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16.63 acres of farmland near Sweetwater, Monroe County

1505 Monroe St, Sweetwater, TN · Parcel 023J C 002.01

County file October 2026

  • Acres16.63
  • Land typeFarm and timber
  • Flood zoneX
  • Tax value (county)$630kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
  • Last deedNov 2017 · $103k
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
  • Road frontage1,023 ft on Monroe St

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Somewhat limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
  • Ground elevationAbout 997–1,047 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 nearbyKefauver Park, 8.2 miCity Land, open to the public, 61 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 districtSweetwater City School District (grades pre-K–8)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 Fullerton gravelly silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, about 56% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN123, version Aug 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.63 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Fullerton; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Land capability classClass 3e of 8: severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Fullerton; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • GreenbeltTaxed on its use valueA use value below market on the county record: Tennessee's greenbelt program for farm, forest and open-space land (T.C.A. 67-5-1001). Leaving it brings rollback taxes (T.C.A. 67-5-1008) · Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury parcel file, Oct 2026
  • Cropland rent$52.50 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
  • Pasture rent$33.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Crop history (CDL)2025 grass or pasture · 2024 grass or pasture · 2023 hay · 2022 hay · 2021 haythe most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery; a classification, not a farm record · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
  • 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)$47 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $52): 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 Sweetwater (approximate)Municipal utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
  • Water system areaInside the service area of Sweetwater Utility BoardPublic water system TN0000687 · Vanderbilt Drinking Water Justice Lab water system boundaries, from TDEC and TDH records, edited Mar 2026. Not a water line at the lot

Mapped ground hazards

State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.

  • Karst depressions (sinkhole terrain)Nearest mapped karst depression about 350 ft from the parcel's map point (less than 1 ft deep, Ridge and Valley)USGS: Depressions in karst areas of Tennessee (TNBMP elevation data), Ladd and Carmichael 2025, as of Jun 2025. USGS modelled these from Tennessee base-map elevation data in the state's karst regions; not field-checked; ponds, lakes and depressions outside the karst regions left out

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In this areaSweetwaterParcels and flood6.9%in a FEMA flood zone3,357parcels on the roll

Property tax

Tennessee Comptroller 2025 tax rates; Comptroller Monroe County assessment data · as of Oct 2026

Tax rate
24.574 mills (Monroe County + City of Sweetwater, 2025)
Estimated annual tax
~$3,380Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $137,700 assessment (25% of the $550,800 appraisal on greenbelt use value) × 24.574 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 Monroe County sold for:

  • 10 acres or more: $5.9k–$11.4k an acre (68 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $9,700
  • Lots under 1 acre: $27k–$58k a lot (61 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $40k
  • 1 to 10 acres: $12.8k–$29.8k an acre (142 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $19.3k

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
Relatively High
Lightning
Relatively High
Strong wind
Relatively High
Cold wave
Relatively Moderate
Winter weather
Relatively Moderate
Riverine flooding
Relatively Moderate
Earthquake
Relatively Moderate
Ice storm
Relatively Moderate
Heat wave
Relatively Low
Landslide
Relatively Low
Hail
Relatively Low
Wildfire
Very 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
$49,241± $10,394 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Median home value (owner-reported)
$333,300± $101,655 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$622± $17 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Homes lived in by their owners
56%± 7 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
2001± 10 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
19 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
1,743± 519 · 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.

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

Monroe County assessor and GIS parcel file, county file Oct 17, 2026.

Record

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Parcel: 023J C 002.01

Coordinates: 35.5992° N, 84.4799° W