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Lowest property taxes in Tennessee: Census estimated rates

Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.

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Tennessee county ranking

95 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.

Tennessee counties, lowest estimated rates first (2020–2024)
RankCountyEstimated effective rateMedian home valueMedian annual taxes paidOwner-occupied unitsCensus sources
1Sevier County, TN0.28%$299,000$82428,519Value / Tax / Units
2Cumberland County, TN0.29%$250,500$73022,614Value / Tax / Units
3Fentress County, TN0.32%$168,200$5356,466Value / Tax / Units
4Loudon County, TN0.33%$348,000$1,16219,311Value / Tax / Units
5Fayette County, TN0.33%$340,800$1,14014,014Value / Tax / Units
6Trousdale County, TN0.35%$337,600$1,1662,755Value / Tax / Units
7DeKalb County, TN0.35%$235,500$8246,282Value / Tax / Units
8McMinn County, TN0.35%$211,800$74816,078Value / Tax / Units
9Bledsoe County, TN0.36%$189,400$6884,008Value / Tax / Units
10Union County, TN0.37%$204,000$7526,360Value / Tax / Units
11Campbell County, TN0.37%$186,500$69111,893Value / Tax / Units
12Grundy County, TN0.38%$154,000$5864,320Value / Tax / Units
13McNairy County, TN0.38%$161,800$6197,925Value / Tax / Units
14Meigs County, TN0.39%$180,000$6934,238Value / Tax / Units
15Overton County, TN0.39%$173,200$6696,978Value / Tax / Units
16Macon County, TN0.39%$225,700$8746,938Value / Tax / Units
17Johnson County, TN0.40%$178,600$7105,655Value / Tax / Units
18Williamson County, TN0.40%$751,900$3,00472,671Value / Tax / Units
19White County, TN0.40%$207,200$8388,630Value / Tax / Units
20Pickett County, TN0.41%$178,500$7281,808Value / Tax / Units
21Hamblen County, TN0.41%$210,900$86218,239Value / Tax / Units
22Hardin County, TN0.41%$160,400$6588,580Value / Tax / Units
23Monroe County, TN0.41%$227,500$93414,225Value / Tax / Units
24Warren County, TN0.42%$192,900$80511,738Value / Tax / Units
25Wilson County, TN0.42%$428,000$1,78745,547Value / Tax / Units
26Giles County, TN0.42%$234,300$9898,839Value / Tax / Units
27Cannon County, TN0.43%$252,000$1,0734,527Value / Tax / Units
28Knox County, TN0.43%$320,900$1,367131,117Value / Tax / Units
29Jefferson County, TN0.43%$229,300$97816,542Value / Tax / Units
30Marion County, TN0.43%$195,200$8339,322Value / Tax / Units
31Greene County, TN0.43%$207,500$89021,899Value / Tax / Units
32Rhea County, TN0.43%$206,000$8949,632Value / Tax / Units
33Van Buren County, TN0.44%$159,200$6932,220Value / Tax / Units
34Henry County, TN0.44%$160,200$7059,891Value / Tax / Units
35Hancock County, TN0.45%$134,500$5992,110Value / Tax / Units
36Maury County, TN0.45%$355,700$1,58829,995Value / Tax / Units
37Moore County, TN0.45%$285,300$1,2882,260Value / Tax / Units
38Sequatchie County, TN0.45%$232,600$1,0514,832Value / Tax / Units
39Lincoln County, TN0.45%$229,700$1,03811,259Value / Tax / Units
40Bradley County, TN0.45%$261,900$1,18728,650Value / Tax / Units
41Blount County, TN0.45%$320,500$1,45342,744Value / Tax / Units
42Jackson County, TN0.46%$155,500$7103,888Value / Tax / Units
43Stewart County, TN0.46%$204,700$9394,315Value / Tax / Units
44Decatur County, TN0.46%$139,600$6443,396Value / Tax / Units
45Hickman County, TN0.46%$224,100$1,0387,475Value / Tax / Units
46Smith County, TN0.47%$243,800$1,1366,100Value / Tax / Units
47Dickson County, TN0.47%$306,400$1,43117,465Value / Tax / Units
48Cheatham County, TN0.47%$338,700$1,58213,273Value / Tax / Units
49Robertson County, TN0.47%$335,000$1,57721,932Value / Tax / Units
50Lewis County, TN0.48%$173,400$8244,414Value / Tax / Units
51Humphreys County, TN0.48%$193,400$9215,671Value / Tax / Units
52Grainger County, TN0.48%$189,200$9017,450Value / Tax / Units
53Bedford County, TN0.48%$281,200$1,34514,017Value / Tax / Units
54Benton County, TN0.48%$153,600$7385,351Value / Tax / Units
55Rutherford County, TN0.48%$382,600$1,83983,895Value / Tax / Units
56Marshall County, TN0.48%$279,800$1,34610,463Value / Tax / Units
57Henderson County, TN0.48%$164,800$7947,992Value / Tax / Units
58Weakley County, TN0.48%$151,200$7298,874Value / Tax / Units
59Putnam County, TN0.48%$282,500$1,36320,562Value / Tax / Units
60Wayne County, TN0.49%$130,700$6354,796Value / Tax / Units
61Claiborne County, TN0.49%$159,900$7779,906Value / Tax / Units
62Tipton County, TN0.50%$240,600$1,21117,294Value / Tax / Units
63Polk County, TN0.50%$169,900$8566,206Value / Tax / Units
64Sumner County, TN0.51%$393,100$1,98756,545Value / Tax / Units
65Scott County, TN0.51%$124,900$6326,265Value / Tax / Units
66Carter County, TN0.51%$168,200$86418,366Value / Tax / Units
67Obion County, TN0.52%$133,600$6908,533Value / Tax / Units
68Chester County, TN0.52%$164,400$8564,850Value / Tax / Units
69Washington County, TN0.52%$249,000$1,30236,636Value / Tax / Units
70Morgan County, TN0.52%$166,300$8716,102Value / Tax / Units
71Unicoi County, TN0.52%$189,600$9945,682Value / Tax / Units
72Roane County, TN0.53%$232,900$1,22317,801Value / Tax / Units
73Lawrence County, TN0.53%$194,400$1,02113,177Value / Tax / Units
74Franklin County, TN0.53%$236,900$1,24613,503Value / Tax / Units
75Perry County, TN0.53%$126,900$6752,665Value / Tax / Units
76Houston County, TN0.54%$172,700$9292,715Value / Tax / Units
77Anderson County, TN0.54%$239,400$1,28923,484Value / Tax / Units
78Hawkins County, TN0.54%$176,300$95618,883Value / Tax / Units
79Madison County, TN0.56%$211,800$1,18524,898Value / Tax / Units
80Clay County, TN0.56%$136,400$7692,593Value / Tax / Units
81Cocke County, TN0.57%$158,100$89811,558Value / Tax / Units
82Coffee County, TN0.57%$246,800$1,40715,937Value / Tax / Units
83Carroll County, TN0.58%$142,400$8218,603Value / Tax / Units
84Sullivan County, TN0.58%$213,300$1,23449,708Value / Tax / Units
85Crockett County, TN0.59%$158,900$9303,945Value / Tax / Units
86Lauderdale County, TN0.59%$143,200$8446,001Value / Tax / Units
87Davidson County, TN0.60%$417,400$2,506171,526Value / Tax / Units
88Montgomery County, TN0.61%$280,200$1,69754,302Value / Tax / Units
89Hamilton County, TN0.62%$312,800$1,92598,531Value / Tax / Units
90Haywood County, TN0.62%$152,400$9524,347Value / Tax / Units
91Hardeman County, TN0.63%$121,700$7646,532Value / Tax / Units
92Dyer County, TN0.63%$166,400$1,0479,136Value / Tax / Units
93Gibson County, TN0.66%$156,900$1,03914,013Value / Tax / Units
94Lake County, TN0.67%$97,900$653987Value / Tax / Units
95Shelby County, TN0.98%$249,100$2,429196,379Value / Tax / Units

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