Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Mississippi
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issaquena County | $210 | 0.346% | $90,700 |
| 2 | Amite County | $200 | 0.484% | $89,800 |
| 3 | Claiborne County | $197 | 0.582% | $80,800 |
| 4 | Choctaw County | $197 | 0.452% | $104,500 |
| 5 | Tallahatchie County | $195 | 0.602% | $82,200 |
| 6 | Smith County | $193 | 0.457% | $114,000 |
| 7 | Kemper County | $191 | 0.598% | $90,200 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | $189 | 0.683% | $82,900 |
| 9 | Clarke County | $189 | 0.499% | $114,300 |
| 10 | Franklin County | $185 | 0.645% | $95,100 |
| 11 | Webster County | $184 | 0.574% | $109,500 |
| 12 | Simpson County | $180 | 0.601% | $111,600 |
| 13 | Attala County | $180 | 0.627% | $107,600 |
| 14 | Tunica County | $180 | 0.439% | $154,500 |
| 15 | Covington County | $179 | 0.693% | $98,500 |
| 16 | Wayne County | $179 | 0.780% | $88,000 |
| 17 | Wilkinson County | $178 | 0.862% | $80,200 |
| 18 | Holmes County | $178 | 0.908% | $76,500 |
| 19 | Carroll County | $178 | 0.665% | $105,500 |
| 20 | Jasper County | $177 | 0.599% | $118,600 |
| 21 | Tishomingo County | $177 | 0.538% | $132,500 |
| 22 | Benton County | $176 | 0.655% | $109,300 |
| 23 | Scott County | $176 | 0.799% | $89,900 |
| 24 | Jefferson Davis County | $175 | 0.836% | $87,100 |
| 25 | Lawrence County | $175 | 0.700% | $104,600 |
| 26 | Chickasaw County | $174 | 0.743% | $100,400 |
| 27 | Greene County | $172 | 0.814% | $94,200 |
| 28 | Leake County | $172 | 0.676% | $114,600 |
| 29 | Itawamba County | $171 | 0.636% | $122,400 |
| 30 | Winston County | $171 | 0.648% | $121,200 |
| 31 | Alcorn County | $170 | 0.596% | $132,300 |
| 32 | Prentiss County | $170 | 0.678% | $116,500 |
| 33 | Quitman County | $170 | 1.155% | $68,600 |
| 34 | Clay County | $170 | 0.689% | $115,600 |
| 35 | Yalobusha County | $169 | 0.823% | $97,200 |
| 36 | Jefferson County | $168 | 1.002% | $81,400 |
| 37 | Newton County | $168 | 0.799% | $102,700 |
| 38 | Copiah County | $167 | 0.789% | $105,600 |
| 39 | Washington County | $166 | 0.843% | $99,300 |
| 40 | Neshoba County | $165 | 0.886% | $96,600 |
| 41 | Monroe County | $164 | 0.746% | $115,200 |
| 42 | Noxubee County | $164 | 1.011% | $85,200 |
| 43 | Marion County | $164 | 0.744% | $117,000 |
| 44 | Sunflower County | $160 | 0.879% | $103,400 |
| 45 | Union County | $160 | 0.576% | $159,100 |
| 46 | Pontotoc County | $158 | 0.660% | $141,700 |
| 47 | Panola County | $158 | 0.770% | $121,500 |
| 48 | Adams County | $158 | 0.885% | $106,300 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | $157 | 0.717% | $131,800 |
| 50 | Walthall County | $157 | 0.784% | $120,600 |
| 51 | Perry County | $157 | 0.752% | $126,000 |
| 52 | Bolivar County | $156 | 0.778% | $123,600 |
| 53 | Tippah County | $156 | 0.750% | $128,400 |
| 54 | Humphreys County | $154 | 1.104% | $88,800 |
| 55 | Stone County | $153 | 0.607% | $163,300 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | $153 | 0.896% | $110,700 |
| 57 | Lowndes County | $152 | 0.640% | $157,400 |
| 58 | Sharkey County | $152 | 0.933% | $108,000 |
| 59 | Pike County | $151 | 0.929% | $110,500 |
| 60 | Leflore County | $150 | 1.056% | $98,200 |
| 61 | Coahoma County | $147 | 1.240% | $86,400 |
| 62 | George County | $146 | 0.646% | $168,100 |
| 63 | Jones County | $143 | 0.880% | $126,800 |
| 64 | Yazoo County | $140 | 0.890% | $129,200 |
| 65 | Pearl River County | $138 | 0.677% | $174,500 |
| 66 | Lauderdale County | $134 | 0.982% | $124,500 |
| 67 | Warren County | $133 | 0.855% | $144,400 |
| 68 | Grenada County | $132 | 1.011% | $123,400 |
| 69 | Forrest County | $129 | 0.840% | $152,900 |
| 70 | Marshall County | $129 | 0.747% | $172,200 |
| 71 | Harrison County | $129 | 0.647% | $199,300 |
| 72 | Tate County | $125 | 0.768% | $173,000 |
| 73 | Jackson County | $125 | 0.733% | $181,700 |
| 74 | Lee County | $123 | 0.722% | $187,800 |
| 75 | Rankin County | $121 | 0.620% | $223,400 |
| 76 | Hinds County | $120 | 0.919% | $151,200 |
| 77 | Lamar County | $115 | 0.667% | $218,700 |
| 78 | Hancock County | $112 | 0.719% | $206,600 |
| 79 | DeSoto County | $103 | 0.641% | $248,700 |
| 80 | Lafayette County | $97 | 0.642% | $260,500 |
| 81 | Oktibbeha County | $96 | 0.768% | $219,500 |
| 82 | Madison County | $64 | 0.723% | $286,300 |
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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