Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Williamson County is $1,879.00 per year, based on a median home value of $335,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.

Williamson 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, Williamson County is ranked 1st by median property taxes, and 61st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Williamson County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Williamson County is $335,800.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $137,300.00

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1st out of 95 By median yearly property tax

61st out of 95 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 95 By percentage of median income

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

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