Rank
1404of 3,144
Warren, Tennessee
Score 6.38 / 10· population 42,638
Warren County, on the Highland Rim within reach of Nashville and Chattanooga, has more than 400 plant nurseries around its seat, McMinnville. Yorozu builds car suspension parts here, and Bridgestone's Morrison plant had 1,100 workers making truck and bus tires in 2022. On a $200,000 home, 2025 property tax is about $1,265 inside McMinnville, where city and county rates combine, and about $605 outside it.
Sources
- Warren County lies along the Highland Rim. tennesseeencyclopedia.net
- McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Warren County, within easy reach of Nashville and Chattanooga. mcminnvilletn.gov
- More than 400 nurseries operate in and around McMinnville, the 'Nursery Capital of the World'. mcminnvilletn.gov
- Yorozu came to Warren County in 1997 and makes suspension systems, seat parts and brackets for automakers. warrencountyecd.com
- Bridgestone's truck and bus radial tire plant in Morrison, Warren County, had a headcount of 1,100 when a $550 million expansion was announced on August 25, 2022. tnecd.com
- 2025 property tax rates per $100 of assessed value: Warren County $1.2091; McMinnville city $1.3212, for a combined $2.5303 inside McMinnville. comptroller.tn.gov
- Residential property is assessed at 25% of appraised value, so a $200,000 home is assessed at $50,000: about $1,265 a year at McMinnville's combined $2.5303 rate and about $605 at the county's $1.2091 rate alone. comptroller.tn.gov
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax1.1
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes4.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.5
- Life expectancy2.8
- Government employees4.1
- Single-parent households2.8