Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Rutherford County is $1,155.00 per year, based on a median home value of $157,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.74% of property value.

Rutherford County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-five counties in Tennessee, Rutherford County is ranked 6th by median property taxes, and 12th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Rutherford County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Rutherford County is $157,100.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $137,300.00

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6th out of 95 By median yearly property tax

12th out of 95 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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