Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Sumner County is $1,160.00 per year, based on a median home value of $169,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.69% of property value.

Sumner 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, Sumner County is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 21st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Sumner County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Sumner County is $169,100.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $137,300.00

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5th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

21st out of 95 By percentage of median home value

9th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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