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Davidson County property data
Where Davidson County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Nashville.
- 7Cities and towns
- 288,000Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Davidson County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Davidson County Register of Deeds. Deed records are online only by paid subscription at davidsonportal.com ($50 a month for one user), with an index from July 1, 1964 and images back to 1784; copies at the office cost $0.50 a page.
Owners and values
Assessor of Property, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. The Assessor's free property search finds real property by owner, address or parcel ID and shows parcel maps, values, deeds and sales information.
Tax sales
Davidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master. Tax sale dates, terms, the bid authorization form and an excess proceeds list are posted free on the Clerk and Master's website, and tax balances come from the Metropolitan Trustee.
Foreclosure sales
Office of the Metropolitan Trustee (property tax collection). Property tax bills can be checked and paid online through the Trustee; mortgage foreclosure notices are not kept by a county office and are published by the foreclosing trustee.
Parcel maps
Metro Nashville Parcel Viewer. Metro's free Parcel Viewer shows every Davidson County parcel with ownership, zoning, permits and other map layers.
How property is sold here
Davidson County follows Tennessee's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Tennessee guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Tennessee does not sell tax liens or certificates; after a delinquent tax lawsuit, the Chancery Court sells the property itself at a public auction. In Davidson County the Clerk and Master usually holds one sale a month from June to December at the Metro Davidson County Courthouse, with registration from 11:00 a.m. to noon and bidding at noon, and each sale is advertised in the Tennessee Ledger and online first. Buyers pay in full by cashier's check by noon on the Friday after the sale, and the former owner can still redeem the property for a time after the sale.
Foreclosure sales
Most mortgage foreclosures in Davidson County are nonjudicial trustee sales run by the lender's substitute trustee under the deed of trust, not by the sheriff. The notice of sale names the date and place and is published in a local newspaper and online before the sale.
Assessed values
Davidson County reappraises all property every four years, and the most recent countywide reappraisal took effect in 2025.
Transfer tax
Tennessee charges a transfer tax of $3.70 per $1,000 of value on deeds and a mortgage tax of $1.15 per $1,000 (first $2,000 exempt), both paid at the Register of Deeds; Nashville adds no local transfer tax.
Worth knowing
Nashville and Davidson County share one consolidated Metro government, so the Metro Trustee, Assessor and Register of Deeds serve the whole county, including the city.
Worth knowing
At a Davidson County tax sale the opening bid can include other Metro liens, such as demolition or vegetation liens, and Metro usually buys the property itself when no one else bids.
Worth knowing
A tax sale is not final until the Chancellor signs a Final Decree Confirming Sale, which the buyer must record with the Register of Deeds.
Every town in Davidson County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Belle Meade city
- Berry Hill city
- Forest Hills city
- Goodlettsville city
- Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
- Oak Hill city
- Ridgetop city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Davidson County?
Deeds are recorded by the Davidson County Register of Deeds at 300 Deaderick Street in Nashville, by mail or by e-recording. Online access to recorded documents is by paid subscription at davidsonportal.com.
When is the Davidson County tax sale?
The Davidson County Chancery Court Clerk and Master usually holds one delinquent tax sale a month from June to December at the Metro Courthouse, starting at noon. Dates change, so check the Clerk and Master's sale schedule and the Tennessee Ledger ads.
How do I find who owns a property in Davidson County?
Search the Davidson County Assessor of Property's free property search by owner, address or parcel ID, or click the parcel in Metro's Parcel Viewer map.
Are Davidson County property records online?
Yes. Owner, value and sales data and parcel maps are free online, while full recorded deed images need a paid Register of Deeds subscription.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- nashville.gov/departments/register-deeds
- nashville.gov/departments/register-deeds/internet-services
- nashville.gov/departments/register-deeds/recording-services
- nashville.gov/departments/register-deeds/recording-services/filing-fees
- nashville.gov/departments/register-deeds/services/get-copies-deeds-documents
- padctn.org/
- padctn.org/real-property-search/
- padctn.org/real-property/reappraisal/
- nashville.gov/departments/trustee
- chanceryclerkandmaster.nashville.gov/fees/delinquent-tax-sales/
- chanceryclerkandmaster.nashville.gov/fees/property-tax-schedule/
- maps.nashville.gov/ParcelViewer/
Every parcel in Davidson County, on one map
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