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The TaxLienSimple Index / Tennessee

The TaxLienSimple Index · TN · 2026

Tennessee Tax-Lien & Tax-Deed Investing

What Tennessee statute actually pays — return, redemption and bid method — cross-referenced with the live auction inventory we track. Every figure traces to state law or a county source.

55 /100
Tier B National rank #20 of 51
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Sale type
Redeemable Deed
Statutory return / penalty
12% per annum
Redemption period
1 year (shortened to 180/90/30 days for long-delinquent or vacant/abandoned parcels)
Bid method
highest bid (deed)
Sale season
Year-round; court docket dependent
What you buy
Judicial delinquent-tax deed sale

Statutory note. Property is sold by deed to the highest bidder at a court-confirmed sale, subject to a statutory 1-year redemption at 12%.

2,013live parcels tracked
1counties with inventory
#20of 51 jurisdictions
Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors — every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
6,923,772
5-yr population growth
+4.9% growing
Median household income
$64,035
Median age
38.9
Poverty rate
14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$232,100
Median gross rent
$1,047/mo
Owner-occupied
67.1% 32.9% renter
Vacancy rate
11.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$1,356/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.58% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

Unemployment rate
3.6%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
47,463 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
85.7%
Bachelor's degree +
29.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment — school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Risk & opportunity flags

Opportunity Zone tracts
176 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
26
EPA Brownfield sites
311

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Counties we track in Tennessee

#CountyTaxLienSimple IndexLive parcels
1 Shelby County B 58 2,013

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.