Van Buren County, TN real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$159,200Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.44%Below state avg 0.50%Median bill $693/yr · Census

Median rent

$7002-bed $494Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Van Buren County, TN real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Van Buren County pay a median of $693 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $159,200, an effective rate of about 0.44%. The Tennessee average is 0.50%, which makes Van Buren County the #33 lowest-tax of 95 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $700 a month, and $494 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 19 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $159,000 home here comes to about $992 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $43,000 a year (the median household here earns $54,931).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$992/mo
  • Principal & interest$868
  • Property tax$58
  • Insurance (est.)$66

$159,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Van Buren County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$45957% below state
2 bedrooms$49457% below state
3 bedrooms$78540% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.