24.95 acres of farm and timber land near Bristol, Sullivan County
459 Cave Hill Rd · Parcel 081 143.00
2026 roll, county file October 2026
- Acres24.95
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Sullivan County yet
- Flood zoneEdge of flood zone A (2%)The rest: X (98%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands2% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)$429kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · 2026 roll
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed Mar 2023
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Road frontage342 ft on Cave Hill Rd
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning not on file
- 2% in a FEMA flood zone, 2% wetlands
- Soils very limited for septic
- 2 buildings mapped (footprints)
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 1,393–1,659 ft above sea level; average slope 28.1%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 areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Public land nearbyIsland Park, 3.8 miCity land, open to the public. 437 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 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, 20 to 35 percent slopes, severely eroded, about 47% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN163, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.12 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 7e of 8: unsuited to tilled 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)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)Southern Appalachian Oak ForestChestnut Oak Forest and Woodland, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils10% 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 Blountville Utility DistrictPublic water system TN0000058 · 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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Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 2 buildings mapped · about 2,790 sq ft of footprint (largest 1,500 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not in this county's published parcel file
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
- ~$990Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $61,575 assessment (25% of the $246,300 appraisal on greenbelt use value) × 16.129 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.
What land sells for nearby
Land in Sullivan County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $10.0k–$22.2k an acre (16 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $15.9k
- Lots under 1 acre: $15.0k–$35.1k a lot (95 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $21k
- 1 to 10 acres: $15.3k–$56.6k an acre (92 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $29.5k
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.
- Lightning
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively low
- Cold wave
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Hail
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Relatively low
- Heat wave
- Very low
- Ice storm
- Very 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
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $64,408± $25,457 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $272,300± $60,370 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $678± $177 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%± 11 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1998± 7 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 23 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,579± 1,057 · 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 Sullivan County, nearest first.
- 599 Patterson Hill Rd11.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.1 mi
- 1513 Big Hollow Rd16.5 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 348 Buffalo Rd31 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 548 Patterson Hill Rd22.5 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 228 Buffalo Rd16 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 1464 Big Hollow Rd22.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 464 Patterson Hill Rd20.4 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 1695 Big Hollow Rd27.4 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Sullivan County: 2,769 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
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury county parcel and assessment files, county file Oct 17, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 081 143.00
Coordinates: 36.5003° N, 82.3154° W