The median owner-occupied home in Washington County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,278 (± $38) a year, compared with $1,400 in Tennessee and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $231,700 (± $6,562), compared with $256,800 in Tennessee and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Washington County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 134,693 | 6,986,082 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,278 ± $38 | $1,400 ± $7 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $231,700 ± $6,562 | $256,800 ± $1,438 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $61,051 ± $2,930 | $67,097 ± $360 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.55% ± 0.02 points | 0.55% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 64.4% ± 1.5 points | 67.0% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 35.8% ± 1.2 points | 32.9% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 16.1% ± 1.8 points | 18.2% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Washington County (3)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Johnson City (partly in this county)
- Jonesborough
- Watauga (partly in this county)
Census-designated places in Washington County (5)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Fall Branch (partly in this county)
- Gray
- Oak Grove CDP (Washington County)
- Spurgeon (partly in this county)
- Telford
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (1)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Washington County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Embreeville CDP
Other named communities in Washington County (191)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Adams Mill
- Arbor Heights
- Asbury
- Austin Springs
- Austin Village
- Avondale Forest
- Bald Crossing
- Barnes
- Beechwood Court
- Bel Air One
- Bel Air Two
- Belmont Acres
- Big Cherokee
- Big Sandy
- Boone
- Boone Trail
- Boones Creek
- Bowmantown
- Breezy Hills
- Brentwood
- Brookmead
- Brownsboro (historical)
- Broylesville
- Buckstone Hills
- Buffalo Ridge (historical)
- Camelot
- Camelot Two
- Camp Wildwood
- Carmel Village
- Carmol
- Carnegie
- Carter Crossing
- Carter Sell
- Charbray
- Cherokee
- Cherokee Gardens
- Cherokee Hills
- Christie (historical)
- Clark Manor
- Clarkson (historical)
- Colony Park
- Conklin
- Crouch Crossroad
- Dogwood Acres
- Dove (historical)
- Dry Creek
- Ducktown
- East Park
- East Ridge
- El Rancho
- Englewood
- Fairlawn
- Fairview
- February
- Flourville
- Ford Crossing
- Forest Hills
- Forest View
- Fourville
- Foxxborough
- Gabtown
- Garber
- Garland Acres
- Georgia Terrace
- Gilmer Park
- Gladstone
- Glen Ridge
- Glendale
- Gomp Addition
- Graham Mill
- Grandview
- Gravel Hill
- Green Hill
- Green Valley
- Greenacres
- Greenfield Heights
- Greenfields
- Greenwood
- Hacker (historical)
- Hale
- Harmony
- Hartmantown
- Haws Crossroads
- Heritage Park
- Hickory Lake
- Hidden Oaks
- Hill-N-Dale
- Hillrise
- Hiwassee Heights
- Holly Hill
- Holmes
- Idlewilde
- Kansas City
- Keebler Crossroads
- Keys Mill
- Keystone
- Kincheloe Mill
- Kitzmiller (historical)
- Knob Creek Mill
- Leesburg
- Liberty
- Limestone
- Little Cherokee
- Locust Mount
- Luke (historical)
- Maison
- Matuta (historical)
- Maucks (historical)
- Mayday
- Mayflower (historical)
- McKinley
- Meadowbrook
- Meadowview
- Melrose
- Midway
- Mill Brook
- Miller
- Millercrest
- Mitchell Springs
- Montcastle Hills
- Montclair
- Monterey Hills
- Mount Carmel
- Mountain Home
- N C Love Addition
- Nanatlugunyi (historical)
- New Victory
- Nolichucky (historical)
- North Acres
- North Hills
- North Johnson City
- Oak Hill
- Oak Park
- Oakland
- Oakland Gardens
- Oakland Village
- Onks
- Painter Spring
- Philadelphia
- Pine Hills
- Pine Ridge
- Pine Timbers
- Piney Grove
- Pleasant Valley
- Princeton
- Princeton Hills
- Ramblewood
- Reece Terrace
- Reeves
- Reston Court
- Roan Hill
- Rolling Hills
- Roundtree
- Rural Ridge
- Seminole Woods
- Sequoyah Heights
- Sherwood Forest
- Skyline Heights
- South Gate
- South Gate Village
- South Ridge Estates
- Southwest Addition
- Stewart Hill
- Stoney Brook
- Strawberry Fields
- Sulphur Springs
- Summit
- Tamarack
- Tamassee
- Tanglewood
- Taylor Mill
- The Y
- Timber Ridge
- Timberlake
- Towne Acres
- Tunbridge
- Vanover Park
- Washington College
- Washington Heights
- Watauga Flats
- Wayfield
- Wellington Park
- West Hills
- West Oakland Park
- Westover
- Westover Hills
- Wheelocktown (historical)
- Woodhill Addition
- Woodlawn
- Woodstone
- Y Section