Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Putnam County is $797.00 per year, based on a median home value of $124,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.64% of property value.

Putnam 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, Putnam County is ranked 21st by median property taxes, and 34th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Putnam County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Putnam County is $124,000.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $137,300.00

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21st out of 95 By median yearly property tax

34th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

13th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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