The parcel

Address

Walter Mills Road, Sugar Tree, Decatur County, Tennessee 38380

Parcel number

020-017-008.02-000

Acreage

19.74 deeded acres per the Decatur County Assessor. Not surveyed for this offering.

Price

$109,000, offered directly by the owner

Land

Rolling wooded ridge, roughly 468–551 ft elevation, creek in the hollow

Access

Frontage on Walter Mills Road, a county-maintained road, plus an old logging road reaching the back half from Old Highway 69

Restrictions

No subdivision restrictions are recorded against the parcel, and sibling tracts off the same plat are marketed as unrestricted. Your title examination should confirm.

Flood

FEMA Zone X — an area of minimal flood hazard, outside the special flood hazard area. No lender can require flood insurance.

What conveys

Driveway

Long gravel drive from the county road to the building area, with a turnaround

Pad

Level gravel pad approximately 30 × 50 ft

Building

One 12 × 24 wood storage building, as-new, on blocks — a storage building rather than a dwelling

Minerals

The seller makes no representation as to mineral rights; your title examination should determine this

Timber

Standing timber conveys with the land. It has not been cruised, and no value is claimed for it.

Utilities and services

Electricity

Lexington Electric System lists Sugar Tree in its service area. Line-extension cost depends on your intended load — ask them for a written quote.

Water

No public tap is connected. The parcel sits inside North Utility District’s area, so ask them about the frontage; otherwise a well. A 2024 well on this road came in at 400 ft and 15 gpm.

Septic

None installed. Tennessee issues septic construction permits through TDEC following a site and soil evaluation; the state fee is $400 plus a $100 inspection. Owners may do their own installation on their own residence.

Internet

Fibre is reported at a serviceable location about 0.28 miles away; satellite is available everywhere. Get an install quote before closing if it matters to you.

Address

A 911 street address has not yet been assigned — usual for vacant land here. It is a free application to Decatur County 911 and takes about five days.

Taxes

Property tax

$329 for the most recent year. The county rate is $1.6389 per $100 of assessed value, and land is assessed at 25% of appraised value.

Greenbelt

At over fifteen acres of forest the parcel qualifies for Tennessee’s Greenbelt programme, taxing qualifying land on use value. Applications go to the assessor by 15 March, and a forest management plan is required.

State income tax

None. Tennessee repealed its last income tax in 2021.

Transfer tax

37 cents per $100 of consideration, paid by the buyer under Tennessee law — about $403 on this sale.

Planning and permits

Decatur County has no countywide zoning on record and no county building, codes, planning or zoning department. It is a Tennessee State Fire Marshal opt-out jurisdiction, so no building permit is required for a dwelling in the unincorporated county.

State requirements still apply, and they are straightforward: a TDEC septic construction permit, which follows a site and soil evaluation; a state electrical permit and inspection for wiring; and a licensed driller plus a $75 notice before a well. Septic comes first, because the electrical inspector wants to see that application before service is connected.

Worth a phone call