineview, Vonore
Vonore ~5 min (tiny) · Walmart Madisonville ~20 min · Knoxville ~40 min
350 Old Hen Valley, Oliver Springs
Oliver Springs ~8 min · Oak Ridge ~22 min · Knoxville ~40 min
Lot 6 Black Oak, Harriman
Oliver Springs ~10 min · Harriman hosp. ~15 min · Knoxville ~45 min
0 Emerald Cove, Maynardville
Maynardville ~12 min · Food City ~15 min · Knoxville ~40 min
Lot 31 Ridgeland Dr, Sharps Chapel
Maynardville ~20 min · no Walmart (New Tazewell ~15 mi) · Knoxville ~55 min — leans Remote
Airport Rd WP011, Rockwood
Rockwood ~12 min · Walmart ~15 min · Crossville ~25 min · Knoxville ~50 min
2070 & 9 Winding Trl, Vonore
Vonore ~15 min out peninsula · Walmart ~25 min · Knoxville ~42 min
6 Deep Spring, Wears Valley
Pigeon Forge ~18 min · Sevierville hosp. ~25 min · Knoxville ~45 min
741 Bazel, Harriman
Harriman ~18 min · Walmart ~20 min · Knoxville ~45 min
Sharon Cir, Crossville
Crossville ~20 min · Walmart ~18 min · Knoxville ~75 min (no near metro)
3 Point Rd #8-9, Vonore
Vonore ~20 min (long peninsula) · Walmart ~33 min · Knoxville ~50 min

Of the 13, only Sharps Chapel (Ridgeland Dr) leans toward truly Remote — a Norris Lake peninsula with just a convenience market until a 13–15 mi drive off it. The rest are within ~25 min of a grocery. The real spread is how big a town: Kingston has a Walmart and hospital minutes away; the Vonore peninsula lots have only a small-town gas-and-dollar-store until you drive ~20 min to Madisonville.

Standouts by what you'd optimize for

Best value waterfront

Lot 31 Ridgeland Dr, Sharps Chapel

660+ ft of deeded Norris Lake shoreline (TVA dock potential) on 17.66 ac at ~$8.5k/ac — a fraction of Tellico waterfront pricing. Verify utilities & exact acreage.

Most build-ready

741 Bazel Rd, Harriman

Only lot with water, electric, sewer & fiber already in — plus 2 cleared sites. Saves $30–60k of dev cost.

Premium Tellico waterfront

Lot 104 Pineview Ln, Vonore

600+ ft of deeded Tellico shoreline & kayak launch at ~$29k/ac — pricier than Ridgeland, but closest to home (Friday cluster) & no HOA.

Best views / lifestyle

6 Deep Spring Ln, Sevierville

Wears Valley Smokies lot, power in & septic approved. Priciest per acre; tourist-rental country.

Most land, cheapest per acre

Sharon Cir, Crossville

$74,998 for 26.1 ac = ~$2.9k/ac — the outlier of the set on both counts. Two-lake community. Verify utilities & access.

Value runner-up

3 Point Rd #8-9, Vonore

$199,900 for 16.44 ac = ~$12.2k/ac on a Tellico peninsula — most acreage after Sharon, and it's in the close Friday cluster. Details unconfirmed.

How to read the field

Three product types are mixed here. Tellico lakefront (Pineview, the Winding Trl lots) commands ~$28–33k/ac; lake-community / off-water lots sit mid; upland plateau acreage (Rockwood, Oliver Springs) is cheapest per acre because there's no water premium. The exception that matters: Ridgeland Dr on Norris is real lakefront at ~$8.5k/ac — Norris shoreline simply prices well below Tellico's.
Installed utilities are real money. Well + septic + power runs roughly $30–60k. 741 Bazel and Deep Spring already have most of it — that narrows the gap to the "cheaper" raw lots.
HOA/POA spread is wide. Ladd Landing is $1,000/yr; Pineview's POA is $600/yr; Wears Valley ~$300/yr; several plateau lots have none. Over 10 years that's a five-figure difference.
Small lot ≠ cheap land. Sheerwater has a low ticket ($139.9k) but a high per-acre (~$50k) on just 2.79 ac — if acreage is the goal, it's poor value. At the other end, Sharon Cir's 26.1 ac at ~$2.9k/ac is the standout, and 3 Point Rd's 16.44 ac (~$12.2k/ac) is the runner-up.
Everything clusters east of I-40, near Knoxville. The lake lots split across three reservoirs — Tellico (Vonore/Madisonville), Watts Bar (Kingston/Harriman) and Norris (Maynardville) — plus the plateau lots (Crossville, Rockwood, Oliver Springs). All are within ~40–70 min of Knoxville/McGhee Tyson, which makes them genuinely visitable from your base — drive-time is a real tiebreaker once price and water are close.