Dickson County, TN real estate

What the numbers say

Dickson County, TN real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Dickson County listed for $420,000, up 0.1% from a year earlier. That is 2% below the Tennessee median of $429,450.

Homes spent a median of 57 days on the market, slower than 53 days a year ago. That makes Dickson County the #6 fastest-selling of 31 Tennessee counties we track.

Homeowners in Dickson County pay a median of $1,431 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $306,400, an effective rate of about 0.47%. The Tennessee average is 0.50%, which makes Dickson County the #47 lowest-tax of 95 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,015 a month, and $986 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 34 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $420,000 home here comes to about $2,628 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $113,000 a year (the median household here earns $75,003).