Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hamilton County is $1,270.00 per year, based on a median home value of $147,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.86% of property value.

Hamilton 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, Hamilton County is ranked 4th by median property taxes, and 4th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Tennessee, Hamilton County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $9,900.00 greater than the Tennessee median of $137,300.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Hamilton County.

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4th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

4th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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