Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in McMinn County is $524.00 per year, based on a median home value of $105,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.50% of property value.

McMinn 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 ninety-five counties in Tennessee, McMinn County is ranked 63rd by median property taxes, and 77th by median tax as percentage of home value.

McMinn County has lower property taxes than many other Tennessee counties. The median home value is $105,600.00, compared to the median property value in Tennessee of $137,300.00

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63rd out of 95 By median yearly property tax

77th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

90th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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