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Blount County, Tennessee

Alcoa, TN land: flood and parcels

4,823 parcels

On the county tax roll

  • Acres on the roll7,723
  • In a FEMA flood zone7.4%special flood hazard area

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Our map has no zoning layer for Alcoa yet. Ask the city's or Blount County's planning office which zoning applies to a parcel.

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Flood zones and wetlands

  • FEMA flood zone (A or V)7.4%
  • Parcels at least 25% wetland0.5%

Recorded flood claims in Alcoa

13 insured flood claims were recorded in and around Alcoa from 1978 to Sep 2026; fewer than 10 were on buildings rated outside the mapped flood zone (zone X, B or C). FEMA paid $831,000 on them in total.

YearsClaims
1978–79Fewer than 10
1980–89Fewer than 10
1990–99Fewer than 10
2000–09Fewer than 10
2010–19Fewer than 10
2020–26Fewer than 10

Area statistics for buildings with NFIP flood insurance, not any one parcel: a lot that never had an insured building has no claims to count. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.

What flood insurance costs in Alcoa

What NFIP policyholders in and around Alcoa pay a year for a single-family home, by flood zone: the middle half of premiums on policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.

Flood zonePoliciesMiddle halfFull-risk median
A zones (special flood hazard area)10$700–$1,570$980
X zone (outside the mapped flood zone)Fewer than 10Not shownNot shown

Full-risk premium: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases. Zones are the flood zone each policy is rated in. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.

Counted in the 6 census block groups that lie mostly inside Alcoa, so the edges may reach past the town line. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.

People and new homes in Alcoa

  • Population13,689July 2025 estimate, +24.6% since 2020
  • Median household income$65,7142020–2024 average, ±$5,905
  • New homes permitted172025, 14 single-family; 82 in 2024

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).

Tennessee land market report

Land in Alcoa by useLand use on the county roll
Land classParcelsShare
Building on record3,98383%
Other or not coded4539.4%
Institutional3657.6%
Farm and timber220.5%

22 farm and timber parcels cover 1,435 acres. County tax roll 2027 (pulled Oct 2026); land class read from the roll's land-use and building fields.

Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll

The median parcel in Alcoa is 0.32 acre (4,823 parcels with a size).

Acres from the county roll, or from the parcel's own outline where the roll's figure is off by more than three times. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.

Land parcels in AlcoaFarm and timber parcels to start with
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Questions about Alcoa landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Alcoa, TN?

4,823 parcels on the 2027 Blount County tax roll (pulled Oct 2026), covering 7,723 acres.

How much vacant land is in Alcoa, TN?

Blount County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.

What is the typical lot size in Alcoa?

The median parcel is 0.32 acre, from 4,823 parcels with a recorded size.

How much of Alcoa is in a flood zone?

7.4% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.

Are there wetlands in Alcoa?

0.5% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.

What is Alcoa zoned?

Our map has no zoning layer for Alcoa yet. Ask the city's or Blount County's planning office which zoning applies to a parcel.

Are there land prices for Alcoa?

No land prices for Alcoa yet. Area prices print only where Tennessee's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Blount County.

How many people live in Alcoa?

About 13,689 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +24.6% since 2020.

How many new homes are being built in Alcoa?

Building permits authorized 17 new housing units in 2025 (Census Building Permits Survey).

Where does this data come from?

Parcels: County assessor and GIS parcel files (Davidson, Hamilton, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.

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What Groundwork can price in Alcoa

Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.

Sources

Parcels: County assessor and GIS parcel files (Davidson, Hamilton, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson) (2027 roll, pulled Oct 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); town limits: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line places; sales: the county's own file, through Aug 2026; counted on our map built Oct 2026.

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