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Sumner County, Tennessee

Portland, TN land: flood and parcels

5,864 parcels

On the county tax roll

  • Acres on the roll9,091
  • In a FEMA flood zone5.8%special flood hazard area

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

Around Portland

Flood zones and wetlands

  • FEMA flood zone (A or V)5.8%
  • Parcels at least 25% wetland2%

Recorded flood claims in Portland

Fewer than 10 insured flood claims were recorded in and around Portland from 1978 to Sep 2026. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land without an insured building never shows here.

What flood insurance costs in Portland

What NFIP policyholders in and around Portland 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$440–$610$520

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 3 census block groups that lie mostly inside Portland, 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 Portland

  • Population13,658July 2025 estimate, +3.5% since 2020 (the whole city)
  • Median household income$72,6472020–2024 average, ±$12,816
  • New homes permitted1202025, 76 single-family; 105 in 2021
  • Permitted so far in 202689Jan–Aug, against 77 a year earlier

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 Portland by useLand use on the county roll
Land classParcelsShare
Building on record4,85883%
Other or not coded63711%
Institutional2374%
Farm and timber1322.3%

132 farm and timber parcels cover 1,967 acres. County tax roll 2026 (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 Portland is 1.00 acre (5,864 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 PortlandFarm and timber parcels to start with
Nearby townsTowns around it
Questions about Portland landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Portland, TN?

5,864 parcels on the 2026 Sumner County tax roll (pulled Oct 2026), covering 9,091 acres.

How much vacant land is in Portland, TN?

Sumner 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 Portland?

The median parcel is 1.00 acre, from 5,864 parcels with a recorded size.

How much of Portland is in a flood zone?

5.8% 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 Portland?

2% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.

What is Portland zoned?

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

Are there land prices for Portland?

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

How many people live in Portland?

About 13,658 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +3.5% since 2020, counting the whole city.

How many new homes are being built in Portland?

Building permits authorized 120 new housing units in 2025 and 89 from January to Aug 2026 (against 77 a year earlier) (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 Portland

Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.

Sources

Parcels: County assessor and GIS parcel files (Davidson, Hamilton, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson) (2026 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 Sep 2026; counted on our map built Oct 2026.

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