Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Humphreys County is $541.00 per year, based on a median home value of $104,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.52% of property value.

Humphreys 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, Humphreys County is ranked 60th by median property taxes, and 67th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Humphreys County has lower property taxes than many other Tennessee counties. The median home value is $104,900.00, compared to the median property value in Tennessee of $137,300.00

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60th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

67th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

84th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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