Property Tax Appeals · Tennessee
Appeal your property taxes
in Tennessee.
Each Tennessee county elects an assessor of property who values homes as of January 1, with countywide reappraisals every four to six years depending on the county. In reappraisal years you can usually request an informal review with the assessor’s office first; formal appeals go to the County Board of Equalization, which convenes June 1 and hears cases while in session. Beyond the county board sits the State Board of Equalization. Because the county board’s June session is short, the homeowners who win are the ones who arrive with their valuation evidence already assembled.
County boards of equalization convene June 1 — you must get your appeal before the board during its session, and many counties want it scheduled in advance. Your notice and county website give the dates.
Residential property is assessed at 25% of appraised value, so the dispute is always over the appraised (market) value line. What moves a board of equalization is the same thing everywhere in Tennessee: comparable sales as of January 1, adjusted and documented — the working substance of a licensed appraisal.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Tennessee labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed TN appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Tennessee counties
Tennessee questions
To your County Board of Equalization, which convenes June 1. Many counties require you to schedule before the session ends, and reappraisal years often offer an informal assessor review first — dates are on your notice.
Homes are taxed on 25% of their appraised market value. Your appeal contests the appraised value itself — every dollar cut there reduces the assessed value by a quarter of it, year after year until the next reappraisal.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.