Tax Rate

PROPERTY TAX: Scott County’s property tax rate is $1.60. Inside the Oneida Special School District, the property tax rate is $1.96.

Additionally, the municipalities of Oneida and Huntsville have property tax rates of $1.03 and $0.50, respectively. 

Property is assessed at one-fourth of its appraised value. To determine your property tax, use the following formula: 

Appraised value/4/100x$1.60 = Property tax owed. 

For example, if your home is valued at $200,000: $200,000/4 = $50,000/100 = $500x$1.60 = $800.

INCOME TAX: Tennessee does not have an income tax. 

SALES TAX: The sales tax in Scott County is 9.25%, including a 7% state sales tax and a 2.25% local option sales tax. 

WHEEL TAX: Scott County has a $30 wheel tax, assessed per vehicle. Voters approved the wheel tax by referendum in 2010. Exclusions include vehicles registered to 100% disabled military veterans, former prisoners of war, farm vehicles that are not licensed for use on public roads and government vehicles. Revenue from the wheel tax is used specifically to retire debt associated with school building projects at Robbins Elementary, Burchfield Elementary, and Oneida High School in the late 2000s.