Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Rhea County is $494.00 per year, based on a median home value of $102,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.48% of property value.

Rhea 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, Rhea County is ranked 74th by median property taxes, and 80th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Rhea County has lower property taxes than many other Tennessee counties. The median home value is $102,600.00, compared to the median property value in Tennessee of $137,300.00

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74th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

80th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

76th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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