Tennessee · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wilson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wilson County pays $1,787 a year, an effective rate of 0.42%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,787
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.42%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -10%
- vs U.S. average
- #72 of 95
- rank in TN
The verdict
Homeowners in Wilson County pay a median $1,787 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.42%, more affordable than 92% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,787
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.42%
- Effective rate on median home
- #265 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -10%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($428,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Tennessee. Population: 158,805. Owner-occupied homes: 45,547.
The median annual property tax in Wilson County is $1,787, which is 24% higher than the Tennessee state average and 10% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.42% on a median home value of $428,000. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Wilson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Wilson County's 0.42% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 92% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among Tennessee counties by effective rate
Wilson County ranks #72 of 95 counties in Tennessee by effective rate (24% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits above the Tennessee median
Homeowners in Wilson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,787, notably lower than the national median and notably higher than the Tennessee state median. On a $428,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.42% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Wilson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $95,839 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wilson 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 Wilson County rose 51.1%, from $283,200 to $428,000. The effective rate fell 20.6% over the same span, a steeper move than in 85% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 19.9%, to $1,787. 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 $1,490 to $1,787, a gain of 20%. 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 12,357 of 45,547 owner-occupied homes (27.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.9% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Wilson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wilson County homeowners, 12,357 of 45,547 owner-occupied homes (27.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.3% (4,244)
- $800 to $1,499 27.1% (12,357)
- $1,500 to $1,999 20.4% (9,273)
- $2,000 to $2,999 26.2% (11,932)
- $3,000 or more 13.3% (6,051)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,690 homes here (3.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Tennessee handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Wilson County, mortgaged homeowners pay 10% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Wilson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wilson County's effective rate is higher than 24% of the 95 counties in Tennessee - ranking #72 of 95.
Where Wilson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.42% Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A low rate, a bigger bill
Wilson County taxes property at 0.42%, roughly 16% below the Tennessee average, and still bills a median $1,787, about 24% above the state figure. Because the effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, that combination means local home values run well ahead of the state norm: a gentler rate applied to a larger base.
Wilson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wilson County | Tennessee Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very 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.
Wilson County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Tennessee counties.
Wilson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,787 +2.5% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | $1,743 +3.0% | 0.44% |
| 2022 | $1,693 +8.2% | 0.47% |
| 2021 | $1,564 +5.0% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | $1,490 | 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.
Wilson County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Wilson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wilson County sits nearest Florence County (SC), Chesterfield County (SC), Murray County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Prince George's County (MD), Ohio County (WV), Medina County (OH).
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
Wilson County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,630 of 78,700 returns from Wilson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,408 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $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
Wilson County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Wilson County?
- Wilson County, Tennessee scores B- (67/100) 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+ (0.42%). 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 Wilson County, Tennessee?
- The median annual property tax in Wilson County is $1,787, an effective rate of 0.42% on a $428,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Wilson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wilson County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.42% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Wilson County?
- Property taxes in Wilson County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $95,839 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Wilson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wilson County climbed 19.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,490 to $1,787, 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 Wilson County's QUIET rate
Inside Tennessee, Wilson County's $1,787 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Tennessee overview →
Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of Wilson County's $95,839 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Wilson 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: 0.42%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,787/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wilson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wilson County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Roberts County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,786/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.11% vs Wilson County 0.42%.
San Juan County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,788/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Wilson County 0.42%.
Bourbon County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,789/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.57% vs Wilson County 0.42%.
Dearborn County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,789/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.74% vs Wilson County 0.42%.
Tennessee county set
State ACS overview for every published Tennessee county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wilson County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Wilson County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.