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Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Madison, including infill lots that need a Metro zoning and stormwater check before anyone builds. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions.

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Quick answers

Who buys land for cash in Madison?
Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Madison, Davidson County, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
How many vacant lots are in Madison?
The 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data lists 614 vacant residential lots in Madison; 15% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.31 acre.
How is a cash offer for land in Madison set?
We start from recent sales of similar lots nearby, like the 2025 prices on this page, then adjust for water and sewer, road access, flood zone, lot size and any title issues, and for the time and cost of reselling. You get one written number, not a range.
How do I know a land buyer in Madison is legitimate?
A real buyer closes through an independent, licensed title company and never asks you to pay anything up front. We never charge sellers a fee, deposit or closing-cost advance, and the title company pays you by check or wire at closing.

Local data

Madison land at a glance

Tax-roll figures cover parcels on the Metro Nashville and Davidson County roll whose property-address city is Madison in Davidson County. Local rules and services are sourced below.

Madison vacant land facts
Vacant residential lots 614 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1]
Most common lot size Quarter-acre lot (9,000–13,000 sq ft): 15% of vacant lots; next, standard city lot at 13%. Median lot: 0.31 acre (13,500 sq ft). [1]
Typical appraised value $76,800 median appraised value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $12,800 and $103,500 [1]
Recent lot sale prices Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Madison [1]
Owners who live elsewhere 5% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Tennessee (most often TX, CA, MO) [1]
Who governs Madison Madison is a neighborhood inside the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, not a separate city. Metro Codes is the hub for building permits, and a Zoning Examiner reviews each application. [2],[6]
Community plan Metro Planning lists Madison as one of its 14 Community Plan areas. All 14 plans are guided by the Community Character Manual, which sets policy by the look and feel of neighborhoods, centers and corridors. [3]
Gallatin Pike overlay Planners studied the Gallatin Pike South corridor in 2019 and 2020 and put a Corridor Design Overlay in place. It runs from Briley Parkway north to Anderson Lane. [3]
Myatt Drive plan The Metropolitan Council approved the Myatt Drive Specific Plan in November 2007. It permits mixed uses along Myatt Drive, plus mixed uses and mixed housing types along Anderson Lane. [3]
Grading permit limits Metro Water Services does not require a grading permit only when every listed test is met, including no more than 100 cubic yards of material moved and no more than 10,000 square feet of land disturbed. [9]
Infill stormwater rules On November 4, 2014, Metro Council passed Ordinance BL2014-910, which amended Chapter 15.64 of the Metro Code to set stormwater rules for infill development. [10]
Cumberland River Davidson County lies entirely in the Cumberland River drainage, and the river crosses the county east to west. Metro lists 51 miles of the Cumberland with public paddling access. Metro also links to the FEMA flood maps. [4],[11]
Quarter-acre lot 15% Standard city lot 13% Patio-home lot 11% Micro lot 7% All other sizes 54%
Vacant residential lots in Madison by lot size, 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1]. Quarter-acre lot 15%, Standard city lot 13%, Patio-home lot 11%, Micro lot 7%, All other sizes 54%.

Pricing

What is a lot in Madison worth?

These are open-market sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.

What moves the price in Madison

Corridor overlays and mixed-use plans change what a lot can hold

Two Madison planning documents reach beyond ordinary zoning. A Corridor Design Overlay covers Gallatin Pike South from Briley Parkway to Anderson Lane, and the 2007 Myatt Drive Specific Plan allows mixed uses along Myatt Drive and mixed housing types along Anderson Lane. A lot inside either area is judged by different rules than a lot on an ordinary residential street. Metro's Zoning Examiner reads the zoning when a permit application arrives, so the parcel number and street matter more than the neighborhood name. [3],[6]

Stormwater and grading rules reach even small lots

A grading permit is not needed only when every test on Metro's list is met. Two of the tests are 100 cubic yards or less of material moved and no more than 10,000 square feet disturbed. The median lot in this tax-roll scope is 0.31 acres, and the most common size is the quarter-acre lot, 15% of 614 lots. A quarter acre is 10,890 square feet, so clearing a whole quarter-acre lot passes the 10,000 square foot test. Infill development also falls under the Chapter 15.64 stormwater rules Council amended in 2014. [9],[10],[1]

Sewer, water and septic

Metro Water Services provides public water and wastewater service in Nashville and Davidson County. For a single-family home, the builder requests a service permit and pays for water and sewer taps through that office, so tap costs belong in a buyer's budget. If a lot has no sewer line, Metro Public Health reviews septic design, soils work and percolation tests, and it also promotes public sanitary sewers. [8],[5],[7]

What the Assessor's number does and does not say

The Assessor's roll shows a median appraised value of $76,800 for the 614 vacant residential parcels in this scope, and the middle half run $12,800–$103,500. An appraisal is the Assessor's estimate for tax purposes. It is not a sale price and not a Parcel Buyers offer. The Trustee's own example assesses a $100,000 appraisal at $25,000, so the tax bill follows the assessed amount rather than the appraisal. [1],[12]

Common situations

Selling land in Madison in these situations

You own a lot you have never built on

Yes, you can sell it as it sits. Vacant lots in this scope are mostly small, with a median size of 0.31 acres. Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash, including lots with no water, sewer or road work, and checks utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering. Metro's grading and stormwater rules matter to a builder, but they do not stop you from selling the land. [6],[9]

The yard is overgrown and Metro sent a notice

Yes, you can still sell. Under Chapter 10.28 of the Metro Code, a vegetation lien can follow a failure to control excessive growth or debris on a parcel. The Metropolitan Trustee notes the lien and collects its costs the same way it collects taxes. A lien or back taxes can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing, with your consent, so a cleanup bill does not have to be settled before you list. [14]

You live out of state

Yes. 5% of owners in this vacant-lot scope use a mailing address outside Tennessee. You can sign electronically, close by mail through an independent title company and be paid by check or wire. Parcel Buyers buys land nationwide, so the distance to Davidson County does not change how the offer works. [1]

Step by step

How do I sell my land in Madison?

From your first message to money in hand, with nothing left out. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

See every detail of the process

  1. Tell us about your land

    Fill out the short form (about 60 seconds) or email us. A land specialist reaches out to confirm the details, usually the same business day.

  2. Get your cash offer within 24 hours

    We review the property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. It is a real number, not a range. Take it or leave it, with no pressure either way.

  3. Sign electronically

    If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.

  4. We inspect, the title company verifies

    Our team inspects the land and an independent title company runs a title search for liens or taxes owed. If the land does not pass inspection, you are never charged anything.

  5. Close and get paid

    The title company prepares the closing documents for notarization and issues your funds by standard check, overnight check, or wire transfer. A typical sale closes in 10 days.

Questions

Selling land in Madison: common questions

Who issues building permits for a Madison lot?

Metro Codes and Building Safety. It is the hub for every Metro department that reviews a permit, and a Zoning Examiner reviews the application first.

What happens if I miss the property tax deadline?

Taxes are due by the last day of February. From March 1, interest of 1.5 percent a month (18 percent a year) is added. The Trustee collects delinquent taxes from March to the next February, then the Clerk and Master takes over and can sell the land at public auction.

Do I need a grading permit to clear my lot?

It can. Metro's list of exemptions applies only if every test is met, including 100 cubic yards or less of material and 10,000 square feet or less disturbed. Fill in the 100-year floodplain falls outside the exemption. Ask Metro Water Services about your parcel before any dirt moves.

Is a Madison lot on sewer or septic?

It depends on the street. Metro Water Services serves Nashville and Davidson County, but a vacant lot is not always next to a sewer main. Where there is none, Metro Public Health handles septic review, soils work and percolation tests.

How do I find out if my lot is in a flood area?

Check the FEMA flood maps. Metro Water Services links the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Davidson County and the five-volume Flood Insurance Study. Development in a mapped floodplain follows Chapter 5 of Metro's Stormwater Management Manual.

Owner resources

Guides for your situation

  • Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?

    Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]

  • Can You Sell Land With a Lien?

    Yes. Land with a lien can often be sold, but signing a deed does not by itself erase a valid claim. The lien may need to be paid, released, discharged, or otherwise resolved under the law that applies. With the seller's consent, an approved payoff can come from sale proceeds at closing. If the balance or lien is wrong, dispute it before closing and require proof of the cure.

  • How Cash Land Buyers Price Offers

    A cash-land offer may start with verified sales of land with similar use, then adjust those sales for meaningful differences.[1] Buyers may also account for access, utilities, legal use, size, shape, flood and soil questions, title issues, demand, and costs and risk they will carry. No universal assessed-value percentage applies. Compare each written offer by expected net proceeds, contingencies, seller work, and timing—not one asking price or headline number.

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Get your cash offer

Four short steps, about 60 seconds. We review your property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. You can take it or leave it.

What happens after you send this

  1. A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
  2. You get a written cash offer within 24 hours: a real number, not a range.
  3. You decide. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

You will never be asked to pay us anything. No deposit, no processing fee, no closing-cost advance.

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How we made this page

Parcel Buyers is a land-buying company based in Florida. We buy vacant land directly from owners and publish these local pages so owners can see what land in their area is doing before they sell, to us or anyone else. We count the tax-roll figures ourselves from state data, take local rules and fees from the official sources listed below, and use AI tools to help research and draft the text. Every number links to its source, and we update the page when the data changes.

Method and sources

Parcel and assessment figures cover parcels on the Metro Nashville and Davidson County roll whose property-address city is Madison. Source [1] is our own count of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's county parcel and assessment files (assessment data dated August 28, 2026): a vacant lot is a residential parcel with no buildings, mobile home or improvement value; values are the county assessor's appraised (market) value; sale prices count only 2025 warranty-deed sales of a single lot that was vacant when it sold, at $1,000 or more, with bulk deeds and development-land deals removed. Treat medians as a guide to recent recorded amounts, not as an offer or an appraisal. Page updated November 7, 2026.

  1. [1] Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Office of Local Government parcel and assessment data (accessed 2026-10-01)
  2. [2] Wikipedia, Madison, Tennessee (accessed 2026-11-07)
  3. [3] Metro Nashville Planning Department, Madison Community Plan (accessed 2026-11-07)
  4. [4] Metro Parks and Recreation, Water Access and Blueways in Nashville (accessed 2026-11-07)
  5. [5] Metro Water Services, Water and sewer permits (accessed 2026-11-07)
  6. [6] Metro Codes and Building Safety, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Building Permit Process (accessed 2026-11-07)
  7. [7] Metro Public Health Department, Septic and Sewage Disposal Systems (accessed 2026-11-07)
  8. [8] Metro Water Services, About Metro Water Services (accessed 2026-11-07)
  9. [9] Metro Water Services Stormwater Division, Who needs a grading permit (accessed 2026-11-07)
  10. [10] Metro Water Services Stormwater Division, Regulated residential infill (accessed 2026-11-07)
  11. [11] Metro Water Services, Floodplain development (accessed 2026-11-07)
  12. [12] Metropolitan Trustee, Calculate Property Taxes (accessed 2026-11-07)
  13. [13] Metropolitan Trustee, Property Tax Questions and Answers (accessed 2026-11-07)
  14. [14] Metropolitan Trustee, Real Property Tax (accessed 2026-11-07)
  15. [15] Davidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master, Delinquent Tax Sales (accessed 2026-11-07)