Cost to Own
United StatesMississippi Counties 82 Electricity 14.88¢/kWh
Same state, very different bills On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Coahoma County runs $2,682 a year more than in Issaquena County, inside the same state.

82 counties

Cost to Own a Home in Mississippi

The average effective property tax rate across Mississippi is 0.743%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 14.88¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.

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City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.

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Property tax exemptions in Mississippi, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.

Every county in Mississippi

CountyTax rateMedian homeMedian tax
Hinds County 0.919% $151,200 $1,389
Harrison County 0.647% $199,300 $1,289
DeSoto County 0.641% $248,700 $1,595
Rankin County 0.620% $223,400 $1,384
Jackson County 0.733% $181,700 $1,332
Madison County 0.723% $286,300 $2,071
Lee County 0.722% $187,800 $1,356
Forrest County 0.840% $152,900 $1,284
Lauderdale County 0.982% $124,500 $1,223
Jones County 0.880% $126,800 $1,116
Lamar County 0.667% $218,700 $1,459
Lowndes County 0.640% $157,400 $1,008
Lafayette County 0.642% $260,500 $1,672
Pearl River County 0.677% $174,500 $1,181
Oktibbeha County 0.768% $219,500 $1,685
Hancock County 0.719% $206,600 $1,485
Washington County 0.843% $99,300 $837
Warren County 0.855% $144,400 $1,234
Pike County 0.929% $110,500 $1,027
Lincoln County 0.717% $131,800 $945
Alcorn County 0.596% $132,300 $788
Monroe County 0.746% $115,200 $859
Marshall County 0.747% $172,200 $1,286
Panola County 0.770% $121,500 $935
Pontotoc County 0.660% $141,700 $935
Bolivar County 0.778% $123,600 $961
Adams County 0.885% $106,300 $941
Neshoba County 0.886% $96,600 $856
Tate County 0.768% $173,000 $1,328
Union County 0.576% $159,100 $917
Copiah County 0.789% $105,600 $833
Scott County 0.799% $89,900 $718
Leflore County 1.056% $98,200 $1,037
Yazoo County 0.890% $129,200 $1,150
Simpson County 0.601% $111,600 $671
Sunflower County 0.879% $103,400 $909
Prentiss County 0.678% $116,500 $790
George County 0.646% $168,100 $1,086
Marion County 0.744% $117,000 $870
Itawamba County 0.636% $122,400 $779
Tippah County 0.750% $128,400 $963
Grenada County 1.011% $123,400 $1,247
Leake County 0.676% $114,600 $775
Newton County 0.799% $102,700 $821
Coahoma County 1.240% $86,400 $1,071
Wayne County 0.780% $88,000 $686
Tishomingo County 0.538% $132,500 $713
Stone County 0.607% $163,300 $991
Clay County 0.689% $115,600 $797
Covington County 0.693% $98,500 $683
Attala County 0.627% $107,600 $675
Winston County 0.648% $121,200 $785
Chickasaw County 0.743% $100,400 $746
Holmes County 0.908% $76,500 $695
Jasper County 0.599% $118,600 $710
Clarke County 0.499% $114,300 $570
Smith County 0.457% $114,000 $521
Walthall County 0.784% $120,600 $946
Greene County 0.814% $94,200 $767
Calhoun County 0.683% $82,900 $566
Amite County 0.484% $89,800 $435
Yalobusha County 0.823% $97,200 $800
Tallahatchie County 0.602% $82,200 $495
Lawrence County 0.700% $104,600 $732
Perry County 0.752% $126,000 $947
Jefferson Davis County 0.836% $87,100 $728
Noxubee County 1.011% $85,200 $861
Webster County 0.574% $109,500 $629
Carroll County 0.665% $105,500 $702
Montgomery County 0.896% $110,700 $992
Tunica County 0.439% $154,500 $679
Claiborne County 0.582% $80,800 $470
Kemper County 0.598% $90,200 $539
Wilkinson County 0.862% $80,200 $691
Choctaw County 0.452% $104,500 $472
Franklin County 0.645% $95,100 $613
Benton County 0.655% $109,300 $716
Humphreys County 1.104% $88,800 $980
Jefferson County 1.002% $81,400 $816
Quitman County 1.155% $68,600 $792
Sharkey County 0.933% $108,000 $1,008
Issaquena County 0.346% $90,700 $314