Rutherford 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. Rutherford County Chancery Court Clerk & Master generally holds one delinquent tax sale per year for county plus Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Eagleville, and LaVergne. Fully online via GovEase — no physical location or in-person bidding. Recent cycle: Thursday February 5, 2026, 10:00 a.m. online. Registration typically opens ~1 month before sale and cuts off 10:00 a.m. the day prior. Opening bid = taxes, penalties, interest, court costs, and publication costs. One-year redemption from Decree Confirming Sale at 12% per annum. Sold AS IS.
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.
Healthcare and MTSU employment anchors with strong SF and multifamily absorption in Nashville MSA’s fastest-growing county corridor
Auto and logistics jobs supporting workforce housing liquidity along I-24
Relatively lower entry prices with continued lot absorption into the metro