Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hawkins County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hawkins County pays $956 a year, an effective rate of 0.54%, far below the U.S. average.
- $956
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.54%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -52%
- vs U.S. average
- #20 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Hawkins County pay a median $956 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.54%, more affordable than 79% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $956
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.54%
- Effective rate on median home
- #659 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -52%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($176,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 57,964. Owner-occupied homes: 18,883.
The median annual property tax in Hawkins County is $956, which is 34% lower than the Tennessee state average and 52% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.54% on a median home value of $176,300. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Hawkins County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hawkins County's 0.54% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 79%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hawkins County pay a median annual property tax of $956, far below the national median and well below the Tennessee state median. On a $176,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.54% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Tennessee counties by effective rate
Hawkins County ranks #20 of 95 counties in Tennessee by effective rate (79% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Hawkins County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $56,936 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hawkins 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Hawkins County rose 38.2%, from $127,600 to $176,300. The effective rate fell 20.4% over the same span, a steeper move than in 83% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.0%, to $956. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $869 to $956, a gain of 10%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 7,142 of 18,883 owner-occupied homes (37.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.7% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Hawkins County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hawkins County homeowners, 7,142 of 18,883 owner-occupied homes (37.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 37.8% (7,142)
- $800 to $1,499 33.1% (6,259)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.2% (2,118)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.8% (1,478)
- $3,000 or more 5.7% (1,084)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
802 homes here (4.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Tennessee handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Hawkins County, mortgaged homeowners pay 18% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Hawkins County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hawkins County's effective rate is higher than 79% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #20 of 95.
Where Hawkins County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.54% Among the most affordable more affordable than 79% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Tennessee, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 8% of the Tennessee median, yet the median bill runs 34% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $956 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Hawkins County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hawkins County | Tennessee Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Hawkins County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Hawkins County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $956 +1.7% | 0.54% |
| 2023 | $940 +0.9% | 0.56% |
| 2022 | $932 +5.0% | 0.61% |
| 2021 | $888 +2.2% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | $869 | 0.68% |
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.
Hawkins County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Hawkins County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hawkins County sits nearest Cherokee County (OK), Caddo County (OK), Burke County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Yadkin County (NC), Albany County (NY), Grand Isle County (VT).
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
Hawkins County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 470 of 24,970 returns from Hawkins County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,466 - 34% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in Tennessee
Hawkins County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Hawkins County?
- Hawkins County, Tennessee scores B (74/100) 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 bill size at B+ ($956/yr). 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.
- How does Hawkins County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hawkins County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.54% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Hawkins County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Hawkins County is $956, an effective rate of 0.54% on a $176,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hawkins County?
- Property taxes in Hawkins County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $56,936 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hawkins County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hawkins County climbed 10.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $869 to $956, 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 to do with Hawkins County's QUIET rate
Hawkins County's $956 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.7% of Hawkins County's $56,936 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hawkins 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: 0.54%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $956/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hawkins County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hawkins County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Tippah County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hawkins County at $956/yr; rate 0.77% vs Hawkins County 0.54%.
Scott County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $957/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Hawkins County 0.54%.
Macon County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $954/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.98% vs Hawkins County 0.54%.
McLean County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $954/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.64% vs Hawkins County 0.54%.
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hawkins County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - 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 Hawkins County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.