Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Moore County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Moore County pays $1,288 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,288
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -35%
- vs U.S. average
- #61 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Moore County pay a median $1,288 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,288
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -35%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($285,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 6,674. Owner-occupied homes: 2,260.
The median annual property tax in Moore County is $1,288, which is 11% lower than the Tennessee state average and 35% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $285,300. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Moore County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Moore 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 Moore County pay a median annual property tax of $1,288, well below the national median and notably lower than the Tennessee state median. On a $285,300 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 Moore County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $66,469 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Tennessee counties by effective rate
Moore 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 Moore 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 Moore County rose 42.3%, from $200,500 to $285,300. The effective rate fell 18.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 77% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.2%, to $1,288. 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 $1,108 to $1,288, a gain of 16%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 646 of 2,260 owner-occupied homes (28.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.9% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Moore County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Moore County homeowners, 646 of 2,260 owner-occupied homes (28.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 24.2% (546)
- $800 to $1,499 28.6% (646)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.4% (394)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.0% (159)
- $3,000 or more 12.4% (281)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
234 homes here (10.4%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Tennessee handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Moore County pay a substantially higher bill, 43% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Moore County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Moore County's effective rate is higher than 36% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #61 of 95.
Where Moore 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
Moore County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Moore County | Tennessee Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low 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.
Moore County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Moore County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,288 +2.9% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $1,252 +5.4% | 0.48% |
| 2022 | $1,188 +4.9% | 0.46% |
| 2021 | $1,132 +2.2% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | $1,108 | 0.55% |
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.
Moore County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Moore County's effective rate
On effective rate, Moore County sits nearest Berkeley County (SC), Anderson County (SC), Transylvania County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Moniteau County (MO), Bourbon County (KS), Fulton County (NY).
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
Moore County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 3,050 returns from Moore County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,263 - 38% 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.
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Moore County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Moore County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Moore County is $1,288, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $285,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Moore County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Moore County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Moore County?
- Moore County, Tennessee scores C+ (63/100) 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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Moore County?
- Property taxes in Moore County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $66,469 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Moore County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Moore County climbed 16.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,108 to $1,288, 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 Moore County's QUIET rate
Moore County's $1,288 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 Moore County's $66,469 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Moore 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: $1,288/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Moore County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Moore County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Baylor County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Moore County at $1,288/yr; rate 1.25% vs Moore County 0.45%.
Franklin County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Moore County at $1,288/yr; rate 0.72% vs Moore County 0.45%.
Schley County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Moore County at $1,288/yr; rate 0.90% vs Moore County 0.45%.
Anderson County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,289/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.54% vs Moore County 0.45%.
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Moore 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 Moore County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.