Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Haywood County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Haywood County pays $952 a year, an effective rate of 0.62%, far below the U.S. average.
- $952
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.62%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -52%
- vs U.S. average
- #7 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Haywood County pay a median $952 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.62%, more affordable than 69% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $952
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.62%
- Effective rate on median home
- #974 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 ($152,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 17,475. Owner-occupied homes: 4,347.
The median annual property tax in Haywood County is $952, which is 34% lower than the Tennessee state average and 52% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.62% on a median home value of $152,400. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Haywood County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Haywood County's 0.62% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 69%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Haywood County pay a median annual property tax of $952, far below the national median and well below the Tennessee state median. On a $152,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.62% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Tennessee counties by effective rate
Haywood County ranks #7 of 95 counties in Tennessee by effective rate (93% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Haywood County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $50,472 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Haywood 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
Haywood County's effective rate fell 15.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 47.1%, leaving the median bill 24.4% higher at $952. That rate move is larger than the one in 66% 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $765 to $952, a gain of 24%. 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: 1,726 of 4,347 owner-occupied homes (39.7%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 1.9% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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 Haywood County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Haywood County homeowners, 1,726 of 4,347 owner-occupied homes (39.7%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 39.7% (1,726)
- $800 to $1,499 28.1% (1,222)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.3% (576)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.3% (274)
- $3,000 or more 8.5% (371)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
178 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Tennessee handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Haywood County pay a substantially higher bill, 47% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Haywood County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Haywood County's effective rate is higher than 93% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #7 of 95.
Where Haywood County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.62% Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Haywood County taxes property at 0.62%, about 24% above the Tennessee average, yet its median bill of $952 lands roughly 34% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Haywood County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Haywood County | Tennessee Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Haywood County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Haywood County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $952 +11.5% | 0.62% |
| 2023 | $854 +5.6% | 0.71% |
| 2022 | $809 -1.2% | 0.69% |
| 2021 | $819 +7.1% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $765 | 0.74% |
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.
Haywood County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Haywood County's effective rate
On effective rate, Haywood County sits nearest Ziebach County (SD), Faulk County (SD), Klamath County (OR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Riverside County (CA), Itawamba County (MS), Butte County (SD).
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
Haywood County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 170 of 7,800 returns from Haywood County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,547 - 41% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Haywood County rate FAQs
- How does Haywood County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Haywood County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.62% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Haywood County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Haywood County is $952, an effective rate of 0.62% on a $152,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Haywood County?
- Haywood County, Tennessee scores B- (66/100) 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+ ($952/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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Haywood County?
- Property taxes in Haywood County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $50,472 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Haywood County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Haywood County jumped 24.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $765 to $952, 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 Haywood County's QUIET rate
Haywood County's $952 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 1.9% of Haywood County's $50,472 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Haywood 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: 0.62%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $952/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Haywood County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Haywood County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
White County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $953/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.54% vs Haywood County 0.62%.
Bolivar County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $950/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.73% vs Haywood County 0.62%.
Campbell County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $950/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.45% vs Haywood County 0.62%.
Duplin County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $950/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.69% vs Haywood County 0.62%.
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Haywood 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 Haywood County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.