18.5 acres of farmland near Chattanooga, Hamilton County
678 Firetower Rd · Parcel 033104 09102P000
County file October 2026
- Acres18.5
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningA-1Agricultural
- Flood zoneX
- Tax value (county)$326kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedNov 2021 · $190k
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Road frontage223 ft on Unnamed Residential Rd
- Zoned byHamilton County
- SewerNo sewer main at the lot
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 984–1,426 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Public land nearbyHarrison Bay State Park, 2.9 miTennessee Valley Authority, open to the public, 1,903 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtHamilton County School DistrictGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Bouldin-Gilpin complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes, about 47% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN065, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.10 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Bouldin; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 7s of 8: unsuited to tilled crops (shallow, droughty or stony soil)Non-irrigated, Bouldin; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Cropland rent$28.50 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$26.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Hamilton County School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 2021–2025No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)South-Central Interior Mesophytic ForestBeech-Maple-Basswood Forest, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soilsNone mappedShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$38 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $31): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Volunteer Electric Co-op (approximate)Electric co-op · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
What the zoning allows
A-1, Agricultural
- Allowed usesFarming, livestock, forestry, stables and kennels; detached single-family homes; one farm standHamilton County (unincorporated) · Oct 17, 2026
- Minimum lot25,000 sq ft (on well and septic; 7,500 sq ft on sewer)Hamilton County (unincorporated) · Oct 17, 2026
- Density2 dwelling units an acreHamilton County (unincorporated) · Oct 17, 2026
- SetbacksFront 25 ft, side 10 ft, rear 25 ftHamilton County (unincorporated) · Oct 17, 2026
From Hamilton County (unincorporated), Zoning Regulations Art. IV Sec. 100 (A-1), file dated Jul 2026, read Oct 17, 2026. Overlays, conditions and later amendments can change what applies; the code governs.
Free account: this parcel’s sale history
Property tax
Tennessee Comptroller 2025 tax rates; Hamilton County parcel file · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 15.157 mills (Hamilton County, 2025)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$58Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $3,850 assessment of the $326,300 appraisal × 15.157 mills; based on the current appraisal; your 2025 bill may differ if the appraisal changed
Rates: Tennessee Comptroller, tax year 2025. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county trustee's bill is the official figure.
What land sells for nearby
Land in Hamilton County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $8.9k–$26.2k an acre (41 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $15.4k
- Lots under 1 acre: $7k–$25k a lot (136 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $15.2k
- 1 to 10 acres: $24.6k–$104k an acre (214 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $49.9k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Source: the county's own recorded sales, arm's-length by the county's own flag. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Tornado
- Very High
- Lightning
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively Moderate
- Ice storm
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Landslide
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $111,673± $14,222 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $416,000± $49,880 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- Census sample too small here
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%± 12 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 2012± 3 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,865± 625 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Farm land of 1 acre or more in Hamilton County, nearest first.
- 728 Firetower Rd18.5 acres · Farm and timber · 0.1 mi
- 780 Firetower Rd18.5 acres · Farm and timber · 0.2 mi
- 8953 Firetower Rd73.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 8662 Mc Kenzie Ln48.4 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 8424 Ooltewah Georgetown Rd59.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 8726 Stone Ln63.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 8619 Williams Farm Trl24.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 9207 Mc Kenzie Ln16.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, October 2026.
Appraised value (the county assessor's appraisal at its last reappraisal), not a market estimate. Tennessee taxes 25% of it for homes and farms and 40% for commercial and industrial property.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Hamilton County assessor and GIS parcel file, county file Oct 9, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 033104 09102P000
Coordinates: 35.1525° N, 85.0230° W