Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in Mississippi
Ranked by dollars actually paid rather than by rate. This list looks very different from the rate ranking: expensive coastal counties appear here on the strength of their home values alone, even where the percentage is unremarkable.
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Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | $2,071 | $286,300 | 0.723% |
| 2 | Oktibbeha County | $1,685 | $219,500 | 0.768% |
| 3 | Lafayette County | $1,672 | $260,500 | 0.642% |
| 4 | DeSoto County | $1,595 | $248,700 | 0.641% |
| 5 | Hancock County | $1,485 | $206,600 | 0.719% |
| 6 | Lamar County | $1,459 | $218,700 | 0.667% |
| 7 | Hinds County | $1,389 | $151,200 | 0.919% |
| 8 | Rankin County | $1,384 | $223,400 | 0.620% |
| 9 | Lee County | $1,356 | $187,800 | 0.722% |
| 10 | Jackson County | $1,332 | $181,700 | 0.733% |
| 11 | Tate County | $1,328 | $173,000 | 0.768% |
| 12 | Harrison County | $1,289 | $199,300 | 0.647% |
| 13 | Marshall County | $1,286 | $172,200 | 0.747% |
| 14 | Forrest County | $1,284 | $152,900 | 0.840% |
| 15 | Grenada County | $1,247 | $123,400 | 1.011% |
| 16 | Warren County | $1,234 | $144,400 | 0.855% |
| 17 | Lauderdale County | $1,223 | $124,500 | 0.982% |
| 18 | Pearl River County | $1,181 | $174,500 | 0.677% |
| 19 | Yazoo County | $1,150 | $129,200 | 0.890% |
| 20 | Jones County | $1,116 | $126,800 | 0.880% |
| 21 | George County | $1,086 | $168,100 | 0.646% |
| 22 | Coahoma County | $1,071 | $86,400 | 1.240% |
| 23 | Leflore County | $1,037 | $98,200 | 1.056% |
| 24 | Pike County | $1,027 | $110,500 | 0.929% |
| 25 | Lowndes County | $1,008 | $157,400 | 0.640% |
| 26 | Sharkey County | $1,008 | $108,000 | 0.933% |
| 27 | Montgomery County | $992 | $110,700 | 0.896% |
| 28 | Stone County | $991 | $163,300 | 0.607% |
| 29 | Humphreys County | $980 | $88,800 | 1.104% |
| 30 | Tippah County | $963 | $128,400 | 0.750% |
| 31 | Bolivar County | $961 | $123,600 | 0.778% |
| 32 | Perry County | $947 | $126,000 | 0.752% |
| 33 | Walthall County | $946 | $120,600 | 0.784% |
| 34 | Lincoln County | $945 | $131,800 | 0.717% |
| 35 | Adams County | $941 | $106,300 | 0.885% |
| 36 | Panola County | $935 | $121,500 | 0.770% |
| 37 | Pontotoc County | $935 | $141,700 | 0.660% |
| 38 | Union County | $917 | $159,100 | 0.576% |
| 39 | Sunflower County | $909 | $103,400 | 0.879% |
| 40 | Marion County | $870 | $117,000 | 0.744% |
| 41 | Noxubee County | $861 | $85,200 | 1.011% |
| 42 | Monroe County | $859 | $115,200 | 0.746% |
| 43 | Neshoba County | $856 | $96,600 | 0.886% |
| 44 | Washington County | $837 | $99,300 | 0.843% |
| 45 | Copiah County | $833 | $105,600 | 0.789% |
| 46 | Newton County | $821 | $102,700 | 0.799% |
| 47 | Jefferson County | $816 | $81,400 | 1.002% |
| 48 | Yalobusha County | $800 | $97,200 | 0.823% |
| 49 | Clay County | $797 | $115,600 | 0.689% |
| 50 | Quitman County | $792 | $68,600 | 1.155% |
| 51 | Prentiss County | $790 | $116,500 | 0.678% |
| 52 | Alcorn County | $788 | $132,300 | 0.596% |
| 53 | Winston County | $785 | $121,200 | 0.648% |
| 54 | Itawamba County | $779 | $122,400 | 0.636% |
| 55 | Leake County | $775 | $114,600 | 0.676% |
| 56 | Greene County | $767 | $94,200 | 0.814% |
| 57 | Chickasaw County | $746 | $100,400 | 0.743% |
| 58 | Lawrence County | $732 | $104,600 | 0.700% |
| 59 | Jefferson Davis County | $728 | $87,100 | 0.836% |
| 60 | Scott County | $718 | $89,900 | 0.799% |
| 61 | Benton County | $716 | $109,300 | 0.655% |
| 62 | Tishomingo County | $713 | $132,500 | 0.538% |
| 63 | Jasper County | $710 | $118,600 | 0.599% |
| 64 | Carroll County | $702 | $105,500 | 0.665% |
| 65 | Holmes County | $695 | $76,500 | 0.908% |
| 66 | Wilkinson County | $691 | $80,200 | 0.862% |
| 67 | Wayne County | $686 | $88,000 | 0.780% |
| 68 | Covington County | $683 | $98,500 | 0.693% |
| 69 | Tunica County | $679 | $154,500 | 0.439% |
| 70 | Attala County | $675 | $107,600 | 0.627% |
| 71 | Simpson County | $671 | $111,600 | 0.601% |
| 72 | Webster County | $629 | $109,500 | 0.574% |
| 73 | Franklin County | $613 | $95,100 | 0.645% |
| 74 | Clarke County | $570 | $114,300 | 0.499% |
| 75 | Calhoun County | $566 | $82,900 | 0.683% |
| 76 | Kemper County | $539 | $90,200 | 0.598% |
| 77 | Smith County | $521 | $114,000 | 0.457% |
| 78 | Tallahatchie County | $495 | $82,200 | 0.602% |
| 79 | Choctaw County | $472 | $104,500 | 0.452% |
| 80 | Claiborne County | $470 | $80,800 | 0.582% |
| 81 | Amite County | $435 | $89,800 | 0.484% |
| 82 | Issaquena County | $314 | $90,700 | 0.346% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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