Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Overton County is $417.00 per year, based on a median home value of $87,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.48% of property value.

Overton 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, Overton County is ranked 90th by median property taxes, and 80th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Overton County collects a median of 0.48% 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 Overton County is $49,600.00 lower than the Tennessee median property value of $137,300.00.

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90th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

80th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

92nd out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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