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Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land directly from owners across Tennessee, with a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours and closings through an independent title company. The counties below hold 407,930 vacant residential lots in the published parcel and assessment data. Each page shows local lot sizes, appraised values and the rules that affect what a lot is worth.
Official state references
State land rules and records
General information, not legal advice. Rules can change and facts about one parcel can change the result; confirm current requirements with the agency, clerk, title company or attorney handling the transaction.
| Topic | What the official sources say |
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| Realty transfer tax | Tennessee taxes the privilege of recording a deed or other instrument that transfers real property, subject to statutory exceptions. The state rate is $0.37 per $100 of the purchase price. The Department of Revenue says the grantee or transferee pays the tax to the county Register of Deeds. [1][2] |
| Delinquent-property-tax sale | Tennessee uses court proceedings that can produce tax-sale deeds, not a Florida-style tax-certificate system. For confirmation orders entered on or after July 1, 2026, the general redemption period is one year when the delinquency is three years or less and 90 days when it is longer. The court order and any special statutory rule control a particular parcel. System: deed. Interest cap: 12% per year on the purchaser's price during statutory redemption; this is redemption interest, not an auction bid rate. Redemption or time to deed: For confirmation orders entered on or after July 1, 2026, generally one year when delinquency is three years or less and 90 days when it exceeds three years [3][4] |
| Adverse possession | Tennessee has different adverse-possession rules with different legal effects. The Tennessee Supreme Court describes a seven-year statutory route to a defensive possessory right under Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-2-103 and a 20-year common-law route to title. Both require exclusive, actual, adverse, continuous, open and notorious possession; seven years alone does not automatically establish title. Period: Seven years for the statutory defensive right under section 28-2-103; 20 years for common-law title [5] |
| Greenbelt rollback tax | Tennessee Greenbelt values qualifying agricultural, forest and open-space land by present use. When rollback applies, the assessor recaptures the difference between use-value and market-value assessments for the preceding three years on agricultural or forest land and five years on open-space land. The assessor calculates the amount and sends written notice. [6] |
| Remote online notarization | Tennessee authorizes remote online notarization under the Online Notary Public Act, effective July 1, 2019. An online notary must hold a regular Tennessee notary commission and an additional online-notary commission, and the notarization uses interactive two-way audio and video communication under the Act and state rules. [7] |
Statewide roll summary
Statewide, all 90 counties on the roll
- Matching records
- 407,930
- Counties in full file
- 90
- Outside-state mailing share
- 18%
Top five counties in the full file
Matching records
- 1. Cumberland County: 30,983
- 2. Sevier County: 18,792
- 3. Hamilton County: 18,700
- 4. Sullivan County: 11,325
- 5. Blount County: 8,571
Median assessed value
- 1. Rutherford County: $120,000
- 2. Wilson County: $110,800
- 3. Davidson County: $100,000
- 4. Cheatham County: $82,700
- 5. Sumner County: $80,000
Outside-state mailing share
- 1. Van Buren County: 45%
- 2. Pickett County: 40%
- 3. Johnson County: 38%
- 4. Cumberland County: 36%
- 5. Sevier County: 34%
Common Tennessee land questions
How much is Tennessee's deed transfer tax?
The statewide realty transfer tax rate is $0.37 per $100 of purchase price, subject to statutory exceptions. Tennessee treats it as a tax on recording the transfer instrument, and the Department of Revenue identifies the grantee or transferee as the payer to the county Register of Deeds. [1][2]
Does Tennessee sell tax certificates or tax deeds?
Tennessee's delinquent-property-tax process can end in a court-confirmed sale and a deed; it is not the Florida-style sale of tax certificates. Redemption interest is 12% per year on the purchaser's price. For confirmation orders entered on or after July 1, 2026, the general redemption period is one year for delinquency of three years or less and 90 days for longer delinquency. [3][4]
Is Tennessee adverse possession seven years or 20 years?
It can involve either period, but the results differ. The Tennessee Supreme Court describes seven years under section 28-2-103 as a statutory defensive possessory right and 20 years as the common-law period for acquiring title. The required possession must also be exclusive, actual, adverse, continuous, open and notorious. [5]
How many years can Tennessee Greenbelt rollback taxes cover?
Rollback generally reaches the preceding three years for agricultural and forest land and five years for open-space land. It recaptures the difference between use-value and market-value assessments rather than imposing a separate penalty. The county Assessor of Property calculates the amount. [6]
Can a Tennessee deed be notarized online?
Tennessee law permits remote online notarization when the Online Notary Public Act and applicable rules are satisfied. The notary needs both a regular Tennessee commission and an online-notary commission, and the appearance occurs through interactive two-way audio and video communication. [7]
Tennessee counties and communities
Select any column heading to sort. Open a county's community list to browse every published local page.
| Anderson County | 3,440 | $55,500 | 1 community page
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| Bedford County | 1,647 | $126,800 | 1 community page
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| Benton County | 5,258 | $8,000 | 1 community page
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| Bledsoe County | 3,401 | $40,000 | 1 community page
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| Blount County | 8,571 | $123,500 | 3 community pages
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| Bradley County | 6,190 | $66,000 | 1 community page
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| Campbell County | 6,680 | $34,900 | 4 community pages
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| Cannon County | 654 | $115,000 | County hub only |
| Carroll County | 2,937 | $17,000 | 3 community pages
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| Carter County | 4,959 | $37,000 | 1 community page
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| Cheatham County | 2,788 | $142,400 | 1 community page
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| Claiborne County | 5,651 | $25,500 | 2 community pages
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| Clay County | 1,755 | $41,000 | 1 community page
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| Cocke County | 6,769 | $40,000 | 1 community page
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| Coffee County | 6,015 | $77,600 | 3 community pages
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| Crockett County | 998 | — | County hub only |
| Cumberland County | 30,983 | $17,200 | 3 community pages
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| Davidson County | 7,224 | $225,000 | 6 community pages
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| Decatur County | 4,190 | $25,000 | 1 community page
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| DeKalb County | 6,265 | $38,000 | 4 community pages
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| Dickson County | 2,938 | $80,000 | 1 community page
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| Dyer County | 2,148 | $15,000 | 1 community page
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| Fayette County | 3,254 | $72,000 | County hub only |
| Fentress County | 4,404 | $35,000 | 2 community pages
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| Franklin County | 3,237 | $66,500 | 1 community page
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| Gibson County | 3,053 | $20,000 | |
| Giles County | 1,841 | $52,000 | 1 community page
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| Grainger County | 2,726 | $36,000 | 1 community page
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| Greene County | 6,852 | $46,500 | 1 community page
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| Grundy County | 3,120 | $45,000 | 2 community pages
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| Hamblen County | 4,230 | $52,000 | 2 community pages
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| Hamilton County | 18,700 | — | 8 community pages
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| Hancock County | 1,119 | $13,500 | County hub only |
| Hardeman County | 6,467 | $7,000 | 2 community pages
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| Hardin County | 6,728 | $22,000 | 2 community pages
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| Hawkins County | 8,205 | $35,000 | 3 community pages
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| Haywood County | 1,182 | — | 1 community page
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| Henderson County | 2,698 | $26,700 | 1 community page
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| Henry County | 5,918 | $27,500 | 1 community page
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| Houston County | 1,242 | $40,000 | County hub only |
| Humphreys County | 2,504 | $58,200 | 1 community page
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| Jackson County | 1,560 | $42,900 | County hub only |
| Jefferson County | 7,395 | $74,000 | 3 community pages
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| Johnson County | 3,677 | $53,500 | 1 community page
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| Lake County | 536 | — | County hub only |
| Lauderdale County | 1,855 | $15,000 | County hub only |
| Lawrence County | 3,136 | $30,000 | 1 community page
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| Lewis County | 1,607 | $65,000 | 1 community page
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| Lincoln County | 1,808 | $49,000 | 1 community page
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| Loudon County | 6,554 | $130,000 | 4 community pages
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| Macon County | 1,948 | $67,700 | 1 community page
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| Madison County | 5,370 | $27,800 | 1 community page
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| Marion County | 6,206 | $158,100 | 4 community pages
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| Marshall County | 1,833 | $100,000 | 1 community page
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| Maury County | 5,504 | $155,000 | 2 community pages
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| McMinn County | 5,196 | $37,500 | |
| McNairy County | 3,601 | $15,000 | 1 community page
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| Meigs County | 1,992 | $49,800 | County hub only |
| Monroe County | 6,129 | $74,900 | 4 community pages
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| Montgomery County | 6,598 | $90,000 | 5 community pages
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| Moore County | 464 | — | County hub only |
| Morgan County | 3,100 | $33,500 | County hub only |
| Obion County | 2,311 | $20,000 | County hub only |
| Overton County | 2,585 | $45,000 | 1 community page
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| Perry County | 2,186 | $29,500 | County hub only |
| Pickett County | 1,543 | $45,000 | County hub only |
| Polk County | 2,921 | $49,500 | 1 community page
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| Putnam County | 5,558 | $50,000 | 2 community pages
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| Rhea County | 5,132 | $42,800 | 1 community page
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| Roane County | 7,722 | $48,000 | 5 community pages
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| Robertson County | 3,669 | $129,800 | 2 community pages
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| Rutherford County | 5,193 | $190,000 | 5 community pages
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| Scott County | 3,770 | $32,500 | 2 community pages
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| Sequatchie County | 4,076 | $62,900 | 2 community pages
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| Sevier County | 18,792 | $75,000 | 8 community pages
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| Smith County | 1,228 | $70,000 | County hub only |
| Stewart County | 3,830 | $89,800 | 1 community page
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| Sullivan County | 11,325 | $40,000 | |
| Sumner County | 8,511 | $184,200 | 2 community pages
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| Tipton County | 3,095 | $60,000 | 1 community page
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| Trousdale County | 701 | $124,800 | County hub only |
| Unicoi County | 1,523 | $40,000 | 1 community page
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| Union County | 4,149 | $46,000 | 3 community pages
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| Van Buren County | 2,126 | $60,000 | 1 community page
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| Warren County | 3,299 | $64,300 | 1 community page
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| Washington County | 6,699 | $82,000 | 2 community pages
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| Wayne County | 2,374 | $22,000 | 1 community page
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| Weakley County | 2,161 | $12,000 | |
| White County | 3,402 | $49,500 | County hub only |
| Wilson County | 3,039 | $195,000 | 2 community pages
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