38.9 acres of farm and timber land near Bristol, Sullivan County
3829 Rockhold Rd · Parcel 098 054.00
2026 roll, county file October 2026
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file · 1 building mapped (footprints)
- GroundAbout 32.4 of 38.9 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway · soils somewhat limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueTax value $488k, 2026 roll · no priced sale · deed Jan 2024
- Acres38.9About 32.4 of 38.9 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Sullivan County yet
- Flood zoneMostly in flood zones AE and A (60%)Floodway 1% · AE (32%), A (28%), X, 0.2% annual chance (1%), and X (39%)
- Wetlands16% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)$488kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · 2026 roll
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed Jan 2024
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Road frontage1,933 ft on SR 44Road map name; the county roll's address reads Rockhold Rd
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itSullivan County, outside city limitsUnincorporated · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Septic (soils)Somewhat limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 1,400–1,464 ft above sea level; average slope 7.9%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysSR 44 is 381 ft away and US 11E interchange is 3.6 mi away, in a straight lineOpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract) · 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.
- Traffic countAbout 1,800 vehicles a daythe frontage road: the 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway. Federal Highway Administration counts, 2024.
- Public land nearbyCherokee National Forest, 1.7 miForest Service, open to the public. 125,606 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 classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Pettyjon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded, about 67% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN163, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.90 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Pettyjon; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 1 of 8: slight limits for cropsNon-irrigated, Pettyjon; 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 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)South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian ForestEastern Small Stream Riparian Forests, riparian; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils8% 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 South Fork Utility DistrictPublic water system TN0000644 · Vanderbilt Drinking Water Justice Lab water system boundaries, from TDEC and TDH records, edited Mar 2026. Not a water line at the lot.
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
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 1 building mapped · about 2,400 sq ft of footprintMeasured 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
- ~$340Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $20,775 assessment (25% of the $83,100 appraisal on greenbelt use value) × 16.129 mills; based on the current appraisal; your 2025 bill may differ if the appraisal changed
How we compute this
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: $487,500 ($478,000 land, $9,500 improvements)
Roll values set for property tax · Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury county parcel and assessment files · as of Oct 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 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
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $66,944± $29,253
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $209,400± $38,585 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,021± $233 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 89%± 10 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1982± 9 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 10 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,044± 638
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
How we compute this
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Sullivan County, nearest first.
- 3626 Rockhold Rd19.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 1089 Riverside Rd40 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 3829 Rockhold Rd99 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 1291 Riverside Rd15.2 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 3472 Rockhold Rd22 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 1175 Riverside Rd30.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 3863 Rockhold Rd209 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 1433 Riverside Rd24 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 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: 098 054.00
Coordinates: 36.4787° N, 82.2069° W