33.5 acres of farmland near Bluff City, Sullivan County
979 Piney Flats Rd · Parcel 135 111.00
County file January 2026
- Acres33.5
- Land typeFarm and timber
- Flood zonePartly in flood zone A (17%)A (17%) and X (83%)
- Wetlands4% of the parcel
- Tax value (county)$248kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price
- Last deedApr 2026 · $57k
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Road frontage1,779 ft on Piney Flats Rd
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 nearbyWatauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Area, 2.7 miState Department of Conservation, open with restrictions (permit or registration), 50 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 Montevallo channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes, about 60% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area TN163, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.06 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Montevallo; 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, Montevallo; 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)Northern & Central Native Ruderal ForestRuderal Forest, conifer and hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils25% 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 Elizabethton 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 Johnson City Water DeptPublic water system TN0000331 · 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
- ~$140Estimate before exemptions (tax relief, tax freeze, greenbelt): the Assessor's $8,975 assessment (25% of the $35,900 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 High
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Landslide
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Low
- Cold wave
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Hail
- Relatively Low
- Heat wave
- Very Low
- Ice storm
- 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
- $63,139± $5,749 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $172,300± $28,133 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Median rent (gross)
- $887± $139 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%± 35 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 2005± 3 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 25 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 5,791± 574 · census tract (block group sample too small)
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.
- 1127 Piney Flats Rd38.8 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 552 Lane Hollow Rd25.7 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 839 Piney Flats Rd47.3 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 700 Piney Flats Rd65.4 acres · Farm and timber · 0.4 mi
- 1131 Piney Flats Rd25.4 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 323 Pealer Rd22.4 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 764 Cripple Creek Rd26 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 683 Piney Flats Rd17.9 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 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
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 135 111.00
Coordinates: 36.4044° N, 82.2950° W