Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Cherokee County is $360.00 per year, based on a median home value of $97,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.37% of property value.

Cherokee County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Alabama, Cherokee County is ranked 21st by median property taxes, and 27th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Cherokee County has lower property taxes than many other Alabama counties. The median home value is $97,100.00, compared to the median property value in Alabama of $119,600.00

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21st out of 67 By median yearly property tax

27th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

18th out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Cherokee County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-seven other counties in Alabama with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Alabama, see our Alabama county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Alabama counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Cherokee County are the responsibility of the Cherokee County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Centre, Alabama.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Cherokee County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Cherokee County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Cherokee County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Cherokee County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Cherokee County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).