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Best Property Tax Counties in Tennessee

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 95 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
84/100
Top County
Cumberland County
Counties Ranked
95

Top 10

#1
Cumberland County
TN
98/100
#2
Sevier County
TN
98/100
#3
Fentress County
TN
97/100
#4
Fayette County
TN
96/100
#5
DeKalb County
TN
96/100
#6
McMinn County
TN
95/100
#7
Pickett County
TN
95/100
#8
Johnson County
TN
95/100
#9
Campbell County
TN
95/100
#10
Union County
TN
95/100

All Tennessee Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Cumberland County, TN
98.1
51.2
2Sevier County, TN
97.8
46.8
3Fentress County, TN
96.7
56.5
4Fayette County, TN
96.4
55.6
5DeKalb County, TN
95.8
51.5
6McMinn County, TN
95.4
45.2
7Pickett County, TN
95.4
67.3
8Johnson County, TN
94.8
61.5
9Campbell County, TN
94.7
50.9
10Union County, TN
94.5
54.6
11McNairy County, TN
94.4
54.6
12Meigs County, TN
94.3
55.6
13Overton County, TN
94.2
53.2
14Loudon County, TN
94
54.4
15Van Buren County, TN
93.9
69
16Bledsoe County, TN
93.6
60.4
17Macon County, TN
93.6
50.3
18Grundy County, TN
92.5
47.5
19Trousdale County, TN
92.5
52.1
20White County, TN
92.3
57.9
21Williamson County, TN
92.1
60.7
22Greene County, TN
92
53.3
23Hardin County, TN
91.8
46.3
24Wilson County, TN
91.4
50.8
25Marion County, TN
91
50.5
26Monroe County, TN
90.9
51.9
27Warren County, TN
90.8
50.6
28Hancock County, TN
90.4
59.9
29Sequatchie County, TN
90.4
52
30Hamblen County, TN
90
46.5
31Rhea County, TN
89.6
50.1
32Giles County, TN
89.2
50.7
33Smith County, TN
89.2
50.5
34Henderson County, TN
89
53.1
35Jefferson County, TN
88.7
53.8
36Lincoln County, TN
88.4
55.5
37Knox County, TN
88.3
40.8
38Humphreys County, TN
88.1
52.2
39Cannon County, TN
88
63.5
40Maury County, TN
87.8
40.7
41Henry County, TN
87.5
53.6
42Moore County, TN
87.5
65.9
43Decatur County, TN
87.1
57.1
44Claiborne County, TN
86.8
64.5
45Jackson County, TN
86.4
53.2
46Bedford County, TN
85.9
40.8
47Dickson County, TN
85.6
48.2
48Blount County, TN
85.5
53.4
49Lewis County, TN
85.3
52.7
50Grainger County, TN
85.2
60.6
51Cheatham County, TN
85.1
46.5
52Rutherford County, TN
85.1
43.4
53Bradley County, TN
84.9
43.5
54Stewart County, TN
83.9
59.9
55Robertson County, TN
83.7
43.5
56Putnam County, TN
83.3
44
57Tipton County, TN
83.3
46.7
58Scott County, TN
83.2
57.8
59Carter County, TN
82.9
44.7
60Lawrence County, TN
82.7
53.8
61Sumner County, TN
82.5
54.9
62Chester County, TN
81.7
61.2
63Wayne County, TN
81.7
61.4
64Weakley County, TN
81.5
51
65Marshall County, TN
81.3
49.5
66Washington County, TN
80.5
54.9
67Roane County, TN
80.3
53
68Hawkins County, TN
79
47.1
69Polk County, TN
78.8
55.2
70Franklin County, TN
78.7
47.6
71Hickman County, TN
78.4
45.5
72Obion County, TN
78.2
45.2
73Unicoi County, TN
77.8
59.5
74Houston County, TN
77.5
59.5
75Perry County, TN
76.7
68.2
76Benton County, TN
76.5
54.1
77Morgan County, TN
76.4
62.1
78Coffee County, TN
73.5
44
79Dyer County, TN
73.5
44.8
80Madison County, TN
73
33.9
81Clay County, TN
72.8
64.2
82Anderson County, TN
72.3
45.1
83Davidson County, TN
72.2
31.6
84Sullivan County, TN
70.7
52.8
85Cocke County, TN
69.3
43.9
86Crockett County, TN
69.1
48.9
87Hardeman County, TN
68.2
40.7
88Lauderdale County, TN
67.3
45.3
89Carroll County, TN
67.1
53.8
90Hamilton County, TN
66.5
35.7
91Montgomery County, TN
66.3
37.4
92Gibson County, TN
65.6
44.9
93Lake County, TN
62.2
47.1
94Haywood County, TN
61.6
41.8
95Shelby County, TN
35.6
22.3

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.