Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jackson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jackson County pays $710 a year, an effective rate of 0.46%, far below the U.S. average.
- $710
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.46%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -64%
- vs U.S. average
- #54 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median $710 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.46%, more affordable than 88% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $710
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #389 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -64%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($155,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 12,029. Owner-occupied homes: 3,888.
The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $710, which is 51% lower than the Tennessee state average and 64% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.46% on a median home value of $155,500. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Jackson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Jackson County's 0.46% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 88%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median annual property tax of $710, far below the national median and far below the Tennessee state median. On a $155,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Jackson County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $47,951 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Tennessee counties by effective rate
Jackson County ranks #54 of 95 counties in Tennessee by effective rate (43% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jackson 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 Jackson County rose 34.3%, from $115,800 to $155,500. The effective rate fell 20.6% over the same span, a steeper move than in 84% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 6.6%, to $710. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $666 to $710, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,077 of 3,888 owner-occupied homes (53.4%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.5% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Jackson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jackson County homeowners, 2,077 of 3,888 owner-occupied homes (53.4%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 53.4% (2,077)
- $800 to $1,499 30.1% (1,169)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.5% (290)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.3% (167)
- $3,000 or more 0.1% (5)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
180 homes here (4.6%) 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 Jackson County pay a substantially higher bill, 47% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Jackson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jackson County's effective rate is higher than 43% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #54 of 95.
Where Jackson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.46% Among the most affordable more affordable than 88% 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 51% 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 $710 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Jackson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jackson 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 | 1.5% | - | - |
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.
Jackson County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Jackson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $710 +5.8% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | $671 -2.0% | 0.50% |
| 2022 | $685 +3.6% | 0.54% |
| 2021 | $661 -0.8% | 0.55% |
| 2020 | $666 | 0.58% |
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.
Jackson County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Jackson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jackson County sits nearest Roger Mills County (OK), Currituck County (NC), Cherokee County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Garden County (NE), Grady County (GA), Taylor 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
Jackson County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 5,050 returns from Jackson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,750 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $10-25k 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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Jackson County rate FAQs
- How does Jackson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Jackson County?
- Jackson County, Tennessee scores B+ (77/100) 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 A ($710/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 is the average property tax in Jackson County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $710, an effective rate of 0.46% on a $155,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Jackson County?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $47,951 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Jackson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jackson County ticked up 6.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $666 to $710, 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 Jackson County's QUIET rate
Jackson County's $710 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 1.5% of Jackson County's $47,951 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Jackson 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: 0.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $710/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jackson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jackson County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Johnson County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $710/yr; rate 0.40% vs Jackson County 0.46%.
Scott County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $710/yr; rate 0.67% vs Jackson County 0.46%.
Johnson County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $709/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Jackson County 0.46%.
McDonald County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $712/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.46% vs Jackson County 0.46%.
Treutlen County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Jackson County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.71% vs 0.46%).
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jackson 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 Jackson County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.