Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Davidson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Davidson County pays $2,506 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,506
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +26%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Davidson County pay a median $2,506 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,506
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($417,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 715,388. Owner-occupied homes: 171,526.
The median annual property tax in Davidson County is $2,506, which is 74% higher than the Tennessee state average and 26% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $417,400. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Davidson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Davidson County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Davidson County pay a median annual property tax of $2,506, well above the national median and far above the Tennessee state median. On a $417,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Tennessee counties by effective rate
Davidson County ranks #9 of 95 counties in Tennessee by effective rate (91% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Davidson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $77,853 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Davidson County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Davidson County's effective rate fell 12.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 56.1%, leaving the median bill 36.2% higher at $2,506. That rate move is larger than the one in 53% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 36% from $1,840 to $2,506. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 59,912 of 171,526 owner-occupied homes (34.9%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 3.2% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Davidson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Davidson County homeowners, 59,912 of 171,526 owner-occupied homes (34.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.7% (6,337)
- $800 to $1,499 14.5% (24,936)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.4% (28,118)
- $2,000 to $2,999 26.1% (44,779)
- $3,000 or more 34.9% (59,912)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
7,444 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Tennessee handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Davidson County pay about the same bill, within a 2% gap either way.
Davidson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Davidson County's effective rate is higher than 91% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #9 of 95.
Where Davidson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Davidson County moved from $1,840 in the 2020 release to $2,506 in 2024, a change of about 36%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Davidson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Davidson County | Tennessee Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Davidson County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Davidson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,506 +4.9% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $2,390 +7.1% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | $2,232 +13.5% | 0.63% |
| 2021 | $1,967 +6.9% | 0.67% |
| 2020 | $1,840 | 0.69% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Davidson County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Davidson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Davidson County sits nearest Marlboro County (SC), Tillamook County (OR), Hughes County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Williamson County (IL), Tattnall County (GA), Greene County (GA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Davidson County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 26,420 of 360,910 returns from Davidson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,342 - 46% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Davidson County rate FAQs
- How does Davidson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Davidson County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Davidson County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Davidson County is $2,506, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $417,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Davidson County?
- Davidson County, Tennessee scores D (49/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-57). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Davidson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Davidson County jumped 36.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,840 to $2,506, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Davidson County?
- Property taxes in Davidson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $77,853 median household income.
What to do with Davidson County's QUIET rate
Davidson County's $2,506 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Davidson County ranks #9 of 95 Tennessee counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Tennessee overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Davidson County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,506/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Davidson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Davidson County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Clark County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,505/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Davidson County 0.60%.
Montour County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,507/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.01% vs Davidson County 0.60%.
Rappahannock County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,505/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.49% vs Davidson County 0.60%.
Cass County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,504/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.86% vs Davidson County 0.60%.
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Davidson County stamps QUIET · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Davidson County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.