Rank
138of 3,144
Moore, Tennessee
Score 7.54 / 10· population 6,748
Moore County covers 129 square miles, the second smallest in Tennessee, and the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, the seat, is its top employer, with about 667 workers. A baby born there can expect to live 77.7 years, against 73.5 statewide. Property tax runs about $1.74 per $100 of assessed value in 2025, roughly $870 a year on a $200,000 house, and Donald Trump won 3,060 of 3,654 presidential votes in 2024.
Sources
- With a total area of 129 square miles, Moore County is the second smallest county in Tennessee tennesseeencyclopedia.net
- Moore County: county seat Lynchburg; top employer Jack Daniel Distillery, est. 667 employees, Lynchburg; county property tax rate $1.74 tnecd.com
- County Health Rankings 2025 release: life expectancy 77.7 years in Moore County and 73.5 years in Tennessee countyhealthrankings.org
- 2025 Moore County property tax rate is $1.7412 per $100 of assessed value; in Lynchburg the total is $1.748. A $200,000 house: $50,000 assessed x $1.7412/$100 = about $871 ($874 in Lynchburg) comptroller.tn.gov
- Tennessee residential property is assessed at 25% of appraised value, and the tax is the assessed value times the rate per $100 comptroller.tn.gov
- November 5, 2024 general election, President: Trump/Vance 3,060 votes in Moore County out of 3,654 cast for all presidential candidates (Harris/Walz 542) sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.4
- Sales tax1.4
- Property tax7.9
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes6.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy9.0
- Government employees8.5
- Single-parent households6.3