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Tennessee property records and tax lookups

Who holds it: County Assessor of Property appraises and classifies property and sets assessments1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Looking up a property and appealing a value
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Tennessee
  4. How Tennessee handles it
  5. Property records in Tennessee counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Statewide lookup

Tennessee Property Assessment Data (TPAD), assessment.cot.tn.gov/TPAD — assessor data for 86 of 95 counties; the other 9 are linked to county sites2

Looking up a property and appealing a value

Appealing a value
1) County Board of Equalization (usually convenes June 1; contact the county assessor for deadlines); 2) State Board of Equalization: file by August 1 of the tax year or within 45 days of the county board's notice, whichever is later; hearing before an administrative judge; 3) chancery court within 60 days of the State Board's final order3

More details

Rates
Tax rates set by the county commission and city governing bodies1
State oversight
Comptroller's Division of Property Assessments monitors assessors; State Board of Equalization sets policy and hears appeals beyond the county level1
Reappraisal
Countywide reappraisal on a 6-, 5- or 4-year cycle1
County board
County board of equalization generally convenes its regular session June 1 (Shelby County: May 1)4
Deeds: who holds it
County Register of Deeds (an elected office in each of the 95 counties)5
Deeds: how to search
Search at the county Register of Deeds office or its online system; systems differ by county (e.g., Davidson: land-records system at www.davidsonportal.com, sign-up with credit card information; Shelby: online Property Search at search.register.shelby.tn.us/…)6
Maps: state GIS portal
STS-GIS (Dept. of Finance & Administration, Strategic Technology Solutions): tn.gov/finance/sts-gis.html; GIS applications, the Tennessee Base Mapping Program and GIS data (free to state government institutions; private organizations may buy data for contractual work that benefits the State)7
Maps: parcel data
Comptroller Geographic Services: downloadable county parcel shapefiles (Esri format) with assessment tables, updated weekly; usable for any purpose; not for Chester, Davidson, Hamilton, Hickman, Knox, Montgomery, Rutherford, Shelby and Williamson (contact those counties)8

How Tennessee handles it

  • Assessment data for 9 counties (Chester, Davidson, Hamilton, Hickman, Knox, Montgomery, Rutherford, Shelby, Williamson) is kept by the counties, not the Comptroller; TPAD links out for those counties8

Property records in Tennessee counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Blount CountyBlount County Property Assessor10Property search9—
Bradley CountyBradley County Assessor of Property12Property search11—
Davidson CountyAssessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County14Property search13Free search—
Hamilton CountyHamilton County Assessor of Property16Property search15—
Knox CountyProperty Assessor17Property search17—
Madison CountyMadison County Assessor of Property19Property search18—
Maury CountyMaury County Assessor of Property21Property search20—
Montgomery CountyAssessor of Property22Property search22—
Putnam CountyProperty Assessor24Property search23—
Rutherford CountyRutherford County Property Assessor26Property search25—
Sevier CountySevier County Property Assessor28Property search27—
Shelby CountyShelby County Assessor of Property29Property search29—
Sullivan CountyProperty Assessor30Property search30—
Sumner CountySumner County Assessor of Property32Property search31—
Washington CountyAssessor of Property34Property search33—
Williamson CountyWilliamson County Assessor of Property35Property search35—
Wilson CountyAssessor of Property37Property search36—

For any other county, see the county list on the Tennessee guide.

Official warnings

  • Davidson County offers free Property Alert sign-up to catch fraudulent filings6

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Tennessee office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: property and tax records in every state. Everything else in Tennessee: Tennessee public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Assessment vs TaxationTennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessmentschecked November 4, 2026
  2. Tennessee Property Assessment Data (TPAD)Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasurychecked November 4, 2026
  3. Appealing to the State Board of EqualizationTennessee State Board of Equalization (Comptroller)checked November 4, 2026
  4. County Boards of EqualizationTennessee State Board of Equalization (Comptroller)checked November 4, 2026
  5. Register of Deeds (CTAS-59)University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS), e-Lichecked November 4, 2026
  6. Register of DeedsMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson Countychecked November 4, 2026
  7. STS GISTennessee Department of Finance & Administration, Strategic Technology Solutionschecked November 4, 2026
  8. Parcel DataTennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Geographic Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  9. Property AssessorBlount County, TNchecked November 4, 2026
  10. Blount County, TN homeBlount County, TNchecked November 4, 2026
  11. Bradley County Assessor's Office homeBradley County Assessor of Propertychecked November 4, 2026
  12. Bradley County, TN home pageBradley County Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Real Property SearchDavidson County Assessor of Propertychecked November 4, 2026
  14. Assessor of PropertyMetro Nashvillechecked November 4, 2026
  15. Assessor of Property property searchHamilton County Assessor of Propertychecked November 4, 2026
  16. Assessor of PropertyHamilton County Assessor of Propertychecked November 4, 2026
  17. Knox County Tennessee Government (home)Knox County, Tennesseechecked November 4, 2026
  18. Search Property TaxesMadison County, Tennesseechecked November 7, 2026
  19. Site MapMadison County, Tennesseechecked November 7, 2026
  20. Register of DeedsMaury Countychecked November 4, 2026
  21. Departments A - HMaury Countychecked November 4, 2026
  22. Tn-mon-assessorMontgomery County Government, TNchecked November 4, 2026
  23. Property AssessorPutnam Countychecked November 8, 2026
  24. Departments (county department list)Putnam Countychecked November 8, 2026
  25. Parcel DataTennessee Comptroller of the Treasurychecked November 4, 2026
  26. Rutherford County homeRutherford County Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  27. Property AssessorSevier County, Tennesseearchived copychecked November 7, 2026
  28. Welcome to Sevier County, TN (home)Sevier County, Tennesseearchived copychecked November 7, 2026
  29. Parcel DataTennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Geographic Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  30. Sullivan County: property-assessorSullivan County, Tennesseechecked November 5, 2026
  31. Sumner County homechecked November 4, 2026
  32. Assessor of Propertychecked November 4, 2026
  33. Tennessee Property Assessment Data (TPAD)Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasurychecked November 5, 2026
  34. Washington County TN: property-assessorWashington County, Tennesseechecked November 5, 2026
  35. Property AssessorWilliamson Countychecked November 4, 2026
  36. Tennessee Comptroller TPADchecked November 4, 2026
  37. Property AssessorWilson County, Tennesseechecked November 4, 2026