Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Carter County is $520.00 per year, based on a median home value of $92,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.

Carter County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-five counties in Tennessee, Carter County is ranked 66th by median property taxes, and 61st by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Carter County collects a median of 0.56% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Tennessee. This is partially because the median property value in Carter County is $44,600.00 lower than the Tennessee median property value of $137,300.00.

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66th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

61st out of 95 By percentage of median home value

54th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Tennessee 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 Carter County are the responsibility of the Carter County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Carter County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Carter County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Carter County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Carter 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 Carter County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).