Aug. 31 is deadline for paying Oak Ridge property tax bills without added fees

Saturday, Aug. 31, is the final day to pay your property tax bills without added interest or penalty in Oak Ridge .

On Sept. 1, interest will begin to accrue on the account.

Payments can be made online at https://payments.oakridgetn.gov/ , at the Utilities Business Office (UBO) located at 200 S. Tulane Ave., in the overnight drop box in the UBO parking lot, or by mail at P.O. Box 1, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Payments made with a card, in person or online, will incur a 2.75% fee. The fee for payments made by eCheck will be $1 per $5,000. These fees are assessed to offset the transaction cost incurred by the City.

For more information, call the tax specialist line at (865) 425-3404.

Property owners who have not received their property tax statement should call (865) 425-3404 and ask for DeDe, the city’s tax specialist, or look up how much they owe online in order to pay on time. Property tax information can be found online through the city’s website at OakRidgeTN.gov .

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