Knoxville
Bearden
A central west-Knoxville district built around the Kingston Pike commercial corridor, blending established residential pockets with one of the city’s densest concentrations of restaurants, shops and services.
What it’s like
Walk-to-dining pockets, boutique retail, and easy errands, with a range of home ages from bungalows to newer infill.
Highlights
- Bearden “Restaurant Row” along Kingston Pike
- Homberg Place shops
- Central location between downtown and West Knoxville
Getting to know Bearden
Bearden grew up as a village on the old pike between Knoxville and points west, and it still works like one: a string of local restaurants, boutiques and services along Kingston Pike — the stretch locals call Bearden Village — with established streets of bungalows and mid-century homes tucked right behind the storefronts.
The Homberg Place district adds another pocket of shops and eateries, and Everly Brothers Park (named for the duo’s Knoxville years) anchors the village center. The Third Creek Greenway threads through the area, connecting Bearden by bike path toward the University of Tennessee and downtown.
Its position is the practical draw: roughly ten minutes to downtown one way and to the West Knoxville retail belt the other, with I-40 access at Papermill Drive.
Getting around
Kingston Pike runs the length of the area; quick I-40 access via Papermill; ~10 minutes to downtown.
Nearby commercial corridors: Kingston Pike · Northshore Drive · Papermill Drive
Official local sources — Bearden
Public, official links so you can research the facts yourself — we point at the sources rather than editorializing the data.
- City of Knoxville — Parks & Recreation — city parks, community centers and programs
- Outdoor Knoxville — greenways, trails and outdoor programs
- Knox County Schools — official district site — look up zoned schools for any address
- Knox County Public Library — branch locations and hours
- KGIS Maps (Knoxville–Knox County GIS) — parcels, zoning, flood layers and aerial maps for any property
Community resources — Bearden
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Public safety
Official police-department and city open-data crime maps, where the local agency publishes them.
Nothing published yetParks & recreation
City parks, community centers and programs
City of Knoxville — Parks & Recreation →Local calendar
Neighborhood and watch meetings, civic and government meetings, church activities, yard sales and area business events.
Nothing published yetFaith communities
Churches and places of worship here and nearby, and what they run for the community.
Nothing published yetKnow this area? Tell us what belongs here — local knowledge is the point, and we would rather publish yours than our guess. Or ask about Bearden and a person will answer. Neighbours’ questions live on the Bearden community page.
Homes for sale — Bearden
Live MLS listings are presented by Shawn Wilmoth, United Real Estate Solutions — an East Tennessee REALTORS® Participant — and each one carries its listing-office attribution, as the MLS rules require. If none are showing here, none matched this area just now.