Fentress County, Tennessee
Sell your land in Wilder Mountain for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots for cash in Wilder Mountain, including platted phase tracts whose sample assessor cards show no public water or sewer. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent, licensed title company, typically about 10 days after the purchase agreement is signed, with no fees or commissions.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Wilder Mountain?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Wilder Mountain, Fentress 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.
- What did vacant lots in Wilder Mountain sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Wilder Mountain sold for a median of $29,400 across 14 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $15,500 to $47,800.
- How many vacant lots are in Wilder Mountain?
- The 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data lists 269 vacant residential lots in Wilder Mountain; 65% are 5-acre ranchettes, and the median lot is 5.53 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Wilder Mountain 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 Wilder Mountain 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.
- Who is buying lots in Wilder Mountain?
- In 2025, companies bought 7% of the vacant lots that sold in Wilder Mountain. Individuals bought the rest.
Local data
Wilder Mountain land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels on the Fentress County roll whose subdivision name is Wilder Mtn in Fentress County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 269 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1] |
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| Most common lot size | 5-acre ranchette (210,000–280,000 sq ft): 65% of vacant lots; next, small acreage tract (7-10 acres) at 19%. Median lot: 5.53 acre (240,890 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical appraised value | $34,500 median appraised value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $27,800 and $48,300 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $29,400 median across 14 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Wilder Mountain (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $15,500–$47,800 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 7% of those purchases; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 59% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Tennessee (most often FL, IL, GA) [1] |
| Recorded phases | Cards use phase names. The WILDER MTN PH II card identifies plat book 5, page 37, and lists both special-service-district fields as 000. [2],[4] |
| Water, sewer, and power | A Phase VIII card, plat book 5, page 53, lists water and sewer as "07 - PRIVATE / INDIVIDUAL" and electricity as "01 - PUBLIC." Gas on that card is "00 - NONE." [3] |
| Subdivision, not a city | This page covers Wilder Mtn subdivision cards. CTAS lists only Allardt and Jamestown as incorporated places in Fentress County; the county says unincorporated property has no county zoning or special building-permit requirement. [2],[5],[6] |
| Zoning and county permits | The county says it "does not have zoning regulations or special building permit requirements," and it tells owners to check the deed for restrictions. State permit laws still apply. [6] |
| State residential code | The State Fire Marshal lists Fentress County as OPT OUT as of August 21, 2026. That status means the county passed a resolution opting out of the program. [7] |
| Septic permits | TDEC's Division of Water Resources issues the septic construction permit. A conventional permit is $400 up to 1,000 gallons a day. Fentress is not named among the contract counties on that page. [9] |
| Property tax calendar | The Trustee collects county property tax. Taxes are due and payable October through February without penalty. The county lists a 2025 rate of 1.35, set June 16, 2025. [10],[11] |
| Plateau setting | House Joint Resolution 826 places Fentress County in Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau corridor, a sandstone and shale tableland rising more than 1,000 feet above the Tennessee River Valley. [12] |
| East Fork Obey River | TDOT identifies the SR-85 (Wilder Road) bridge over the East Fork Obey River at Wilder. Its July 2025 report scheduled a lane closure for inspection of this state-highway crossing. [17] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Wilder Mountain worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Wilder Mountain sold for a median of $29,400 across 14 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $15,500 to $47,800. [1]
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 Wilder Mountain
Named phases and service-district codes
These tracts were platted under phase names. A vacant card is WILDER MTN PH II, plat book 5, page 37, with water and sewer coded "12 - NONE / NONE." Another card is WILDER MTN PH VIII, plat book 5, page 53. Both cards list 000 in their special-service-district fields. The state glossary says the plat book and page identify where the subdivision plat is recorded. The cards do not identify who grades the lanes or whether a deed creates a private maintenance obligation. The Register of Deeds keeps deeds, liens, and plats. [2],[3],[4],[15]
No public water or sewer on the sample cards
The sample cards do not show a public water or sewer tap. The vacant Phase II card reads "12 - NONE / NONE." The Phase VIII house card reads "07 - PRIVATE / INDIVIDUAL," a private supply rather than a city connection. Electricity on both is "01 - PUBLIC," and gas is "00 - NONE." This county is not named as a contract county on the state septic page, so TDEC's Division of Water Resources permits a new system. A conventional permit is $400 up to 1,000 gallons a day, and an alternative permit is $500. Review must finish within 45 days of the date the application is submitted. USGS says wells and springs supply most rural domestic drinking water on the Cumberland Plateau. [2],[3],[9],[14]
Appraised value, taxes, and lot-sale prices
The median appraised value of a vacant lot is $34,500. That figure is an appraisal, not the tax bill and not an exact sale price. Residential property is assessed at 25% of appraised value, and the local rate applies per $100 of assessed value. The county lists a 2025 rate of 1.35, set June 16, 2025. Taxes are due October through February without penalty. Most empty parcels are 5-acre ranchettes, 65% of 269 vacant residential lots, median size 5.53 acres. Across 14 accepted 2025 lot sales, the median was $29,400 and the middle half was $15,500–$47,800; that median is not an exact market price. These figures cover parcels on the Fentress County roll whose subdivision name is Wilder Mtn. Sample cards show reappraisal year 2023. [1],[13],[11],[10],[2]
Out-of-state owners and plateau building rules
59% of vacant-lot mailing addresses are outside Tennessee, 41% are in Tennessee, and 0% are outside the United States. House Joint Resolution 826 places Fentress County in the Cumberland Plateau corridor. The county has no zoning and no special building-permit requirement, though state permit laws still apply. As of August 21, 2026, the State Fire Marshal lists the county as OPT OUT of statewide standards for one- and two-family dwellings. An owner may still request an inspection under Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-120-101. [1],[12],[6],[7],[8]
Common situations
Selling land in Wilder Mountain in these situations
A lot with no water, sewer, or finished road
Yes. A vacant lot can still be sold for cash when water, sewer, or road work is not in place. Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots including lots with no water, sewer, or road work. We check utilities, access, and title before offering. The only contingency is the land inspection, and a failed inspection costs the seller nothing. A phase card coded none for water and sewer, or private and individual, is still a platted tract. The phase name on the card points to a recorded plat, even when the utilities line says none. [2],[3]
Closing when the owner lives out of state
Yes. An owner who lives outside Tennessee can close without a trip to the courthouse. The closing runs through an independent, licensed title company after the purchase agreement is signed, and the timing depends on title. We cover closing costs. You can e-sign, use a mail-away closing, and be paid by check or wire. The Register of Deeds preserves deeds, liens, and plats. The assessor card identifies the subdivision phase and the recorded plat book and page, giving the title company a specific public record to check. [15],[2],[4]
A lot with back taxes or a recorded lien
Yes. Back taxes or a lien can be cleared at closing when the seller agrees. Liens or back taxes can be paid from the sale proceeds with the seller's consent. The Circuit Court Clerk collects delinquent land taxes and conducts the delinquent land tax sales in Fentress County. The Trustee collects the bill that is not yet delinquent. The title company reads the Register's records before any wire goes out, and the seller must consent before a payoff is taken from the proceeds. A current bill and a delinquent sale sit in two different county offices, so a title search has to look at both. [16],[10],[15]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Wilder Mountain?
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-
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.
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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.
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Sign electronically
If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.
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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.
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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 Wilder Mountain: common questions
Can I sell my lot in Wilder Mountain if it has no water or sewer?
Yes. A missing public water or sewer line does not stop a sale of vacant land. One card codes water and sewer "12 - NONE / NONE," and a house card codes "07 - PRIVATE / INDIVIDUAL." Electricity on both is public. A later home on septic still needs a TDEC construction permit.
Who maintains the road in Wilder Mountain?
The assessor cards do not identify the road maintainer. Both sample cards list 000 in their special-service-district fields, but that does not establish who maintains a road or whether a plat or deed creates private duties. The Register of Deeds preserves plats, and the cards identify their phase plats in book 5.
Do I need a survey to sell land in Wilder Mountain?
Not necessarily. The phase cards identify recorded plats in book 5, and the Register of Deeds preserves deeds, liens, and plats. Those sources do not state that every sale requires a new survey. We check access and title before offering, and the only contingency on our offer is our land inspection.
What does it cost to keep an empty lot in Wilder Mountain each year?
The confirmed public carrying cost is county property tax. The median appraised value of these vacant lots is $34,500. Residential land is assessed at 25% of appraised value, then the 2025 county rate of 1.35 applies per $100 of assessed value. The Trustee collects that bill. The assessor card does not establish whether a recorded deed adds a private road or association charge.
Who permits a septic system in Wilder Mountain?
TDEC's Division of Water Resources permits septic systems here. This county is not one of the contract counties named on the state permit page. A new system or a repair needs a construction permit before installation. A conventional permit is $400 up to 1,000 gallons a day. Review must be completed within 45 days of the date the application is submitted.
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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Your written offer
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
- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
- You get a written cash offer within 24 hours: a real number, not a range.
- 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.
Nearby areas we buy
- Fentress County
4,404 vacant lots countywide
- Jamestown
218 vacant lots
- Cumberland County
30,983 vacant lots countywide
- Crossville
1,342 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $83,000
- Putnam County
5,558 vacant lots countywide
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 Fentress County roll whose subdivision name is Wilder Mtn. 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 October 2, 2026.
- [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] Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Fentress parcel card, Wilder Mtn Phase II (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [3] Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Fentress parcel card, Wilder Mtn Phase VIII (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [4] Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Tennessee property assessment data glossary (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [5] UT County Technical Assistance Service, Fentress County directory of officials and cities (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [6] Fentress County Government, Fentress County frequently asked questions (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [7] Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office, Residential jurisdictions and inspectors (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [8] Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office, Building code inspections in opt-out jurisdictions (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [9] Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Septic system construction permit (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [10] Fentress County Government, Fentress County Trustee (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [11] Fentress County Government, Fentress County demographics and tax rate (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [12] Tennessee General Assembly, House Joint Resolution 826, Cumberland Plateau (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [13] Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, How to calculate your Tennessee property tax bill (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [14] U.S. Geological Survey, Cumberland Plateau aquifer system in Tennessee (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [15] Fentress County Government, Fentress County Register of Deeds (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [16] Fentress County Government, Fentress County Circuit Court Clerk (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [17] Tennessee Department of Transportation, Upper Cumberland roadway activity report, July 2025 (accessed 2026-10-02)