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Sell your land in Old Hickory for cash

Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Old Hickory, including small infill lots near the lake that need a Metro stormwater and permit check. 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 Old Hickory?
Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Old Hickory, 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 Old Hickory?
The 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data lists 351 vacant residential lots in Old Hickory; 17% are micro lots, and the median lot is 0.24 acre.
How is a cash offer for land in Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory 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

Old Hickory land at a glance

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

Old Hickory vacant land facts
Vacant residential lots 351 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1]
Most common lot size Micro lot (2,000–5,000 sq ft): 17% of vacant lots; next, standard city lot at 14%. Median lot: 0.24 acre (10,450 sq ft). [1]
Typical appraised value $71,300 median appraised value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $39,500 and $120,000 [1]
Recent lot sale prices Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Old Hickory [1]
Owners who live elsewhere 3% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Tennessee (most often FL, TX, NY) [1]
Who governs Old Hickory Old Hickory is a neighborhood of Nashville inside the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Metro Codes is the hub for building permits, and a Zoning Examiner reviews each application. [2],[6]
Old Hickory Lake Old Hickory Reservoir is a 22,500-acre impoundment on the Cumberland River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns and operates it, and dam completion was in 1954. Full pool is 445 feet above sea level. [3]
Where the area sits Wikipedia describes Old Hickory as bordered by the Cumberland River on the north and west and Old Hickory Lake on the east, with Old Hickory Lock and Dam north of the area. [2]
Company-town history Old Hickory is best known as a former company town built around a large DuPont plant, and many of its older houses were built for plant workers and supervisors. [2]
Community plan Metro Planning covers Old Hickory in the Donelson-Hermitage-Old Hickory Community Plan, part of the NashvilleNext long-range plan and guided by the Community Character Manual. [4]
Infill stormwater rules Metro Council Ordinance BL2014-910 passed on November 4, 2014. It amended Chapter 15.64 of the Metro Code to set stormwater management rules for infill development. [10]
Property tax calendar Davidson County tax bills are mailed the first week of October and must be paid by the last day of February. From March 1, interest of 1.5 percent a month is added to the base tax. [13],[14]
Micro lot 17% Standard city lot 14% Patio-home lot 13% Quarter-acre lot 11% All other sizes 46%
Vacant residential lots in Old Hickory by lot size, 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1]. Micro lot 17%, Standard city lot 14%, Patio-home lot 13%, Quarter-acre lot 11%, All other sizes 46%.

Pricing

What is a lot in Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory

Small lots, shaped by a company-town layout

Old Hickory grew around a DuPont plant, and its older streets were laid out for worker housing. The tax roll reflects that: the median vacant lot here is 0.24 acres, and the most common size band is the micro lot, 17% of 351 lots. A small lot gives a builder little room for setbacks, drainage and a driveway, so the price a buyer will pay follows what a house can fit on it. Side-by-side lots under one owner can be offered together. [2],[1]

Stormwater rules for infill building

Metro's infill ordinance, BL2014-910, amended Chapter 15.64 of the Metro Code in November 2014 to set stormwater rules for infill development. Metro Water Services also issues grading permits for land disturbance, and the exemption list is strict: 100 cubic yards or less of material and no more than 10,000 square feet disturbed, among other tests. A buyer clearing an older lot near the river or lake should expect a stormwater review before a house goes up. [10],[9]

Flood maps near the Cumberland and the lake

The area is bordered by the Cumberland River and Old Hickory Lake, so floodplain status can matter for a lot. Metro Water Services links the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps and the Flood Insurance Study for Davidson County, and floodplain development follows Chapter 5 of Metro's Stormwater Management Manual. Fill placed in the 100-year floodplain falls outside the grading-permit exemption. [2],[11],[9]

Public sewer or septic

Metro Water Services supplies public water and wastewater in Nashville and Davidson County, and single-family builders request service permits and pay for taps through it. Where a lot has no sewer line, Metro Public Health reviews septic systems, soils and percolation tests. The cost of a tap or a septic design is part of what a buyer weighs when pricing a vacant lot. [8],[5],[7]

Holding costs: property tax on an empty lot

The Trustee's example assesses a $100,000 appraisal at $25,000, then applies a rate per $100 of assessed value. The guide lists $2.814 for the Urban Services District and $2.782 for the General Services District, and says the rates are not final until the State Board of Equalization certifies them. A $100,000 appraisal in the Urban Services District comes to $703.50 a year on that example. The median appraisal here is $71,300, and the Assessor's appraisal is not a sale price. [12],[1]

Common situations

Selling land in Old Hickory in these situations

You inherited a lot from a relative who worked nearby

Yes, you can sell an inherited lot. Old Hickory's older housing was built around the DuPont plant, so a lot may have passed through a family for generations. An independent title company checks the deed path and any recorded claims before closing. Parcel Buyers sends a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours and covers closing costs. [2]

Taxes are behind on the lot

Yes. Interest of 1.5 percent a month starts March 1 on unpaid base tax. The Trustee collects delinquent taxes from March through the next February, and after that the Clerk and Master collects them and conducts delinquent-tax sales as public auctions. Back taxes can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing, with your consent, so an owner does not have to find the cash first. [13],[14],[15]

You live outside Tennessee

Yes. 3% of owners in this vacant-lot scope list a mailing address outside Tennessee. Signing is electronic, closing can be done by mail, and payment comes by check or wire. Parcel Buyers buys land nationwide, so your location does not change the process. [1]

Step by step

How do I sell my land in Old Hickory?

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 Old Hickory: common questions

Is Old Hickory its own city?

No. It is a neighborhood of Nashville inside the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Permits go through Metro Codes, and property taxes are billed by the Metropolitan Trustee.

Do I need a grading permit to clear an old lot?

Possibly. Metro Water Services exempts work only when every test is met, including 100 cubic yards or less of material and 10,000 square feet or less disturbed. A quarter acre is 10,890 square feet, so clearing a whole quarter-acre lot exceeds the size limit.

What do I pay each year to hold an empty lot?

Property tax, billed in early October. Metro's example assesses a $100,000 appraisal at $25,000 and lists rates of $2.814 or $2.782 per $100 assessed, which gives $703.50 or $695.50. Your bill follows your own appraisal.

Does the lake or river affect my lot?

It can. The area borders the Cumberland River and Old Hickory Lake, so check the FEMA flood maps that Metro Water Services links. Building in a mapped floodplain follows Chapter 5 of Metro's Stormwater Management Manual.

Who approves septic where there is no sewer?

Metro Public Health. Its environmental health division reviews septic systems, monitors percolation tests and protects groundwater, and it also promotes public sanitary sewers.

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]

  • 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.

  • How to Sell Land in a Flood Zone

    Flood-zone land can be sellable and sometimes buildable. A FEMA flood zone describes mapped risk; it is not a building permit. The buyer must verify the current effective Flood Insurance Rate Map and any map changes, then ask the local floodplain administrator what elevation, floodway, coastal, permit, and design rules apply.[1][2][4] Vacant land itself is not covered by an NFIP policy; flood insurance covers qualifying buildings and contents, not land value.[5][6]

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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.

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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 Old Hickory. 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, Old Hickory, Tennessee (accessed 2026-11-07)
  3. [3] Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Old Hickory Reservoir (accessed 2026-11-07)
  4. [4] Metro Nashville Planning Department, Donelson/Hermitage/Old Hickory Community Plan (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)