Tennessee property tax rates
Homeowners in Tennessee typically pay about 0.50% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 43rd highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.
Typical effective rate
0.50%
46% below the U.S. median
Median tax paid
$1,442
per year
Median home value
$286,700
Counties covered
95
95 with a rate
Within Tennessee, the effective rate ranges from 0.98% in Shelby County down to 0.28% in Sevier County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.
Official Tennessee resource: Tennessee Comptroller — Property Assessments. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.
All Tennessee counties
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| In-state | County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Anderson County | 0.54% | $1,289 | $239,400 |
| 43 | Bedford County | 0.48% | $1,345 | $281,200 |
| 42 | Benton County | 0.48% | $738 | $153,600 |
| 87 | Bledsoe County | 0.36% | $688 | $189,400 |
| 55 | Blount County | 0.45% | $1,453 | $320,500 |
| 56 | Bradley County | 0.45% | $1,187 | $261,900 |
| 85 | Campbell County | 0.37% | $691 | $186,500 |
| 69 | Cannon County | 0.43% | $1,073 | $252,000 |
| 13 | Carroll County | 0.58% | $821 | $142,400 |
| 30 | Carter County | 0.51% | $864 | $168,200 |
| 48 | Cheatham County | 0.47% | $1,582 | $338,700 |
| 28 | Chester County | 0.52% | $856 | $164,400 |
| 35 | Claiborne County | 0.49% | $777 | $159,900 |
| 16 | Clay County | 0.56% | $769 | $136,400 |
| 15 | Cocke County | 0.57% | $898 | $158,100 |
| 14 | Coffee County | 0.57% | $1,407 | $246,800 |
| 11 | Crockett County | 0.59% | $930 | $158,900 |
| 94 | Cumberland County | 0.29% | $730 | $250,500 |
| 9 | Davidson County | 0.60% | $2,506 | $417,400 |
| 52 | Decatur County | 0.46% | $644 | $139,600 |
| 89 | DeKalb County | 0.35% | $824 | $235,500 |
| 49 | Dickson County | 0.47% | $1,431 | $306,400 |
| 4 | Dyer County | 0.63% | $1,047 | $166,400 |
| 91 | Fayette County | 0.33% | $1,140 | $340,800 |
| 93 | Fentress County | 0.32% | $535 | $168,200 |
| 22 | Franklin County | 0.53% | $1,246 | $236,900 |
| 3 | Gibson County | 0.66% | $1,039 | $156,900 |
| 70 | Giles County | 0.42% | $989 | $234,300 |
| 44 | Grainger County | 0.48% | $901 | $189,200 |
| 65 | Greene County | 0.43% | $890 | $207,500 |
| 84 | Grundy County | 0.38% | $586 | $154,000 |
| 75 | Hamblen County | 0.41% | $862 | $210,900 |
| 7 | Hamilton County | 0.62% | $1,925 | $312,800 |
| 61 | Hancock County | 0.45% | $599 | $134,500 |
| 5 | Hardeman County | 0.63% | $764 | $121,700 |
| 74 | Hardin County | 0.41% | $658 | $160,400 |
| 18 | Hawkins County | 0.54% | $956 | $176,300 |
| 6 | Haywood County | 0.62% | $952 | $152,400 |
| 39 | Henderson County | 0.48% | $794 | $164,800 |
| 62 | Henry County | 0.44% | $705 | $160,200 |
| 51 | Hickman County | 0.46% | $1,038 | $224,100 |
| 20 | Houston County | 0.54% | $929 | $172,700 |
| 45 | Humphreys County | 0.48% | $921 | $193,400 |
| 54 | Jackson County | 0.46% | $710 | $155,500 |
| 67 | Jefferson County | 0.43% | $978 | $229,300 |
| 79 | Johnson County | 0.40% | $710 | $178,600 |
| 68 | Knox County | 0.43% | $1,367 | $320,900 |
| 2 | Lake County | 0.67% | $653 | $97,900 |
| 10 | Lauderdale County | 0.59% | $844 | $143,200 |
| 23 | Lawrence County | 0.53% | $1,021 | $194,400 |
| 46 | Lewis County | 0.48% | $824 | $173,400 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | 0.45% | $1,038 | $229,700 |
| 92 | Loudon County | 0.33% | $1,162 | $348,000 |
| 80 | Macon County | 0.39% | $874 | $225,700 |
| 17 | Madison County | 0.56% | $1,185 | $211,800 |
| 66 | Marion County | 0.43% | $833 | $195,200 |
| 40 | Marshall County | 0.48% | $1,346 | $279,800 |
| 60 | Maury County | 0.45% | $1,588 | $355,700 |
| 88 | McMinn County | 0.35% | $748 | $211,800 |
| 83 | McNairy County | 0.38% | $619 | $161,800 |
| 82 | Meigs County | 0.39% | $693 | $180,000 |
| 73 | Monroe County | 0.41% | $934 | $227,500 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 0.61% | $1,697 | $280,200 |
| 59 | Moore County | 0.45% | $1,288 | $285,300 |
| 26 | Morgan County | 0.52% | $871 | $166,300 |
| 29 | Obion County | 0.52% | $690 | $133,600 |
| 81 | Overton County | 0.39% | $669 | $173,200 |
| 21 | Perry County | 0.53% | $675 | $126,900 |
| 76 | Pickett County | 0.41% | $728 | $178,500 |
| 33 | Polk County | 0.50% | $856 | $169,900 |
| 37 | Putnam County | 0.48% | $1,363 | $282,500 |
| 64 | Rhea County | 0.43% | $894 | $206,000 |
| 24 | Roane County | 0.53% | $1,223 | $232,900 |
| 47 | Robertson County | 0.47% | $1,577 | $335,000 |
| 41 | Rutherford County | 0.48% | $1,839 | $382,600 |
| 31 | Scott County | 0.51% | $632 | $124,900 |
| 58 | Sequatchie County | 0.45% | $1,051 | $232,600 |
| 95 | Sevier County | 0.28% | $824 | $299,000 |
| 1 | Shelby County | 0.98% | $2,429 | $249,100 |
| 50 | Smith County | 0.47% | $1,136 | $243,800 |
| 53 | Stewart County | 0.46% | $939 | $204,700 |
| 12 | Sullivan County | 0.58% | $1,234 | $213,300 |
| 32 | Sumner County | 0.51% | $1,987 | $393,100 |
| 34 | Tipton County | 0.50% | $1,211 | $240,600 |
| 90 | Trousdale County | 0.35% | $1,166 | $337,600 |
| 25 | Unicoi County | 0.52% | $994 | $189,600 |
| 86 | Union County | 0.37% | $752 | $204,000 |
| 63 | Van Buren County | 0.44% | $693 | $159,200 |
| 72 | Warren County | 0.42% | $805 | $192,900 |
| 27 | Washington County | 0.52% | $1,302 | $249,000 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 0.49% | $635 | $130,700 |
| 38 | Weakley County | 0.48% | $729 | $151,200 |
| 77 | White County | 0.40% | $838 | $207,200 |
| 78 | Williamson County | 0.40% | $3,004 | $751,900 |
| 71 | Wilson County | 0.42% | $1,787 | $428,000 |
A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.