I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as Property Assessor of Coffee County.
The primary responsibility of the Property Assessor is to discover, list, classify, and value all real, personal or mixed property within the jurisdiction of Coffee County for tax purposes.
The Property Assessor is also responsible for:
Our office conducts reviews for properties in the county on site during the first three years of each reappraisal. During construction, we come to the construction site to measure homes to determine the square footage and collect the information needed to determine the value. We also receive electrical permits from local utility companies and building permits from the county and municipalities to make us aware of changes being made to properties that will influence its value.
The Assessor of Property, according to Tennessee State Law T.C.A. § 67-5-1601, is responsible for discovering, listing and valuing each piece of property in Coffee County. This includes both real property and tangible personal property. The Assessor of Property must keep current information of the ownership and characteristics of all property; and to prepare and certify the assessment roll annually in accordance with Tennessee State Law. The Property Assessor’s Office sets value on property based on current market values reflecting real estate property sales. These property transactions must be between a knowledgeable buyer and a willing seller at an agreed upon price.
Assessment Change Notices will be mailed the first part of May 2024. Pursuant to Section 67-5-508, Tennessee Code Annotated, the property assessment records of Coffee County will be available for public inspection at 1341 McArthur St, Suite 3, Manchester, Tennessee, during normal business hours. Any person desiring to inspect these records may do so at the appointed time and place. The Coffee County Board of Equalization will begin its annual session to examine and equalize the county assessments on June 3, 2024. The Board will accept appeals for tax year 2024 only until the last day of its regular session, which will be June 17, 2024. Any owner of property who wishes to make a complaint or appeal to the Board must appear before said Board at this time personally or by personal appearance of an agent for the owner bearing the owner’s written authorization. Failure to appear and appeal an assessment will result in the assessment becoming final without further right of appeal. To any property owner who disagrees with their appraised value, please notify the property assessor’s office at (931) 723-5126 from 8:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday. Assessment change notices will ONLY be mailed to property owners whose assessed value has changed for the current tax year.
2024 Business Personal Property can be filed online this year. Complete filing instructions are included in the packet mailed in early January. The forms are due March 1st. File your 2024 Tangible Personal Property Schedule Online.
Business Personal Property Change Notices will be mailed the first part of May 2024.
The purpose of a reappraisal is to bring property values closer to current market value and maintain equalization throughout the county. Reappraisals are mandated by the state to occur every four, five, or six years. Coffee County is on a four-year cycle. The last reappraisal in Coffee County was 2022. In 2026, Coffee County will go through a state mandated reappraisal.
For more information on property assessment and the reappraisal process, please see State of Tennessee Real Estate & Reappraisal in Quick Links below.
Below are frequently asked questions that may help to understand how the appraisal process works.