PropiTax

Tennessee Property Tax

TN

39thhighest rate of 52

Effective property tax rate

0.58%

0.41pp below the national average of 1.00%

Median home value
$186,300
Median tax paid
$865
Counties
95

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County Rankings

Highest and lowest effective property tax rates among Tennessee's counties.

Highest rates

#CountyRate
1Shelby County1.03%
2Haywood County0.71%
3Lake County0.71%
4Gibson County0.68%
5Montgomery County0.67%
6Hamilton County0.67%
7Carroll County0.66%
8Lauderdale County0.66%
9Hardeman County0.65%
10Crockett County0.65%

Lowest rates

#CountyRate
1Cumberland County0.31%
2Sevier County0.31%
3Fentress County0.34%
4Fayette County0.35%
5DeKalb County0.36%
6McMinn County0.37%
7Pickett County0.37%
8Campbell County0.38%
9Johnson County0.38%
10Union County0.39%

All Counties

Browse property tax data for all 95 counties in Tennessee.

Showing 95 of 95 counties

  • Anderson County
    Rate:0.62%
    Home:$215,800
    Tax:$1,333
  • Bedford County
    Rate:0.50%
    Home:$255,300
    Tax:$1,274
  • Benton County
    Rate:0.58%
    Home:$123,400
    Tax:$717
  • Bledsoe County
    Rate:0.41%
    Home:$165,400
    Tax:$671
  • Blount County
    Rate:0.50%
    Home:$275,700
    Tax:$1,387
  • Bradley County
    Rate:0.51%
    Home:$230,800
    Tax:$1,174
  • Campbell County
    Rate:0.38%
    Home:$169,500
    Tax:$651
  • Cannon County
    Rate:0.48%
    Home:$227,600
    Tax:$1,091
  • Carroll County
    Rate:0.66%
    Home:$122,100
    Tax:$809
  • Carter County
    Rate:0.53%
    Home:$157,200
    Tax:$833
  • Cheatham County
    Rate:0.51%
    Home:$291,400
    Tax:$1,479
  • Chester County
    Rate:0.54%
    Home:$155,200
    Tax:$837
  • Claiborne County
    Rate:0.49%
    Home:$148,000
    Tax:$728
  • Clay County
    Rate:0.61%
    Home:$136,900
    Tax:$841
  • Cocke County
    Rate:0.64%
    Home:$141,800
    Tax:$911
  • Coffee County
    Rate:0.61%
    Home:$227,300
    Tax:$1,378
  • Crockett County
    Rate:0.65%
    Home:$134,100
    Tax:$865
  • Cumberland County
    Rate:0.31%
    Home:$228,000
    Tax:$699
  • Davidson County
    Rate:0.62%
    Home:$386,600
    Tax:$2,390
  • Decatur County
    Rate:0.49%
    Home:$133,900
    Tax:$654
  • DeKalb County
    Rate:0.36%
    Home:$206,600
    Tax:$747
  • Dickson County
    Rate:0.50%
    Home:$272,700
    Tax:$1,369
  • Dyer County
    Rate:0.61%
    Home:$159,500
    Tax:$966
  • Fayette County
    Rate:0.35%
    Home:$316,000
    Tax:$1,092
  • Fentress County
    Rate:0.34%
    Home:$151,800
    Tax:$519
  • Franklin County
    Rate:0.56%
    Home:$215,700
    Tax:$1,218
  • Gibson County
    Rate:0.68%
    Home:$149,700
    Tax:$1,016
  • Giles County
    Rate:0.47%
    Home:$204,100
    Tax:$953
  • Grainger County
    Rate:0.51%
    Home:$172,000
    Tax:$871
  • Greene County
    Rate:0.43%
    Home:$186,400
    Tax:$803
  • Grundy County
    Rate:0.42%
    Home:$133,400
    Tax:$563
  • Hamblen County
    Rate:0.46%
    Home:$188,800
    Tax:$863
  • Hamilton County
    Rate:0.67%
    Home:$282,100
    Tax:$1,888
  • Hancock County
    Rate:0.45%
    Home:$118,000
    Tax:$533
  • Hardeman County
    Rate:0.65%
    Home:$116,800
    Tax:$762
  • Hardin County
    Rate:0.43%
    Home:$154,000
    Tax:$666
  • Hawkins County
    Rate:0.56%
    Home:$166,900
    Tax:$940
  • Haywood County
    Rate:0.71%
    Home:$119,600
    Tax:$854
  • Henderson County
    Rate:0.47%
    Home:$156,000
    Tax:$732
  • Henry County
    Rate:0.48%
    Home:$145,200
    Tax:$700
  • Hickman County
    Rate:0.57%
    Home:$192,000
    Tax:$1,089
  • Houston County
    Rate:0.57%
    Home:$150,100
    Tax:$861
  • Humphreys County
    Rate:0.48%
    Home:$186,900
    Tax:$895
  • Jackson County
    Rate:0.50%
    Home:$135,200
    Tax:$671
  • Jefferson County
    Rate:0.47%
    Home:$210,000
    Tax:$990
  • Johnson County
    Rate:0.38%
    Home:$175,500
    Tax:$673
  • Knox County
    Rate:0.48%
    Home:$279,700
    Tax:$1,332
  • Lake County
    Rate:0.71%
    Home:$107,000
    Tax:$758
  • Lauderdale County
    Rate:0.66%
    Home:$122,100
    Tax:$808
  • Lawrence County
    Rate:0.53%
    Home:$176,700
    Tax:$940
  • Lewis County
    Rate:0.50%
    Home:$157,800
    Tax:$795
  • Lincoln County
    Rate:0.47%
    Home:$209,100
    Tax:$991
  • Loudon County
    Rate:0.40%
    Home:$292,600
    Tax:$1,163
  • Macon County
    Rate:0.41%
    Home:$211,200
    Tax:$858
  • Madison County
    Rate:0.61%
    Home:$189,700
    Tax:$1,161
  • Marion County
    Rate:0.44%
    Home:$173,600
    Tax:$771
  • Marshall County
    Rate:0.54%
    Home:$246,100
    Tax:$1,334
  • Maury County
    Rate:0.48%
    Home:$307,500
    Tax:$1,476
  • McMinn County
    Rate:0.37%
    Home:$190,400
    Tax:$707
  • McNairy County
    Rate:0.39%
    Home:$151,100
    Tax:$589
  • Meigs County
    Rate:0.39%
    Home:$185,500
    Tax:$727
  • Monroe County
    Rate:0.44%
    Home:$199,700
    Tax:$887
  • Montgomery County
    Rate:0.67%
    Home:$248,300
    Tax:$1,671
  • Moore County
    Rate:0.48%
    Home:$259,300
    Tax:$1,252
  • Morgan County
    Rate:0.58%
    Home:$144,000
    Tax:$837
  • Obion County
    Rate:0.57%
    Home:$122,700
    Tax:$697
  • Overton County
    Rate:0.39%
    Home:$171,700
    Tax:$676
  • Perry County
    Rate:0.58%
    Home:$113,800
    Tax:$660
  • Pickett County
    Rate:0.37%
    Home:$162,200
    Tax:$606
  • Polk County
    Rate:0.56%
    Home:$136,400
    Tax:$770
  • Putnam County
    Rate:0.53%
    Home:$246,800
    Tax:$1,299
  • Rhea County
    Rate:0.46%
    Home:$178,500
    Tax:$825
  • Roane County
    Rate:0.55%
    Home:$212,300
    Tax:$1,172
  • Robertson County
    Rate:0.52%
    Home:$296,700
    Tax:$1,547
  • Rutherford County
    Rate:0.51%
    Home:$346,400
    Tax:$1,757
  • Scott County
    Rate:0.53%
    Home:$116,800
    Tax:$616
  • Sequatchie County
    Rate:0.45%
    Home:$217,800
    Tax:$986
  • Sevier County
    Rate:0.31%
    Home:$259,500
    Tax:$815
  • Shelby County
    Rate:1.03%
    Home:$229,700
    Tax:$2,376
  • Smith County
    Rate:0.47%
    Home:$224,500
    Tax:$1,047
  • Stewart County
    Rate:0.52%
    Home:$182,700
    Tax:$951
  • Sullivan County
    Rate:0.63%
    Home:$190,800
    Tax:$1,205
  • Sumner County
    Rate:0.53%
    Home:$364,000
    Tax:$1,944
  • Tipton County
    Rate:0.53%
    Home:$220,100
    Tax:$1,158
  • Trousdale County
    Rate:0.42%
    Home:$284,100
    Tax:$1,200
  • Unicoi County
    Rate:0.57%
    Home:$168,200
    Tax:$960
  • Union County
    Rate:0.39%
    Home:$186,300
    Tax:$720
  • Van Buren County
    Rate:0.40%
    Home:$149,200
    Tax:$596
  • Warren County
    Rate:0.45%
    Home:$173,900
    Tax:$777
  • Washington County
    Rate:0.55%
    Home:$231,700
    Tax:$1,278
  • Wayne County
    Rate:0.54%
    Home:$126,600
    Tax:$683
  • Weakley County
    Rate:0.54%
    Home:$136,300
    Tax:$737
  • White County
    Rate:0.43%
    Home:$190,200
    Tax:$809
  • Williamson County
    Rate:0.43%
    Home:$673,700
    Tax:$2,891
  • Wilson County
    Rate:0.44%
    Home:$397,000
    Tax:$1,743

Tennessee Property Tax FAQ

Common questions about property taxes in Tennessee, answered with current data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Property tax in Tennessee is calculated by multiplying your home's assessed value by the local effective tax rate. The state-wide effective rate is 0.58%, but rates vary significantly by county. Each county applies its own assessment ratio and mill rate, so the actual rate you pay depends on where you live within Tennessee.

The population-weighted effective property tax rate in Tennessee is 0.58%. Based on the median home value of $186,300, a typical homeowner pays around $865 per year in property tax. This figure is calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data across all 95 counties in Tennessee.

Cumberland County has the lowest effective property tax rate in Tennessee at 0.31%. The median home value there is $228,000, with a median annual tax of $699.

Shelby County has the highest effective property tax rate in Tennessee at 1.03%. The median home value there is $229,700, with a median annual tax of $2,376.

The U.S. national population-weighted average effective property tax rate is 1.00%. Tennessee's rate of 0.58% is 0.41 percentage points below the national average. This means Tennessee homeowners typically pay less in property tax than the average American homeowner, relative to home value.