Rutherford County property tax

Rutherford County set new values for every property in 2026, and the county rate came down from $1.8762 to $1.4885. Your bill depends on how your own value moved against the county as a whole.

The county starts with your appraised value. That is what the Assessor says your property is worth. A home is taxed on 25% of it. That part is the assessed value. The tax rate is a charge on each $100 of assessed value.

Appraised value × 25% = assessed value
Assessed value ÷ 100 × tax rate = tax for the year

A property inside a city pays the county tax and the city tax. The table shows the two rates together. A property outside a city pays the county rate, $1.4885.

The Murfreesboro rate is $2.2414. At that rate a home pays $560.35 a year for each $100,000 of appraised value. $100,000 × 25% is $25,000 of assessed value. $25,000 ÷ 100 × $2.2414 is $560.35.

These are the 2026 rates, as the Assessor published them. A commercial property is taxed on 40% of its appraised value, at the same rates.

Figure the tax on your own value, or see the rate in every Tennessee county.

When the bill comes and when it is due

The county tax can be paid from the first Monday of October. Pay in full by the last day of February to avoid interest. The Assessor sets your value. The Trustee sends the bill and takes the payment.

Interest is 1.5% for each month from March 1. The county gives no discount for an early payment. The Assessor released a certified rate for each city in June 2026. Murfreesboro set its rate at that figure. Eagleville, La Vergne and Smyrna may set a higher one. The Trustee has a second office at 205 I Street in Smyrna. The Trustee also collects the city tax for Smyrna and Eagleville, on one bill with the county tax. Murfreesboro and La Vergne send their own bills. Murfreesboro mailed its 2026 bills on October 1, 2026, and they are due by February 28, 2027. The city’s tax office is at City Hall, 111 West Vine Street, and its phone number is (615) 893-5210.

Office

Rutherford County Trustee

Trustee

Teb Batey

Address

Historic Courthouse, Room 102
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Mail

P.O. Box 1316, Murfreesboro, TN 37133

Phone

(615) 898-7705

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

You can ask the Assessor to look at your value again. This is the informal review. It costs nothing.

When to file

The Assessor has not published dates for the informal review. Ask before the county Board meets in June. The Assessor makes Board appointments from the first week of May.

How the review works in Rutherford County

Call the Assessor’s office at (615) 898-7750. You can also visit the office, or send the request by mail or by email. A real property appraiser then reviews the record, corrects any errors, and talks with you about the value.

A review can lower your value, leave it the same or raise it.

What to send

Send facts about the value. The Assessor sets the value and does not set the tax rate, so a complaint about the bill does not help.

• Recent sales of similar homes near yours, for less than your appraised value.
• Errors in your record, such as the wrong square footage or a basement marked as finished.
• Photos and repair estimates for problems that lower the value.
• Your closing statement, if you bought the home for less than its appraised value.

More evidence helps. A price estimate from a website is not a sale, and an assessor does not count it. See how to find comparable sales and the Tennessee appeal guide.

If the Assessor keeps your value

The next step is the Rutherford County Board of Equalization. The Board hears appeals in June only. The Assessor’s office makes the appointments from the first week of May, at (615) 898-7750. After the county Board, you can appeal to the State Board of Equalization. See the appeal dates for every Tennessee county.

TN.tax in Rutherford County

TN.tax does not file informal reviews in Rutherford County yet. We file in Davidson, Hamilton and Williamson counties. Enter your address at the top of this page, and our team will review your property. We email you within 1 business day and tell you if you have a good case. The review is free. Start your free review.

Rutherford County set new values for every property in 2026. The next reappraisal is in 2030, on the state Comptroller’s schedule.

The county is on a 4-year cycle. You can ask for a review in any year. You do not have to wait for the next reappraisal.

Your value stays the same between reappraisals unless the property changes or a review changes it. A sale does not reset it. If you bought your home for less than its appraised value, the county keeps the higher value until you ask for a review. See how a purchase price can lower your value.

A reappraisal does not raise the county’s total tax by itself. State law makes the county set a rate that brings in the same total as before. The county commission then votes on the rate for the year.