• GSD - $3.56 per $100 Assessed Value
• USD - $0.57 per $100 Assessed Value

The additional USD tax covers the more extensive services not provided to those in the GSD outside of the USD boundary, who pay only the basic GSD rate. USD services include: additional police and fire protection, sidewalks, street lighting, and garbage pickup.

There are several other tax districts as a result of "satellite cities" within the GSD (Ridgetop, Goodlettsville, Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, and Oak Hill).  Property in these small incorporated municipalities are subject to the Metro GSD tax rate plus the city rate, if any, as adopted by the legislative bodies of those cities. Services provided by the satellite cities may differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Your assessment notice has a "Tax Jurisdiction" box which indicates if you are singly in the GSD district or if you are subject to the USD or satellite city taxes. After you have determined which taxing jurisdiction in which your property is located, select the calculator below.

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How To Calculate Property Taxes

Property Taxes in Tennessee are calculated utilizing the following four components:

1. APPRAISED VALUE
2. ASSESSMENT RATIO
3. ASSESSED VALUE
4. TAX RATE

The APPRAISED VALUE for each taxable property in a county is determined by the county property assessor. This amount is an estimate of market value based on a established set of tables, manuals, and procedures mandated by state statute, and is intended to provide an equal treatment of all properties in the jurisdiction for tax purposes.

The ASSESSMENT RATIO for each different class of property is established by Tennessee Constitution Art.2, § 28 and TCA 67-5-801 state law as follows:

Real Property
Ratio	Property Classification
25%	Residential/Farm
40%	Commercial/Industrial
55%	Public Utility
Tangible Personal Property
Ratio	Property Classification
30%	Commercial/Industrial
55%	Public Utility

The ASSESSED VALUE is calculated by multiplying the appraised value by the assessment ratio.

The TAX RATE for each county and municipality is set by the County commission or the City Council based on the amount of monies budgeted to fund the provided services. These tax rates vary depending on the level of services provided and the total value of the county's tax base.

 

The example below is for a typical residential property with an Appraised Value of:

$ 80,000.00

and the most recent Davidson County Tax Rate:

$3.56 per $100 of assessed value or .0356

Step 1: Multiply the Appraised Value times the Assessment Ratio

$ 80,000 X 25% = $ 20,000

This gives you the property's Assessment Value

Step 2: Multiply the Assessment Value times the Tax Rate

$ 20,000 X (3.56/100) = $ 712

or

$ 20,000 X .0356 = $ 712

This gives you the amount of the county property tax bill for this particular property.

If your property is also in the USD, or a Satellite City, follow the same steps using the tax rate appropriate to the property's address to figure your tax bill.

The billing amount you receive on your actual tax bills may vary slightly based on the method used for rounding.

Note: The tax rates for the current tax year are established by Metro Council in July of that year. The best possible estimate of taxes made between January 1st and July is done by utilizing the tax rates from the previous year.

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This form will help you estimate your Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County property taxes for all locations, but first, you should understand how Tennessee's Certified Tas Rate Law works.
The Metropolitan County Council is required by state law to adopt a certified tax rate after each reappraisal is completed. This is intended to reduce the tax rate to a level which basically produces the same amount of revenue as the current tax rate and thereby prevent reappraisal from producing windfall for the local government.
You can forecast your tax bill using our current estimate of what the certified tax rate will be. The rate adopted by Council may vary from our estimate by a penny or two but our figure should be close.
You also can estimate you tax bill by selecting any rate between the certified tax rate estimate and the current tax rate for the locality you select.
Please note that this is only an estimate of taxes to be paid in 2013. The applicable tax rate will not be established by the Council until late June. After Council establishes a rate, we will replace the optional rates with the actual rates.

To estimate your taxes:

1. Select the Property Location for the location of the property.
   (Note: calculator will determine the tax rate options based on selected location.)
2. Select the County Tax Rate in the drop down box.
   (Note: the tax rates begin with our curent tax rate and go up to the proposed tax rate for the location selected. For satelite cities with their own rate we are using the current value. Depending on what the satelite cites set for their rates could affect the overall rate for those cities.)
3. Select the Property Classification of your property as shown on your notice.
4. Highlight the zeros in the Appraised Value box and insert the current appraisal figure shown on your notice.
   (Note: the calculator will determine the assessment based on classification selected; be sure to use "appraised value" and not "assessed value" from your notice.)
   
5. Click the Calculate button and an estimate will appear in the Estimated Property Tax box.

This calculator will not estimate taxes on multiple classifications unless you enter separately the classification and appraised value for each class and then add them to get the total.

Property Location   Select One County Tax Rate $Tax Rate Property Classification   Select One Residential Farm/Agricultural/Forest Commercial/Industrial Exempt Personal Property Public Utility Appraised Value $(*No comma!) Estimated Property Tax $

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Years highlighted in Yellow were Reappraisal years.

The USD is an addition to the GSD so the two must be added together to get the total tax rate for the USD.

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