Knoxville has 29 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Tennessee is $5,845 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
Most communities don't publish prices. Tell us who you're looking for and a local advisor will send current rates and availability for the assisted living options that fit.
Every assisted living community Tennessee licenses in Knoxville, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified reviews are listed first, then by size.
29 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Lodge at Shannondale801 Vanosdale Road | Large148 residents | Get pricing |
| American House West Knoxville8024 Gleason Drive | Large125 residents | Get pricing |
| Deane Hill Place401 Catherine McAuley Way | Large124 residents | Get pricing |
| NHC Place, Farragut122 Cavett Hill Lane | Large124 residents | Get pricing |
| Emory Mills Senior Living1503 East Emory Road | Large111 residents | Get pricing |
| Trinity Hills of Knoxville4611 Asheville Highway | Large109 residents | Get pricing |
| StoryPoint Knoxville8501 South Northshore Drive | Large105 residents | Get pricing |
| Knoxville Landing2900 Lake Brook Blvd | Large102 residents | Get pricing |
| Arbor Terrace of Knoxville9051 Cross Park Drive | Large99 residents | Get pricing |
| The Pointe at Lifespring4371 Lifespring Lane | Large94 residents | Get pricing |
| Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley2449 Reagan Road | Large83 residents | Get pricing |
| Morning Pointe of Knoxville9649 Westland Drive | Large81 residents | Get pricing |
| Autumn Care, LLC3222 Byington Beaver Ridge Road | Large76 residents | Get pricing |
| Northshore Senior Living, LLC8804 South Northshore Drive | Large74 residents | Get pricing |
| South High Senior Living835 Tipton Avenue | Large74 residents | Get pricing |
| The Pinnacle on Schaeffer10520 Waterville Lane | Large74 residents | Get pricing |
| Rain Forest Landings555 Rain Forest Road | Large72 residents | Get pricing |
| The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer's Center9647 Westland Drive | Large70 residents | Get pricing |
| The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley2433 Reagan Road | Large70 residents | Get pricing |
| Windsor Ridge5611 Central Avenue Pike | Large70 residents | Get pricing |
| Wellington Manor Knoxville7521 Andersonville Pike | Large65 residents | Get pricing |
| NHC Place, Cavette Hill121 Cavette Hill Lane | Large64 residents | Get pricing |
| The Courtyards Senior Living-Knoxville 3801 East Inskip Drive | Large57 residents | Get pricing |
| Autumn Care II, LLC136 Canton Hollow Road | Large56 residents | Get pricing |
| Shannondale Assisted Living Center7350 Middlebrook Pike | Mid-size49 residents | Get pricing |
| Heritage Assisted Living273 S. Peters Road | Mid-size38 residents | Get pricing |
| The Courtyards Senior Living-Knoxville1029 W. Parkway Avenue | Mid-size32 residents | Get pricing |
| Heritage Assisted Living144 Felix Road | Mid-size28 residents | Get pricing |
| South Knoxville Senior Living Buildings 1 & 23020 Heatherton Way | Mid-size24 residents | Get pricing |
The median cost of assisted living in Tennessee is $5,845 a month ($70,140 a year), below the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
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From 22,911 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
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Tennessee publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: internet.health.tn.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Tennessee licenses 29 assisted living communities in Knoxville as of September 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Tennessee is $5,845 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, or ask a Lilisity advisor for current prices.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Tennessee's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Tennessee publishes its licensing records at internet.health.tn.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
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