20.7 acres of farmland near Bristol, Sullivan County
Bristol Caverns Hwy · Parcel 055 050.00
County file January 2026
- Acres20.7
- Land typeFarm and timber
- Flood zonePartly in flood zone A (16%)A (16%) and X (84%)
- Wetlands2% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$221kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedFeb 2025
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Road frontage1,028 ft on SR 435
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
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 nearbyCherokee National Forest, 2.3 miForest Service, open to the public, 125,606 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 districtSullivan 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 Collegedale-Etowah complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, about 29% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN163, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.56 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Collegedale; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 4e of 8: very severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Collegedale; 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$34.50 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
District details at NCES: Sullivan County School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Mixed forest 2025; deciduous forest 2021–2024No 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)Southern and Central Appalachian Cove 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 soils2% of the parcelShare 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)$39 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $33): 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 Bristol or Kingsport Power Co (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
- Water system areaInside the service area of Bristol Dept of UtilitiesPublic water system TN0000073 · Vanderbilt Drinking Water Justice Lab water system boundaries, from TDEC and TDH records, edited Mar 2026. Not a water line at the lot
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Property tax
Tennessee Comptroller 2025 tax rates; Comptroller Sullivan County assessment data · as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 16.129 mills (Sullivan County, 2025)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$180Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $11,375 assessment (25% of the $45,500 appraisal on greenbelt use value) × 16.129 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.
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
- Lightning
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Cold wave
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Ice storm
- Relatively Low
- Hail
- Relatively Low
- Heat wave
- Very 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
- $39,375± $3,967 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $232,900± $49,799 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,153± $373 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%± 22 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1980± 38 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 946± 358 · 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 Sullivan County, nearest first.
- 3176 Hwy 42115.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 296 Hickory Tree Rd15 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 3174 Hwy 42118.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 329 Beidleman Creek Rd24.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 730 Bristol Caverns Hwy15.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 773 Beidleman Rd23.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 1446 Paperville Rd50 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 405 Beidleman Creek Rd18.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.7 mi
About these numbersSources, county file January 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, January 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
Sullivan County assessor and GIS parcel file, county file Jan 1, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 055 050.00
Coordinates: 36.5449° N, 82.1312° W