Cumberland County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed65,618 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

1 year from the court's confirmation of sale (courts have discretion to extend)

Investor returnstate default

10% per annum statutory penalty on redemption

Governing statutestate default

Tennessee Code Title 67, Ch. 5

Notes

Tennessee judicial tax sale (redeemable deed). Dickson County (Dickson / White Bluff; Nashville MSA west) Clerk & Master conducts court-ordered delinquent tax sales under TCA 67-5-2501 et seq. Confirm 2026 auction format (in-person vs. GovEase), registration, and payment with Clerk & Master and published notices. One-year equity of redemption. Nashville spillover and I-40 corridor growth increase competition on cleaner SF product.

Auction logistics

Format

Court-ordered public sale (confirm format with Clerk & Master)

Frequency

As ordered by Chancery Court — confirm published notices each season

Platform

Dickson County Clerk & Master — Delinquent Tax Sales ↗

Deposit rules

Per sale notice/order. Cash/cashier's check or platform ACH with short settlement common. Non-payment can bar future bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Subject to equity of redemption. Private mortgages, federal liens, and city taxes require parcel-level research. Opening bid is not a complete lien schedule.

Quiet title

Common after redemption for insurable resale in Dickson market.

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

Tax collector

Dickson County Trustee (tax amounts) / Clerk & Master (sales) ↗

Clerk of court

Dickson County Clerk & Master ↗

Property appraiser

Dickson County Assessor / TN Comptroller assessment data ↗

GIS / parcel map

Dickson County / TN assessment parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Dickson city / county-seat commercial core

Local government and retail employment supporting workforce SF

White Bluff / east Nashville commute fringe

Nashville MSA spillover with stronger resale liquidity

Burns / Charlotte highway corridor

More attainable entry with industrial and logistics job access