Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $1,038 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,038
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -48%
- vs U.S. average
- #61 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $1,038 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,038
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -48%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($229,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 35,946. Owner-occupied homes: 11,259.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,038, which is 28% lower than the Tennessee state average and 48% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $229,700. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Lincoln County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln County's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $1,038, well below the national median and well below the Tennessee state median. On a $229,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Lincoln County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $64,667 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Tennessee counties by effective rate
Lincoln County ranks #61 of 95 counties in Tennessee by effective rate (36% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lincoln 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
Lincoln County's effective rate fell 14.1% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 53.7%, leaving the median bill 32.1% higher at $1,038. That rate move is larger than the one in 59% 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 32% from $786 to $1,038. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 4,055 of 11,259 owner-occupied homes (36.0%) 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 1.6% 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 Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 4,055 of 11,259 owner-occupied homes (36.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 36.0% (4,055)
- $800 to $1,499 33.4% (3,760)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.1% (1,480)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.3% (1,043)
- $3,000 or more 4.1% (460)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
461 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 and non-mortgaged homeowners in Lincoln County pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
Lincoln County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 36% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #61 of 95.
Where Lincoln County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.45% Among the most affordable more affordable than 89% 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 Lincoln County moved from $786 in the 2020 release to $1,038 in 2024, a change of about 32%. 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.
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln 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 | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
Lincoln County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Lincoln County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,038 +4.7% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $991 +7.6% | 0.47% |
| 2022 | $921 +12.3% | 0.49% |
| 2021 | $820 +4.3% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | $786 | 0.53% |
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.
Lincoln County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Lincoln County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Berkeley County (SC), Anderson County (SC), Transylvania County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are King County (WA), Skagit County (WA), Dodge 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
Lincoln County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 430 of 16,050 returns from Lincoln County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,298 - 35% 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
Lincoln County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Lincoln County?
- Lincoln 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 rate relief at A (0.45%). 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 Lincoln County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Lincoln County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,038, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $229,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Lincoln County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lincoln County jumped 32.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $786 to $1,038, 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 Lincoln County?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $64,667 median household income.
What to do with Lincoln County's QUIET rate
Lincoln County's $1,038 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 1.6% of Lincoln County's $64,667 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lincoln 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: 0.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,038/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Hickman County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,038/yr; rate 0.46% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Lafourche Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,038/yr; rate 0.54% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Bates County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,039/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Delaware County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,039/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.75% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.