Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Davidson County is $1,587.00 per year, based on a median home value of $164,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.96% of property value.

Davidson County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-five counties in Tennessee, Davidson County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 1st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Tennessee, Davidson County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $27,400.00 greater than the Tennessee median of $137,300.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Davidson County.

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3rd out of 95 By median yearly property tax

1st out of 95 By percentage of median home value

1st out of 95 By percentage of median income

You can see how Davidson 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 Davidson County are the responsibility of the Davidson County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Nashville, Tennessee.

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