Hermitage Hotel · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Nashville run?
Who represents Nashville, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Nashville voted.
What stands out about how Nashville is run
Read from the city’s official records.
Who’s in charge in Nashville
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
The typical homeowner pays $2,506 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Nashville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Nashville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Nashville →
How Nashville compares with the towns next door
Nashville’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $368 to $1,504 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Coopertown | $368 | $1,999 |
| Mount Juliet | $547 | $1,849 |
| Ashland City | $1,504 | $1,338 |
| La Vergne | estimate | $1,529 |
| Millersville | estimate | $1,912 |
| Hendersonville | estimate | $2,458 |
| Goodlettsville | estimate | $2,117 |
| Brentwood | estimate | $4,192 |
| Nashville | estimate | $2,506 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Nashville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Nashville’s government
What is the property tax rate in Nashville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,506 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who is the mayor of Nashville?
Freddie O'Connell, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026).
Ask neighbors about Nashville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →