Appraisals in Rutherford County this year are up $1.4 billion dollars in real property value, when compared to last year. Property Assessor Rob Mitchell told WGNS, “That’s about $306 million in assessments for tax purposes and about $6.7 million new tax dollars.”

The Property Assessor’s Office is responsible for quantifying Rutherford County’s growth and placing a value on that growth for county and municipal tax purposes.

As of June 2020, Rutherford County has 131,845 assessable parcels for tax purposes and growth is creating around 3,500 new parcels per year.