Tennessee closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in Tennessee.

TN transfer tax is $0.37/$100.

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Reference breakdown

On a $300,000 Tennessee home sold the traditional way.

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.37%)$1,110

Owner's title insurance (0.45%)$1,350

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$750

Pre-listing repairs (1%)$3,000

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$23,910

Net to seller$276,090

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in Tennessee, the buyer typically pays all closing costs and there's no agent commission — so the discount from retail is your only "fee." Many sellers net more after the math, especially when repair budgets are factored in.

Tennessee cities

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Memphis

Pop. 702,879

Nashville

Pop. 434,265

Knoxville

Pop. 396,419

Chattanooga

Pop. 199,460

Murfreesboro

Pop. 158,277

Clarksville

Pop. 155,639

Franklin

Pop. 94,367

Johnson City

Pop. 91,387

Cleveland

Pop. 90,277

Jackson

Pop. 86,738

Kingsport

Pop. 86,389

Antioch

Pop. 81,944

Maryville

Pop. 81,589

Cordova

Pop. 77,607

Cookeville

Pop. 64,055

Hendersonville

Pop. 60,280

Lebanon

Pop. 55,159

Columbia

Pop. 54,353

Smyrna

Pop. 51,973

Sevierville

Pop. 51,503

Morristown

Pop. 51,282

Crossville

Pop. 51,146

Brentwood

Pop. 51,034

Collierville

Pop. 48,641

Mount Juliet

Pop. 48,107

Greeneville

Pop. 44,451

Gallatin

Pop. 43,709

Hixson

Pop. 42,128

Germantown

Pop. 40,219

Arlington

Pop. 39,470

Bristol

Pop. 38,407

Hermitage

Pop. 37,929

Madison

Pop. 36,959

Elizabethton

Pop. 34,390

Ooltewah

Pop. 33,075

Mcminnville

Pop. 33,063

Shelbyville

Pop. 32,686

La Vergne

Pop. 32,310

Goodlettsville

Pop. 29,970

Oak Ridge

Pop. 29,828

Spring Hill

Pop. 29,070

Springfield

Pop. 28,918

Millington

Pop. 28,228

Dyersburg

Pop. 27,815

Dickson

Pop. 27,780

Jonesborough

Pop. 27,349

Soddy Daisy

Pop. 26,423

Lenoir City

Pop. 26,349

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