Blount County, Tennessee
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Tennessee redeemable tax-deed county (Maryville–Alcoa, Knoxville MSA). Blount County Clerk & Master holds one in-person open public auction per year for delinquent taxes of Blount County, City of Maryville, and City of Alcoa. Tax Sale #33 procedures documented for June 4, 2026. Property list posted ~1 month before sale and updated weekly. Successful bidder must pay full purchase amount same day (cash or cashier’s check only). One-year redemption from Order Confirming Sale. Clerk & Master does not record the deed for the purchaser.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
Deal maths for Tennessee
- Assessment ratio
- 0.25× of market value
- Typical quiet title
- $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
- Recording and transfer
- $250
T.C.A. § 67-5-801 and Tenn. Const. art. II, § 28: residential and farm property is assessed at 25% of value, industrial and commercial at 40%, public utility at 55%. This entry uses the 25% residential rate.
Offices and records
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
County-seat and Maryville College employment with strong SF demand into Knoxville MSA
Airport and manufacturing jobs supporting workforce housing liquidity
Tourism-driven second-home and cabin demand with seasonal inventory turns
Sources
- https://www.blounttn.gov/2029/Delinquent-Property-Tax-Sale
- https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26595/2026-Delinquent-Tax-Procedures-PDF
- https://www.blounttn.gov/308/Clerk-Masters-Office
- https://assessment.cot.tn.gov/
- https://blountgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=47aa62b29af74cc0b2a1d63ac5ec8e4d