Overton
Tennessee

What stands out

If you had to describe Overton County in numbers, start here: the property tax rate is in the bottom 6% of American counties (0.42%), violent crime is in the top 6% of American counties (4.9 per 1,000), and home internet speed is in the top 6% of American counties (294 Mbps). Within Tennessee it ranks 11th of 95 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Overton County, Tennessee. 22,576 people live here with you. The population grew 1.4% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +484).

Tennessee has no income tax on wages, and its tax on interest and dividends was fully repealed in 2021. It has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the country and taxes groceries at a reduced rate. Nashville and the surrounding counties have had a decade of rapid growth and price increases; the rest of the state remains inexpensive. There is no estate or inheritance tax.

Money

The typical household here brings in $46,580 a year, lower than 86% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $46,368. Unemployment runs 3.4%, lower than 51% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home.

Tennessee has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $257K, pricier than 58% of American counties, about 2.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $679 a month. Property tax is 0.42% of home value, roughly $655 a year on that median home, lower than 94% of American counties. 79% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 94% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 29 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 72.4 years, shorter than 85% of American counties. There are 26 active physicians in the county, about 11.5 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 13.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.83 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 71% of American counties. 82% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 61 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 58% of eligible voters turned out. Under Tennessee law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 58°F, highs near 69 and lows near 47, warmer than 60% of American counties. About 54 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 21 out of 100, safer than 79% of American counties; the county has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 294 Mbps down, faster than 94% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.