Knox County has a new neighborhood of affordable energy efficient homes.

The ribbon cut for Harvest Meadow on Babelay Road was yesterday (Thursday). It is bringing 264 single-family homes to the area and 12 homes are completel.

Kevin Clayton with Clayton Homes is helping to make this happen and he says these homes have been an 8 year process to get up and running will start around $300,000.

The median rate right now for this type of home is around $420,000.

Developers say these homes are not only less expensive, they’re built energy efficient to help with those monthly bills.

There are three designs to choose from:

Redbud

^$314,900

• 3 bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• 1,620 sq. ft.
• 2-car attached garage
• Covered front porch

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Dogwood

^$322,900

• 4 bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• 1,620 sq. ft.
• 2-car attached garage
• Covered front porch

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Sycamore

^$341,900

• 4 bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• 1,856 sq. ft.
• 2-car attached garage
• Covered front porch