Williamson County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed269,136 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 tax-deed. Rutherford County Chancery Court Clerk & Master generally holds one delinquent tax sale per year covering county and cities (Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Eagleville, LaVergne). Fully online via GovEase — no in-person component. Advertised ~20 days prior in local papers. Recording costs added to bid; payment per GovEase/MSB ACH-wire rules (full balance often due sale day by 5:00 p.m. CST on similar TN GovEase sales).

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Typically one sale per year (confirm Clerk & Master page for next date)

Platform

GovEase — Rutherford County Delinquent Tax Sales ↗

Deposit rules

Register and qualify on GovEase; platform sets deposit/payment (ACH/wire via MSB common). No financing through Clerk; non-paying winners can be barred. Recording costs added to bid.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

TN tax sale title subject to redemption and interests not extinguished by judgment; federal liens can survive. Sold AS IS/WHERE IS.

Quiet title

Common after redemption window for clean resale title in Murfreesboro metro.

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

Rutherford County Trustee / Chancery Clerk & Master tax sales ↗

Clerk of court

Rutherford County Chancery Court Clerk and Master ↗

Property appraiser

Rutherford County Property Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Rutherford County GIS / property maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Murfreesboro core / Medical Center edge

Job and university-driven demand; among Middle Tennessee’s fastest-growing housing markets

Smyrna / Nissan corridor

Industrial employment supporting renter and owner absorption

LaVergne / northwest Rutherford

I-24 corridor growth and relative value vs. central Nashville pricing