78.5 acres of farmland near Kingsport, Sullivan County
Orville Light Rd · Parcel 116 056.00
County file January 2026
- Acres78.5
- Land typeFarm and timber
- Flood zoneX
- Wetlands5% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$433kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedJan 2005
- Road accessNot confirmedRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
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 nearbyBays Mountain Park Designated State Natural Area, 3.1 miState Department of Conservation, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 3,048 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 Bays silty clay loam, 35 to 65 percent slopes, eroded, about 74% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN163, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.08 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Bays; 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, Bays; 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 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)$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 Kingsport Power Co or Appalachian 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 Kingsport Water DeptPublic water system TN0000349 · 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
- Not estimated: the county file gives no taxable value for this parcel
Rates: Tennessee Comptroller, tax year 2025. 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 High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Cold wave
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Hail
- Relatively Low
- Wildfire
- Relatively Low
- Heat wave
- Very Low
- Ice storm
- 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
- $53,012± $11,718 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $183,300± $24,240 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,059± $212 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 90%± 11 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1986± 10 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 22 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,187± 362 · 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.
- 420 Orville Light Rd22.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.2 mi
- 667 Light Hollow Rd19 acres · Farm and timber · 0.2 mi
- 659 Light Hollow Rd19.5 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 782 Light Hollow Rd45.3 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 853 Light Hollow Rd18.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.7 mi
- 872 Light Hollow Rd18.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 455 Bertsie Shipley Rd37.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 mi
- 399 Bertsie Shipley Rd28.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.8 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: 116 056.00
Coordinates: 36.4356° N, 82.6799° W