Wayne County, TN real estate

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

Median home value

$130,700Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.49%Below state avg 0.50%Median bill $635/yr · Census

Median rent

$6192-bed $679Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Wayne County, TN real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Wayne County pay a median of $635 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $130,700, an effective rate of about 0.49%. The Tennessee average is 0.50%, which makes Wayne County the #60 lowest-tax of 95 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $619 a month, and $679 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $131,000 home here comes to about $820 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $35,000 a year (the median household here earns $52,294).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$820/mo
  • Principal & interest$713
  • Property tax$53
  • Insurance (est.)$54

$131,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Wayne County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$24877% below state
2 bedrooms$67941% below state
3 bedrooms$65450% below state
4 bedrooms$76152% 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.