18.38 acres of farm and timber land near Chattanooga, Hamilton County
Covenant Way · Parcel 033165 01600P000
2026 roll, county file October 2026
- Acres18.38
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningA-1Agricultural district
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
- Wetlands4% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)$343kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · 2026 roll
- Last sale$350k · Oct 2024
- Road accessNot confirmedAddressed on Covenant Way, but the road map does not show Covenant Way reaching the parcel line. Roads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Zoned byHamilton County
- SewerNo sewer main at the lot
Can I build?
- Road access not confirmed
- Zoning A-1 allows single-family homes
- 4% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic; no 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 708–805 ft above sea level; average slope 16.6%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaOutside the eligible areasHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Public land nearbyChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, 0.9 miNational Park Service, open with a permit or registration. 9,727 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
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 classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, about 36% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN065, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.70 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Capshaw; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 2e of 8: moderate limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Capshaw; 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 2025; grass or pasture 2024; deciduous forest 2021–2023No 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)Southeastern Native Ruderal ForestIntroduced Upland Vegetation-Treed, conifer and 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 City of Chattanooga (approximate)Municipal utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags6 environmental lists checked · state remediation sites, dry cleaners and landfills not checked · tank releases reported after 2021 not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: U.S. EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks (from state records), as of 2021; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 2026; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025
What the zoning allows
A-1, A-1 Agricultural District
- Allowed usesFarming, livestock, forestry, stables and kennels; single-family homes; farm stand; churches; schools; day care homes; short-term rentalsHamilton County · Oct 22, 2026
- Allowed with approvalSingle-wide manufactured homes, campgrounds, day care centers, B&Bs, cemeteries, borrow pits, shooting ranges, event facilities, PUDsHamilton County · Oct 22, 2026
From Hamilton County, Hamilton County Zoning Regulations (recodified 2014, amended through 5/27/2026), Art. IV Sec. 100 (ordinance dated May 27, 2026), read Oct 22, 2026. Overlays, conditions and later amendments can change what applies; the code governs.
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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
- ~$86Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $5,650 assessment of the $342,600 appraisal × 15.157 mills; based on the current appraisal; your 2025 bill may differ if the appraisal changed
About this estimateHow the figure is made and what it leaves out
Rates: Tennessee Comptroller, tax year 2025 (the 2026 rates are not loaded yet). 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.
Tennessee 2026 county taxes: due since October 5; pay by the end of February 2027 to avoid interest.
Sources: Tennessee Code Annotated 67-1-701, 67-5-2010 and 67-1-404, as listed in the Comptroller of the Treasury’s assessment calendar. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Value history
2026: $342,600 ($342,600 land)
Roll values set for property tax · Hamilton County parcel layer · as of Oct 2026
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. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. 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 for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Tornado
- Very high
- Riverine flooding
- Very high
- Lightning
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Winter weather
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively moderate
- Ice storm
- Relatively moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Relatively low
About these ratingsFEMA's index and what it measures
Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the 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
- 14In this census block group
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $78,425± $8,827 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $328,900± $53,908 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,164± $181 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%± 22 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1964± 18 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 19 min± 5 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,744± 566 · 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
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Hamilton County, nearest first.
- 19 acres of farmland near Chattanooga0.3 mi
- 141 acres of farmland near Chattanooga1.2 mi
- 43.5 acres of farmland near Chattanooga1.2 mi
- 2981 River Gorge Dr24.8 acres · Farm and timber · 1.3 mi
- 31.7 acres of farmland near Chattanooga1.3 mi
- 92.5 acres of farmland near Chattanooga1.5 mi
- 272 acres of farmland near Chattanooga1.6 mi
- 3801 Modern Industries Pkwy43.3 acres · Farm and timber · 2.1 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Hamilton County: 2,010 parcel pages
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 parcel layer, county file Oct 9, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 033165 01600P000
Coordinates: 34.9873° N, 85.4013° W