Property taxes in Tennessee
At $1,516, the median annual property tax bill in Tennessee is 58% below the national figure of $3,580, ranking 43 of 52, with Williamson County the highest county at $2,770.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson County | $2,770 | 0.45% of value |
| 2 | Shelby County | $2,312 | 1.12% of value |
| 3 | Davidson County | $2,232 | 0.63% of value |
| 4 | Sumner County | $1,837 | 0.55% of value |
| 5 | Hamilton County | $1,833 | 0.73% of value |
| 6 | Wilson County | $1,693 | 0.47% of value |
| 7 | Rutherford County | $1,654 | 0.54% of value |
| 8 | Montgomery County | $1,576 | 0.70% of value |
| 9 | Robertson County | $1,503 | 0.55% of value |
| 10 | Cheatham County | $1,427 | 0.54% of value |
| 11 | Maury County | $1,408 | 0.51% of value |
| 12 | Blount County | $1,338 | 0.54% of value |
| 13 | Dickson County | $1,329 | 0.55% of value |
| 14 | Anderson County | $1,319 | 0.68% of value |
| 15 | Coffee County | $1,312 | 0.65% of value |
| 16 | Knox County | $1,300 | 0.52% of value |
| 17 | Washington County | $1,269 | 0.60% of value |
| 18 | Marshall County | $1,262 | 0.58% of value |
| 19 | Putnam County | $1,241 | 0.56% of value |
| 20 | Trousdale County | $1,204 | 0.55% of value |
| 21 | Bedford County | $1,202 | 0.54% of value |
| 22 | Moore County | $1,188 | 0.46% of value |
| 23 | Roane County | $1,166 | 0.60% of value |
| 24 | Sullivan County | $1,159 | 0.67% of value |
| 25 | Franklin County | $1,155 | 0.60% of value |
| 26 | Cannon County | $1,114 | 0.51% of value |
| 27 | Loudon County | $1,112 | 0.42% of value |
| 28 | Tipton County | $1,112 | 0.55% of value |
| 29 | Madison County | $1,101 | 0.64% of value |
| 30 | Bradley County | $1,100 | 0.52% of value |
| 31 | Fayette County | $996 | 0.35% of value |
| 32 | Smith County | $992 | 0.49% of value |
| 33 | Hickman County | $987 | 0.60% of value |
| 34 | Stewart County | $985 | 0.60% of value |
| 35 | Gibson County | $977 | 0.75% of value |
| 36 | Dyer County | $949 | 0.64% of value |
| 37 | Giles County | $938 | 0.54% of value |
| 38 | Jefferson County | $937 | 0.51% of value |
| 39 | Unicoi County | $937 | 0.62% of value |
| 40 | Sequatchie County | $933 | 0.51% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).