Roane County, Tennessee
Sell your land in Harriman for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Harriman for cash, including city-coded parcels that still need utility, septic, slope or access review. 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.
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 Harriman?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Harriman, Roane 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 Harriman sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Harriman sold for a median of $25,000 across 11 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $8,500 to $28,200.
- How many vacant lots are in Harriman?
- The 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data lists 599 vacant residential lots in Harriman; 11% are third-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.36 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Harriman 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 Harriman 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 Harriman?
- In 2025, companies bought 18% of the vacant lots that sold in Harriman. Individuals bought the rest.
Local data
Harriman land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels on the Roane County roll whose community code is Harriman in Roane County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 599 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 Tennessee parcel and assessment data [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Third-acre lot (13,000–16,000 sq ft): 11% of vacant lots; next, patio-home lot at 11%. Median lot: 0.36 acre (15,540 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical appraised value | $14,100 median appraised value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $9,100 and $20,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $25,000 median across 11 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Harriman (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $8,500–$28,200 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 18% of those purchases; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 11% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Tennessee (most often GA, FL, SC) [1] |
| An incorporated Tennessee city | Harriman is an incorporated city. The state municipal directory dates its incorporation to December 1, 1891, and the city identifies its own code-enforcement office. [2],[3] |
| City zoning applies in city limits | Roane County Planning says Harriman governs zoning inside its incorporated boundary. A parcel outside that boundary follows county zoning even when its mailing community says Harriman. [4] |
| Published water tap charges | Harriman Utility Board's 2026 residential sheet lists a 3/4-inch water tap at $1,250 inside the city and $1,450 outside the city. [5] |
| Published sewer tap charges | The same utility sheet lists a standard 4-inch sewer tap at $1,000, or $1,250 plus road-bore or repair cost when a crossing is needed. [5] |
| Septic is a state permit | Where public sewer is unavailable, a new, repaired or modified septic system needs a TDEC permit. The state site evaluation can require a detailed plan or soil map. [6] |
| Lake levels change by season | Watts Bar Reservoir is drawn down about 5 to 6 feet in winter. Shoreline position, flood mapping and legal access therefore need parcel-level review rather than a map-photo guess. [7],[8] |
| The page uses a roll code | The figures here cover parcels on the Roane County roll whose community code is Harriman. They do not prove that every parcel lies inside the city's legal boundary. [1],[4] |
| Emory River | USGS places the Emory River at Harriman in Roane County. An unincorporated riverfront parcel in an identified county flood-hazard area can face rules for fill and new construction. [12],[8] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Harriman worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Harriman sold for a median of $25,000 across 11 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $8,500 to $28,200. [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 Harriman
City boundary and permit jurisdiction come first
Harriman is an incorporated city with its own code-enforcement office, and Roane County says municipal zoning applies inside the city boundary. This page's figures use the county roll's Harriman community code, not a surveyed city-limit polygon. A buyer therefore checks the parcel address and jurisdiction before treating city rules or utility rates as applicable. That distinction affects which zoning map controls, where a building question goes, and whether an inside-city or outside-city utility charge is relevant. [2],[3],[4],[1]
Water and sewer availability changes site cost
A nearby line is not the same as a ready tap. Harriman Utility Board's February 2026 sheet lists a 3/4-inch water tap at $1,250 inside the city and $1,450 outside. A 4-inch sewer tap is $1,000, while a crossing version starts at $1,250 plus road-bore or repair cost. Those published charges make service status a material offer input. If sewer cannot serve the homesite, TDEC must evaluate the site for a septic construction permit, and its complete review can take up to 45 days. [5],[6]
Lot size and 2025 lot sales set broad benchmarks
The roll-code scope contains 599 vacant residential parcels. Its most common size group is the third-acre lot, at 11%, and the median vacant parcel measures 0.36 acre. The median appraised value is $14,100, with the middle half from $9,100–$20,000. In the qualifying 2025 lot-sale set, 11 parcels had a median of $25,000; the middle half sold for $8,500–$28,200. These are benchmarks, not an exact price for one lot. Utility reach, city jurisdiction, slope, road access and flood status can move an offer sharply. [1],[4],[5],[8]
Lake influence does not guarantee usable waterfront
Watts Bar affects the local landscape, but visible water does not settle a parcel's development limits. TWRA reports 39,600 acres of water, 722 miles of shoreline and a winter drawdown of about 5 to 6 feet. Roane County's rules cover areas identified as having known or potential flood hazards and direct fill and new construction there to county floodplain standards. A buyer therefore checks the deeded boundary, legal access and mapped flood status before pricing a waterfront or low-lying parcel. [7],[8]
Common situations
Selling land in Harriman in these situations
Your lot has no confirmed sewer connection
Yes. You can sell a lot without confirmed sewer service. Parcel Buyers buys vacant land with no water, sewer or road work. The offer accounts for whether a utility tap is actually available or whether a future owner must seek a TDEC septic permit. The state's evaluation may call for soil mapping or a detailed site plan. We check utilities, access and title before offering, and a failed land inspection costs the seller nothing. [5],[6]
You inherited a small city-coded parcel
Yes. An inherited parcel can be sold even when you have never visited it. The Harriman-coded inventory includes several lot-size groups, so the deed, map and road frontage matter more than a family estimate of size. An independent title company identifies the estate documents needed to transfer ownership. Electronic signing and a mail-away closing are available, and payment can be made by check or wire. [1],[9]
Taxes have become delinquent
Yes. Delinquent taxes do not automatically prevent a sale, but they must be resolved in the title work. Roane County taxes become delinquent March 1. If the debt advances into Chancery Court, the Clerk and Master handles collection and an annual tax sale can follow. With the seller's consent, back taxes or liens can be paid from closing proceeds before the remaining funds are released. [10],[11]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Harriman?
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 Harriman: common questions
Who issues a building permit for land coded Harriman?
It depends on the legal boundary. Harriman has a city code-enforcement office, and municipal zoning applies inside city limits. A parcel outside the boundary can carry a Harriman community code while falling under Roane County, so confirm jurisdiction before applying.
Can I sell a Harriman lot without water or sewer?
Yes. Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots without completed water or sewer work. Harriman Utility Board publishes tap charges, but a specific parcel still needs an availability check. If public sewer is unavailable, TDEC reviews septic construction permits.
Does a Harriman mailing address mean city zoning applies?
No. Mailing community and legal city limits are not the same test. This page covers the county roll's Harriman community code, while Roane County says the city controls zoning only inside its incorporated boundary.
Can winter lake drawdown affect a waterfront lot?
Yes. Watts Bar Reservoir drops about 5 to 6 feet during winter drawdown. That can change the visible shoreline and water depth, but it does not decide legal access or whether the parcel is in an identified flood-hazard area. Those items require parcel-level review.
Can I close from outside Tennessee?
Yes. 11% of owners in this roll-code scope receive mail outside Tennessee. You can sign electronically or use a mail-away closing through an independent, licensed title company, then receive funds by check or wire.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- 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.
- 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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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
- Rockwood
474 vacant lots
- Kingston
359 vacant lots
- Oak Ridge
375 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $100,000
- Roane County
7,722 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 Roane County roll whose community code is Harriman. 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] University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, Harriman municipal directory and code (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [3] City of Harriman, City departments (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [4] Roane County Government, Planning and Zoning (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [5] Harriman Utility Board, Residential rate structure effective February 2026 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [6] Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Subsurface Sewage Disposal System FAQs (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [7] Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Watts Bar Reservoir (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [8] Roane County Government, Roane County Zoning Regulations (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [9] Roane County Government, Register of Deeds (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [10] Roane County Government, County Trustee (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [11] Roane County Government, Delinquent Taxes and Sale (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [12] U.S. Geological Survey, Emory River at Harriman monitoring location (accessed 2026-10-02)