Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Barton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Barton County pays $963 a year, an effective rate of 0.71%, far below the U.S. average.
- $963
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.71%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -52%
- vs U.S. average
- #57 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Barton County pay a median $963 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.71%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $963
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.71%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1302 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -52%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($136,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Barton County, MO
66/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Barton County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Barton County's median household income
Median home value relative to Barton County's median income
Barton County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Barton County
Read the chart values
- Bill size: 79/100 (B+) · $963/yr
- Income room: 72/100 (B) · 1.9%
- Housing pressure: 64/100 (C+) · 2.64×
- Rate relief: 60/100 (C) · 0.71%
- Mortgage premium: 50/100 (D) · +$302
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 11,690. Owner-occupied homes: 3,034.
The median annual property tax in Barton County is $963, which is 51% lower than the Missouri state average and 52% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.71% on a median home value of $136,500. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Barton County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Barton County pay a median annual property tax of $963, far below the national median and far below the Missouri state median. On a $136,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.71% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Barton County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $51,635 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Barton County's 0.71% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Missouri counties by effective rate
Barton County ranks #57 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Barton County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Barton County rose 48.5%, from $91,900 to $136,500. The effective rate fell 28.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 96% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 7.0%, to $963. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $900 to $963, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,200 of 3,034 owner-occupied homes (39.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 1.9% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Barton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Barton County homeowners, 1,200 of 3,034 owner-occupied homes (39.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 39.6% (1,200)
- $800 to $1,499 33.2% (1,008)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.4% (345)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.4% (284)
- $3,000 or more 4.9% (150)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
47 homes here (1.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Missouri handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Barton County pay a substantially higher bill, 36% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Barton County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Barton County's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #57 of 115 for property tax burden.
Where Barton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.71% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Missouri on both measures
Barton County's effective rate runs 16% under the Missouri median and its bill 51% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $963 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Missouri norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Barton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Barton County | Missouri Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Barton County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Barton County's published figures (UNDER · LIGHT), a $136,500 median home carries a $963 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $96 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Missouri.
Property Tax History · UNDER · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $963 -4.7% | 0.71% |
| 2023 | $1,010 +10.1% | 0.74% |
| 2022 | $917 -0.3% | 0.79% |
| 2021 | $920 +2.2% | 0.92% |
| 2020 | $900 | 0.98% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably lower than the national average of 0.92% puts Barton County in the "Very Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Barton County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Barton County sits nearest Oktibbeha County (MS), Jackson County (MS), Hancock County (MS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Marion County (TX), Otero County (CO), Hamilton County (TX).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Barton County
Of the 5,230 federal returns filed from Barton County in 2022, 100 (1.9% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,270 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 40% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Barton County's numbers
- Barton County's $963 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
- Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of Barton County's $51,635 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Barton County ranks #57 of 115 Missouri counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Missouri overview →
- If Barton County's assessment looks high versus the $136,500 typical home, check Missouri's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($136,500); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Barton County, both outside Missouri so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.71%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $963/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Barton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Barton County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Greenwood County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $964/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.53% vs Barton County 0.71%.
Jones County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $964/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.74% vs Barton County 0.71%.
Kanawha County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $964/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.65% vs Barton County 0.71%.
Randolph County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $964/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.07% vs Barton County 0.71%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Barton County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Barton County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.