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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Property Tax Bills in Tennessee

The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.

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Tennessee ranked

#County Annual taxMedian homeEffective rate
1 Fentress County $519$151,8000.342%
2 Hancock County $533$118,0000.452%
3 Grundy County $563$133,4000.422%
4 McNairy County $589$151,1000.390%
5 Van Buren County $596$149,2000.399%
6 Pickett County $606$162,2000.374%
7 Scott County $616$116,8000.527%
8 Campbell County $651$169,5000.384%
9 Decatur County $654$133,9000.488%
10 Perry County $660$113,8000.580%
11 Hardin County $666$154,0000.432%
12 Bledsoe County $671$165,4000.406%
13 Jackson County $671$135,2000.496%
14 Johnson County $673$175,5000.383%
15 Overton County $676$171,7000.394%
16 Wayne County $683$126,6000.539%
17 Obion County $697$122,7000.568%
18 Cumberland County $699$228,0000.307%
19 Henry County $700$145,2000.482%
20 McMinn County $707$190,4000.371%
21 Benton County $717$123,4000.581%
22 Union County $720$186,3000.386%
23 Meigs County $727$185,5000.392%
24 Claiborne County $728$148,0000.492%
25 Henderson County $732$156,0000.469%
26 Weakley County $737$136,3000.541%
27 DeKalb County $747$206,6000.362%
28 Lake County $758$107,0000.708%
29 Hardeman County $762$116,8000.652%
30 Polk County $770$136,4000.565%
31 Marion County $771$173,6000.444%
32 Warren County $777$173,9000.447%
33 Lewis County $795$157,8000.504%
34 Greene County $803$186,4000.431%
35 Lauderdale County $808$122,1000.662%
36 Carroll County $809$122,1000.663%
37 White County $809$190,2000.425%
38 Sevier County $815$259,5000.314%
39 Rhea County $825$178,5000.462%
40 Carter County $833$157,2000.530%
41 Chester County $837$155,2000.539%
42 Morgan County $837$144,0000.581%
43 Clay County $841$136,9000.614%
44 Haywood County $854$119,6000.714%
45 Macon County $858$211,2000.406%
46 Houston County $861$150,1000.574%
47 Hamblen County $863$188,8000.457%
48 Crockett County $865$134,1000.645%
49 Grainger County $871$172,0000.506%
50 Monroe County $887$199,7000.444%
51 Humphreys County $895$186,9000.479%
52 Cocke County $911$141,8000.642%
53 Hawkins County $940$166,9000.563%
54 Lawrence County $940$176,7000.532%
55 Stewart County $951$182,7000.521%
56 Giles County $953$204,1000.467%
57 Unicoi County $960$168,2000.571%
58 Dyer County $966$159,5000.606%
59 Sequatchie County $986$217,8000.453%
60 Jefferson County $990$210,0000.471%
61 Lincoln County $991$209,1000.474%
62 Gibson County $1,016$149,7000.679%
63 Smith County $1,047$224,5000.466%
64 Hickman County $1,089$192,0000.567%
65 Cannon County $1,091$227,6000.479%
66 Fayette County $1,092$316,0000.346%
67 Tipton County $1,158$220,1000.526%
68 Madison County $1,161$189,7000.612%
69 Loudon County $1,163$292,6000.397%
70 Roane County $1,172$212,3000.552%
71 Bradley County $1,174$230,8000.509%
72 Trousdale County $1,200$284,1000.422%
73 Sullivan County $1,205$190,8000.632%
74 Franklin County $1,218$215,7000.565%
75 Moore County $1,252$259,3000.483%
76 Bedford County $1,274$255,3000.499%
77 Washington County $1,278$231,7000.552%
78 Putnam County $1,299$246,8000.526%
79 Knox County $1,332$279,7000.476%
80 Anderson County $1,333$215,8000.618%
81 Marshall County $1,334$246,1000.542%
82 Dickson County $1,369$272,7000.502%
83 Coffee County $1,378$227,3000.606%
84 Blount County $1,387$275,7000.503%
85 Maury County $1,476$307,5000.480%
86 Cheatham County $1,479$291,4000.508%
87 Robertson County $1,547$296,7000.521%
88 Montgomery County $1,671$248,3000.673%
89 Wilson County $1,743$397,0000.439%
90 Rutherford County $1,757$346,4000.507%
91 Hamilton County $1,888$282,1000.669%
92 Sumner County $1,944$364,0000.534%
93 Shelby County $2,376$229,7001.034%
94 Davidson County $2,390$386,6000.618%
95 Williamson County $2,891$673,7000.429%

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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