RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – A new national study has identified Rutherford County and the greater Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin area as one of the least-taxed regions in the country for middle-class families, offering good news for working households in Middle Tennessee.
The study, released by Upgraded Points, analyzed how much middle-class families—defined as two-parent households with two children—pay in combined federal and state income taxes across the U.S. The analysis used economic data from the Economic Policy Institute and the U.S. Census Bureau, factoring in regional cost-of-living figures and standard tax obligations.
According to the study, families in Rutherford County and the surrounding metro area face a total effective tax rate of just 10%, meaning a middle-class household earning a pre-tax income of $102,316 would take home $92,049 after taxes, paying $10,266 annually in federal and state income taxes…