In a housing market that seems determined to turn your bank account into a barren wasteland, LaFollette, Tennessee stands as a refreshing financial oasis where $850 a month can still get you a decent one-bedroom apartment.
No, that’s not a typo from a 1990s real estate listing that accidentally made its way into today’s paper.
While coastal cities have rental prices that make your eyes water and your wallet hide in fear, this charming town nestled in Campbell County offers housing costs that feel like a mathematical error in your favor.
Located about 40 miles north of Knoxville, LaFollette delivers that increasingly endangered combination of affordability and livability that has become the unicorn of the housing market…