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Sell vacant land in Maryville, Tennessee

Vacant lots, wooded acreage, pasture, and inherited ground in and around Maryville in Blount County. Cash or monthly payments, no survey required, back taxes settled at closing, and no commission taken out of your side.

Parcels we buy around Maryville

Acreage, shape and road frontage differ parcel by parcel near Maryville, so we work from your deed description and the Blount County Property Assessor, 341 Court St, Maryville parcel record instead of a rule of thumb about lot sizes.

We buy vacant lots, wooded tracts, pasture and inherited ground in and around Maryville. For each parcel we confirm the specifics rather than assume them: how it is reached from US-321 (Lamar Alexander Parkway) or Broadway Avenue, whether that access is recorded, what the electric and water providers say is available at the parcel, and what Blount County shows for taxes and classification.

We buy along US-321 (Lamar Alexander Parkway), Broadway Avenue, Washington Street and through the ground behind Downtown Maryville and Sandy Springs, in ZIP codes 37801, 37803, 37804.

Access, road frontage, and utilities

Legal access is the first thing we check, because a parcel you cannot lawfully reach is worth a fraction of an identical parcel with frontage. A shared gravel drive used for decades is not the same as a recorded easement, and we read the deed rather than assuming. Frontage, shape, and depth then set what can be done with the remainder.

Utilities are the second question: whether electric is already at the road, how far the nearest public water line runs, and whether the parcel is inside a utility district's service area at all. We verify each of those with the provider for your specific parcel instead of guessing from a map, and an unfavourable answer does not automatically rule out an offer.

Slope, soils, perc, and clearing

Outside sewer service, a homesite generally needs soil that will accept a septic field, so a failed perc test can put a parcel out of reach for many retail buyers. Slope works the same way from a different direction: ground steep enough to need a switchback driveway can cost more to reach than a builder is willing to pay. Septic suitability is determined by the state and county for your specific parcel, not by a general rule.

Heavy timber, briar, and old fence line mean a clearing bill for anyone who buys to build. None of that is a disqualifier for us. Soil suitability and any environmental overlay are confirmed with the county and the state for your parcel, never assumed from the listing.

Holding costs and Blount County taxes

Vacant ground produces no income and still bills you every year. The Blount County rate is $1.5900 per $100 of assessed value for 2025 in the Tennessee Comptroller's published rate table, with Tennessee assessing at 25% of appraised value — roughly $199 a year on a $50,000 appraisal, before any city levy, mowing, or liability insurance.

Parcel and appraisal records come from the Blount County Property Assessor, 341 Court St, Maryville; payment status and delinquency payoffs come from the Blount County Trustee, 347 Court St, Maryville. If the parcel is in greenbelt, a change in classification can trigger rollback taxes; the amount depends on the parcel's history and is calculated by the county and the closing attorney before closing rather than estimated here.

Cash now, or monthly payments

Some owners want the parcel gone and the check cleared. Others would rather turn two decades of tax notices into a monthly deposit — how our payment offers work. We price both, in writing, and you choose.

Property inside the Maryville city limits carries a municipal rate of $1.6300 per $100 of assessed value on top of the Blount County rate of $1.5900, per the Tennessee Comptroller's published 2025 property tax rate table. Confirm the current figure for your own parcel with the Blount County Trustee, 347 Court St, Maryville.

Local reference points around the parcels we buy here: Maryville College, Blount County Courthouse, Maryville Greenbelt Park. Nearby markets we also buy land in: Alcoa, Rockford, Friendsville, Seymour.

Where we buy land in Maryville

County
Blount County (seat: Maryville)
ZIP codes
37801, 37803, 37804
Roads and corridors
US-321 (Lamar Alexander Parkway), Broadway Avenue, Washington Street, Montvale Road, US-411
Areas we buy around
Downtown Maryville, Sandy Springs, Montvale, Six Mile, Wildwood, Greenbelt district
Landmarks
Maryville College, Blount County Courthouse, Maryville Greenbelt Park, Foothills Mall site

Why Maryville landowners reach out

  • Acreage in East TennesseeLarger tracts require a close look at access, boundaries, terrain, utilities, and current tax classification. See how those details inform an acreage offer.
  • Farmland or pastureFarm and pasture sales can involve leases, improvements, access, and tax-classification questions. See what information is useful before requesting an offer.
  • Vacant land you no longer wantUnused land can continue creating taxes and maintenance costs even when you have no plans for it. See the options available for selling a vacant parcel.
  • Inherited landInherited land may involve multiple heirs and unfinished estate or title work. Review the documents and ownership questions that can affect a sale.
  • Stop paying taxes on unused landAn unwanted parcel can keep generating tax bills while it remains in your name. Learn what to check before selling land you no longer plan to keep.

Get your Maryville land offer

Cash or monthly payments — we'll price both.

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Land holding cost calculator

What you have actually paid to own a parcel that produces nothing.

Annual tax
$199
Taxes, 10 yrs
$1,988
Upkeep, 10 yrs
$3,000
Paid to own nothing
$4,988

Estimates use Tennessee's 25% assessment ratio for residential and farm property and the county rate shown. Rates change annually and city rates add on top — treat this as a planning estimate, not a tax bill.

An option beyond a lump sum

We also buy on monthly payments

Some land sellers don't want one large check. An installment sale — seller financing — lets you receive payments over months or years instead, with interest, so the gain may be recognized as payments arrive rather than all at once.

  • Predictable monthly income

    A fixed deposit on the same day every month for the length of the term you choose.

  • Spread the tax year

    Taking the full price in one year can push the entire gain into that year. Payments may let gain be recognized as they arrive.

  • No more bills

    No property tax, no mowing, no maintenance. We take those over the day we close.

  • Secured by the property

    The note is secured by a recorded deed of trust against the land itself.

This information is general and educational. We are not attorneys, CPAs, or tax advisors, and nothing on this site is tax or legal advice. Individual results depend on your specific circumstances. Please consult a qualified tax professional before making a decision.

Selling land in Maryville

This information is general and educational. We are not attorneys, CPAs, or tax advisors, and nothing on this site is tax or legal advice. Individual results depend on your specific circumstances. Please consult a qualified tax professional before making a decision.

Get your Maryville land offer in writing

One call or one form. A written, itemized offer with no obligation and no pressure.

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