With Reappraisals Recently Completed In Sullivan County, Taxpayers In Kingsport Are Reaping The Benefits Of Higher Property Values That Enable The Board Of Mayor And Aldermen To Set The Fourth Lowest Tax Rate In History. The New Rate Is $1.97 Per 100 Dollars Of Assessed Value, While The Previous Rate Was $2.07. The Tax Rate Has Been As High As $2.39 In 2000.