Washington County, TN real estate

What the numbers say

Washington County, TN real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Washington County listed for $441,950, up 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 3% above the Tennessee median of $429,450.

Homes spent a median of 61 days on the market, faster than 64 days a year ago. That makes Washington County the #14 fastest-selling of 31 Tennessee counties we track.

Homeowners in Washington County pay a median of $1,302 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $249,000, an effective rate of about 0.52%. The Tennessee average is 0.50%, which makes Washington County the #69 lowest-tax of 95 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,005 a month, and $1,047 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 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 $442,000 home here comes to about $2,786 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $119,000 a year (the median household here earns $62,809).