Historically, as I understand it, personal property taxes in TN have been fairly reasonable. There is no state-levied property tax. That, coupled with no income tax, a right-to-work state, and a business-friendly corporate tax structure (6% excise tax only, with many aspects of business not being taxed at all), puts Tennessee in a precarious situation.
What they're discovering in TN is, they can't really spend money like drunken sailors, unlike their blue state counterparts in Commiefornia, New Yawk, and similar places. They offset some of that with some pretty high sales taxes -- up to 9.75%, depending on the county. Where I intend to wind up -- Madison County -- they charge the max of 2.75%, in addition to the 5.5% tax on groceries and the 7% tax on everything else. When I go to the grocery store to buy a loaf of bread for $3, almost 30 cents of that goes to the state and local gummint. 
It would appear that the TN lawmakers are doing their level best to keep from enacting an income tax. That's a good sign, but can they keep it that way?
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Personally, I have a problem paying sales tax on GROCERIES. This is an area that should be exempt, IMHO. Ditto for medications and other fundamental necessities. Paying almost 10% of every dollar spent to the state and local government is the price of the highly-touted "no state income tax".
Either way you go, you're gonna pay the piper. 
Car tags are quite reasonable....unless you have a vanity plate. We only have rear plates and price varies per county and they are $36 for renewal in my county which is about average. Some are less, some are more,depends on what the county determines.
Property taxes are very low compared with other places in the country. Residential is taxed 25% of the "assessed value" (which is done by the tax assessor or the most recent sales price). If within the city limits...it is then $5.50 per $100 of the assessed value. I live in the county, so it's about half of the $5.50. My brother lives in Northbrook IL (Chicago suburb) in a house half the size of mine on less than half an acre lot - our's is just over 3 acres in a gated subdivision - and his taxes are almost quadruple what ours are.
Sales tax, however, is, as Eupher said....on EVERYTHING! and they find ways to tax on top of taxes too. Sin tax is on movie/concert/etc tickets (17%), it's also on alcohol and cigarettes, but I'm not sure what the percentage is now as they keep raising it. It's on phone bills, utility bills, cable/satelite bills, groceries, clothes, Rx's....it's on everything! So far, about the only thing it's not on is doctor bills or personal care like haircuts, manicures, pedicures, etc. .....but for all I know - it's automatically plugged into the price.
I'm charged a yearly "business" tax for being allowed to work in my company.
Sales tax on cars is high, as are deed stamps on property.
The state finds a way to collect it....but it may be more equitable than state income tax. You don't buy the stuff, you don't get taxed for it.
