Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in Tennessee
Ranked by dollars actually paid rather than by rate. This list looks very different from the rate ranking: expensive coastal counties appear here on the strength of their home values alone, even where the percentage is unremarkable.
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Tennessee ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson County | $2,891 | $673,700 | 0.429% |
| 2 | Davidson County | $2,390 | $386,600 | 0.618% |
| 3 | Shelby County | $2,376 | $229,700 | 1.034% |
| 4 | Sumner County | $1,944 | $364,000 | 0.534% |
| 5 | Hamilton County | $1,888 | $282,100 | 0.669% |
| 6 | Rutherford County | $1,757 | $346,400 | 0.507% |
| 7 | Wilson County | $1,743 | $397,000 | 0.439% |
| 8 | Montgomery County | $1,671 | $248,300 | 0.673% |
| 9 | Robertson County | $1,547 | $296,700 | 0.521% |
| 10 | Cheatham County | $1,479 | $291,400 | 0.508% |
| 11 | Maury County | $1,476 | $307,500 | 0.480% |
| 12 | Blount County | $1,387 | $275,700 | 0.503% |
| 13 | Coffee County | $1,378 | $227,300 | 0.606% |
| 14 | Dickson County | $1,369 | $272,700 | 0.502% |
| 15 | Marshall County | $1,334 | $246,100 | 0.542% |
| 16 | Anderson County | $1,333 | $215,800 | 0.618% |
| 17 | Knox County | $1,332 | $279,700 | 0.476% |
| 18 | Putnam County | $1,299 | $246,800 | 0.526% |
| 19 | Washington County | $1,278 | $231,700 | 0.552% |
| 20 | Bedford County | $1,274 | $255,300 | 0.499% |
| 21 | Moore County | $1,252 | $259,300 | 0.483% |
| 22 | Franklin County | $1,218 | $215,700 | 0.565% |
| 23 | Sullivan County | $1,205 | $190,800 | 0.632% |
| 24 | Trousdale County | $1,200 | $284,100 | 0.422% |
| 25 | Bradley County | $1,174 | $230,800 | 0.509% |
| 26 | Roane County | $1,172 | $212,300 | 0.552% |
| 27 | Loudon County | $1,163 | $292,600 | 0.397% |
| 28 | Madison County | $1,161 | $189,700 | 0.612% |
| 29 | Tipton County | $1,158 | $220,100 | 0.526% |
| 30 | Fayette County | $1,092 | $316,000 | 0.346% |
| 31 | Cannon County | $1,091 | $227,600 | 0.479% |
| 32 | Hickman County | $1,089 | $192,000 | 0.567% |
| 33 | Smith County | $1,047 | $224,500 | 0.466% |
| 34 | Gibson County | $1,016 | $149,700 | 0.679% |
| 35 | Lincoln County | $991 | $209,100 | 0.474% |
| 36 | Jefferson County | $990 | $210,000 | 0.471% |
| 37 | Sequatchie County | $986 | $217,800 | 0.453% |
| 38 | Dyer County | $966 | $159,500 | 0.606% |
| 39 | Unicoi County | $960 | $168,200 | 0.571% |
| 40 | Giles County | $953 | $204,100 | 0.467% |
| 41 | Stewart County | $951 | $182,700 | 0.521% |
| 42 | Hawkins County | $940 | $166,900 | 0.563% |
| 43 | Lawrence County | $940 | $176,700 | 0.532% |
| 44 | Cocke County | $911 | $141,800 | 0.642% |
| 45 | Humphreys County | $895 | $186,900 | 0.479% |
| 46 | Monroe County | $887 | $199,700 | 0.444% |
| 47 | Grainger County | $871 | $172,000 | 0.506% |
| 48 | Crockett County | $865 | $134,100 | 0.645% |
| 49 | Hamblen County | $863 | $188,800 | 0.457% |
| 50 | Houston County | $861 | $150,100 | 0.574% |
| 51 | Macon County | $858 | $211,200 | 0.406% |
| 52 | Haywood County | $854 | $119,600 | 0.714% |
| 53 | Clay County | $841 | $136,900 | 0.614% |
| 54 | Chester County | $837 | $155,200 | 0.539% |
| 55 | Morgan County | $837 | $144,000 | 0.581% |
| 56 | Carter County | $833 | $157,200 | 0.530% |
| 57 | Rhea County | $825 | $178,500 | 0.462% |
| 58 | Sevier County | $815 | $259,500 | 0.314% |
| 59 | Carroll County | $809 | $122,100 | 0.663% |
| 60 | White County | $809 | $190,200 | 0.425% |
| 61 | Lauderdale County | $808 | $122,100 | 0.662% |
| 62 | Greene County | $803 | $186,400 | 0.431% |
| 63 | Lewis County | $795 | $157,800 | 0.504% |
| 64 | Warren County | $777 | $173,900 | 0.447% |
| 65 | Marion County | $771 | $173,600 | 0.444% |
| 66 | Polk County | $770 | $136,400 | 0.565% |
| 67 | Hardeman County | $762 | $116,800 | 0.652% |
| 68 | Lake County | $758 | $107,000 | 0.708% |
| 69 | DeKalb County | $747 | $206,600 | 0.362% |
| 70 | Weakley County | $737 | $136,300 | 0.541% |
| 71 | Henderson County | $732 | $156,000 | 0.469% |
| 72 | Claiborne County | $728 | $148,000 | 0.492% |
| 73 | Meigs County | $727 | $185,500 | 0.392% |
| 74 | Union County | $720 | $186,300 | 0.386% |
| 75 | Benton County | $717 | $123,400 | 0.581% |
| 76 | McMinn County | $707 | $190,400 | 0.371% |
| 77 | Henry County | $700 | $145,200 | 0.482% |
| 78 | Cumberland County | $699 | $228,000 | 0.307% |
| 79 | Obion County | $697 | $122,700 | 0.568% |
| 80 | Wayne County | $683 | $126,600 | 0.539% |
| 81 | Overton County | $676 | $171,700 | 0.394% |
| 82 | Johnson County | $673 | $175,500 | 0.383% |
| 83 | Bledsoe County | $671 | $165,400 | 0.406% |
| 84 | Jackson County | $671 | $135,200 | 0.496% |
| 85 | Hardin County | $666 | $154,000 | 0.432% |
| 86 | Perry County | $660 | $113,800 | 0.580% |
| 87 | Decatur County | $654 | $133,900 | 0.488% |
| 88 | Campbell County | $651 | $169,500 | 0.384% |
| 89 | Scott County | $616 | $116,800 | 0.527% |
| 90 | Pickett County | $606 | $162,200 | 0.374% |
| 91 | Van Buren County | $596 | $149,200 | 0.399% |
| 92 | McNairy County | $589 | $151,100 | 0.390% |
| 93 | Grundy County | $563 | $133,400 | 0.422% |
| 94 | Hancock County | $533 | $118,000 | 0.452% |
| 95 | Fentress County | $519 | $151,800 | 0.342% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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