Rutherford County, NC Property Records
Rutherford County has 57,593 parcels on record in the ParcelAtlas database.Of these, 44,199 (77%) are owned by absentee owners — property owners whose mailing address differs from the property address. 23,336 (41%) are vacant or unimproved land, and 8,779 (15%) are owned by out-of-state investors. The average assessed value is $151,012.
58K
Total Parcels
Rutherford County, NC
44K
Absentee Owners
77% of all parcels
23K
Vacant / Unimproved
41% of all parcels
9K
Out-of-State Owners
15% of all parcels
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Data sourced from Rutherford County public assessor records, North Carolina. Refreshed periodically.