Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Tennessee
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Tennessee ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fentress County | $183 | 0.342% | $151,800 |
| 2 | Hancock County | $182 | 0.452% | $118,000 |
| 3 | Grundy County | $179 | 0.422% | $133,400 |
| 4 | McNairy County | $177 | 0.390% | $151,100 |
| 5 | Van Buren County | $177 | 0.399% | $149,200 |
| 6 | Pickett County | $176 | 0.374% | $162,200 |
| 7 | Scott County | $175 | 0.527% | $116,800 |
| 8 | Campbell County | $172 | 0.384% | $169,500 |
| 9 | Decatur County | $172 | 0.488% | $133,900 |
| 10 | Perry County | $171 | 0.580% | $113,800 |
| 11 | Hardin County | $171 | 0.432% | $154,000 |
| 12 | Jackson County | $170 | 0.496% | $135,200 |
| 13 | Bledsoe County | $170 | 0.406% | $165,400 |
| 14 | Johnson County | $170 | 0.383% | $175,500 |
| 15 | Overton County | $170 | 0.394% | $171,700 |
| 16 | Wayne County | $169 | 0.539% | $126,600 |
| 17 | Obion County | $168 | 0.568% | $122,700 |
| 18 | Henry County | $168 | 0.482% | $145,200 |
| 19 | Cumberland County | $168 | 0.307% | $228,000 |
| 20 | McMinn County | $167 | 0.371% | $190,400 |
| 21 | Benton County | $166 | 0.581% | $123,400 |
| 22 | Union County | $166 | 0.386% | $186,300 |
| 23 | Meigs County | $166 | 0.392% | $185,500 |
| 24 | Claiborne County | $166 | 0.492% | $148,000 |
| 25 | Henderson County | $165 | 0.469% | $156,000 |
| 26 | Weakley County | $165 | 0.541% | $136,300 |
| 27 | DeKalb County | $164 | 0.362% | $206,600 |
| 28 | Lake County | $163 | 0.708% | $107,000 |
| 29 | Hardeman County | $163 | 0.652% | $116,800 |
| 30 | Polk County | $162 | 0.565% | $136,400 |
| 31 | Marion County | $162 | 0.444% | $173,600 |
| 32 | Warren County | $161 | 0.447% | $173,900 |
| 33 | Lewis County | $160 | 0.504% | $157,800 |
| 34 | Greene County | $159 | 0.431% | $186,400 |
| 35 | Lauderdale County | $159 | 0.662% | $122,100 |
| 36 | White County | $159 | 0.425% | $190,200 |
| 37 | Carroll County | $159 | 0.663% | $122,100 |
| 38 | Sevier County | $158 | 0.314% | $259,500 |
| 39 | Rhea County | $157 | 0.462% | $178,500 |
| 40 | Carter County | $157 | 0.530% | $157,200 |
| 41 | Chester County | $157 | 0.539% | $155,200 |
| 42 | Morgan County | $156 | 0.581% | $144,000 |
| 43 | Clay County | $156 | 0.614% | $136,900 |
| 44 | Haywood County | $155 | 0.714% | $119,600 |
| 45 | Macon County | $155 | 0.406% | $211,200 |
| 46 | Houston County | $154 | 0.574% | $150,100 |
| 47 | Hamblen County | $154 | 0.457% | $188,800 |
| 48 | Crockett County | $154 | 0.645% | $134,100 |
| 49 | Grainger County | $154 | 0.506% | $172,000 |
| 50 | Monroe County | $152 | 0.444% | $199,700 |
| 51 | Humphreys County | $152 | 0.479% | $186,900 |
| 52 | Cocke County | $150 | 0.642% | $141,800 |
| 53 | Hawkins County | $148 | 0.563% | $166,900 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | $148 | 0.532% | $176,700 |
| 55 | Stewart County | $147 | 0.521% | $182,700 |
| 56 | Giles County | $147 | 0.467% | $204,100 |
| 57 | Unicoi County | $146 | 0.571% | $168,200 |
| 58 | Dyer County | $146 | 0.606% | $159,500 |
| 59 | Sequatchie County | $144 | 0.453% | $217,800 |
| 60 | Jefferson County | $144 | 0.471% | $210,000 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | $144 | 0.474% | $209,100 |
| 62 | Gibson County | $142 | 0.679% | $149,700 |
| 63 | Smith County | $139 | 0.466% | $224,500 |
| 64 | Hickman County | $135 | 0.567% | $192,000 |
| 65 | Cannon County | $135 | 0.479% | $227,600 |
| 66 | Fayette County | $135 | 0.346% | $316,000 |
| 67 | Tipton County | $130 | 0.526% | $220,100 |
| 68 | Madison County | $129 | 0.612% | $189,700 |
| 69 | Loudon County | $129 | 0.397% | $292,600 |
| 70 | Roane County | $129 | 0.552% | $212,300 |
| 71 | Bradley County | $128 | 0.509% | $230,800 |
| 72 | Trousdale County | $126 | 0.422% | $284,100 |
| 73 | Sullivan County | $126 | 0.632% | $190,800 |
| 74 | Franklin County | $125 | 0.565% | $215,700 |
| 75 | Moore County | $122 | 0.483% | $259,300 |
| 76 | Bedford County | $120 | 0.499% | $255,300 |
| 77 | Washington County | $120 | 0.552% | $231,700 |
| 78 | Putnam County | $118 | 0.526% | $246,800 |
| 79 | Knox County | $115 | 0.476% | $279,700 |
| 80 | Anderson County | $115 | 0.618% | $215,800 |
| 81 | Marshall County | $115 | 0.542% | $246,100 |
| 82 | Dickson County | $112 | 0.502% | $272,700 |
| 83 | Coffee County | $111 | 0.606% | $227,300 |
| 84 | Blount County | $111 | 0.503% | $275,700 |
| 85 | Maury County | $103 | 0.480% | $307,500 |
| 86 | Cheatham County | $103 | 0.508% | $291,400 |
| 87 | Robertson County | $97 | 0.521% | $296,700 |
| 88 | Montgomery County | $87 | 0.673% | $248,300 |
| 89 | Wilson County | $81 | 0.439% | $397,000 |
| 90 | Rutherford County | $80 | 0.507% | $346,400 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | $69 | 0.669% | $282,100 |
| 92 | Sumner County | $64 | 0.534% | $364,000 |
| 93 | Shelby County | $28 | 1.034% | $229,700 |
| 94 | Davidson County | $27 | 0.618% | $386,600 |
| 95 | Williamson County | $-15 | 0.429% | $673,700 |
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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