Dickson County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed57,641 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 (Chancery Court) delinquent-tax county. Dickson County Clerk & Master collects delinquent taxes and conducts sales under court order (TCA Title 67 Ch. 5). Sales are noticed in local newspapers and held as Chancery judicial sales — not a fixed first-Tuesday sheriff calendar. Owner redemption typically runs 1 year from court confirmation (courts may extend). Dickson is a Nashville-west commute market (Dickson city, White Bluff, Charlotte) with more suburban spillover than rural Middle Tennessee peers — still not Davidson County inventory quality.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person judicial sale (Chancery Court / Clerk & Master)

Frequency

Periodic as individual delinquent-tax suits reach sale; newspaper notices — no single annual open-outcry date published on the county homepage

Platform

Dickson County Chancery Court Clerk & Master — delinquent tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Deposit and balance rules are set in the sale notice / court order (commonly cash or certified funds; percentage deposit patterns vary by order). Confirm exact deposit, upset-bid or confirmation practice, and balance deadline with Clerk & Master Lynn Collins's office (615-789-7011) before attending any posted sale.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Judicial tax sale subject to statutory redemption after confirmation. After redemption expires, most junior private liens joined in the action are cut off; omitted parties and federal tax liens create residual risk. Full title search mandatory.

Quiet title

Court confirmation helps marketability, but quiet title is still commonly used when insurers want additional comfort on residential resale.

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 Clerk & Master — Delinquent Taxes ↗

615-789-7011

Clerk of court

Dickson County Clerk & Master / Chancery Court ↗

615-789-7011

Property appraiser

Dickson County Assessor of Property / TN Comptroller assessment data ↗

615-446-2855

GIS / parcel map

TN Comptroller property assessment data (Dickson parcels) ↗

Areas trending up

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

Dickson city / US-70 commercial core

County-seat retail and medical jobs with the most liquid SF inventory in the county

White Bluff / Nashville-west commute

I-40 corridor spillover and workforce housing demand toward Davidson County

Charlotte / northern rural fringe

Entry-priced land and SF with local government employment base