CountyTax

White County, TN property tax rate

White County · Tennessee · #77 of 95 in the state

0.40%of home value

Median annual property tax $838 · median home value $207,200

$838 a year · $70 a month using the area benchmark.

A rough planning estimate, not a tax quote.

Below the U.S. benchmark 0.94% (0.43×), below the Tennessee benchmark 0.50%.

Ranked among 95 Tennessee counties with available benchmarks.

What this benchmark means

Median real estate taxes paid ÷ median owner-occupied home value, ACS 2020–2024 — a ratio of two medians, not a statutory rate, not the median of individual bills and not your property's rate. Exemptions people already claim are reflected in the survey; your bill depends on taxable value, local districts, exemptions and reassessment after a sale.

Census figures behind this page
Median real estate taxes paid$838
With a mortgage / without$890 / $779
Median home value$207,200
Median household income$52,188 · tax is 1.6% of it
Median gross rent$849 / mo
Owner-occupied77% of 11,226 homes
Population28,160

When it's due in Tennessee

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Annual payment
Due Feb 28
Late after Mar 1 under state law — the exact cutoff time, weekend/holiday carry-over and this year's date are on your bill.
Late penalty1.5% interest and penalty on March 1, plus 1.5% for each additional month thereafter until paid (18% per year) (Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-2010)
Early-payment discountcounties may adopt discounts for early payment (e.g. 2% in Oct, 1% in Nov under Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-1804)
Appeal windowappeal to County Board of Equalization by June 1 or within 45 days of assessment notice (Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-1407)

Taxes become payable first Monday in October; delinquent March 1 of the following year (due last day of Feb). Regular annual schedule; tax year: calendar 2026, bills mailed October. Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-1801, § 67-5-2010, rules checked 2026-09-19. Confirm the amount and deadline on your official tax bill.

Tennessee counties with a similar rate

All 95

How this benchmark was computed

Median real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied households in White County ($838) divided by the median value of those homes ($207,200), both from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. It is a ratio of two medians — a reasonable area benchmark, not the assessor's mill rate and not any one household's rate. Newly purchased homes are often reassessed to sale price, so a buyer's first bill can run above it. Data & method