Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Camden County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Camden County pays $1,426 a year, an effective rate of 0.47%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,426
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.47%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -28%
- vs U.S. average
- #105 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Camden County pay a median $1,426 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.47%, more affordable than 87% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,426
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -28%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($305,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 43,667. Owner-occupied homes: 14,786.
The median annual property tax in Camden County is $1,426, which is 27% lower than the Missouri state average and 28% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.47% on a median home value of $305,400. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Camden County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Camden County's 0.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 87%).
Decision signal 2
High among Missouri counties by effective rate
Camden County ranks #105 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Camden County pay a median annual property tax of $1,426, well below the national median and well below the Missouri state median. On a $305,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Camden County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $66,387 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Camden County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Camden County's effective rate fell 16.8% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 43.2%, leaving the median bill 19.1% higher at $1,426. That rate move is larger than the one in 72% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,197 to $1,426, a gain of 19%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 4,260 of 14,786 owner-occupied homes (28.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.1% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Camden County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Camden County homeowners, 4,260 of 14,786 owner-occupied homes (28.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.5% (3,475)
- $800 to $1,499 28.8% (4,260)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.6% (2,458)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.0% (2,365)
- $3,000 or more 13.4% (1,983)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
245 homes here (1.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Missouri handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Camden County pay about the same bill, a 5% gap.
Camden County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Camden County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #105 of 115.
Where Camden County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.47% Among the most affordable more affordable than 87% 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
Camden County's effective rate runs 45% under the Missouri median and its bill 27% 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 $1,426 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.
Camden County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Camden County | Missouri Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Camden County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Missouri counties.
Camden County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,426 +5.3% | 0.47% |
| 2023 | $1,354 +2.5% | 0.50% |
| 2022 | $1,321 +7.8% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | $1,225 +2.3% | 0.55% |
| 2020 | $1,197 | 0.56% |
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.
Camden County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Camden County's effective rate
On effective rate, Camden County sits nearest St. Bernard Parish (LA), Yuma County (CO), Cheyenne County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Logan County (IL), Hardee County (FL), Nicholas County (KY).
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
Camden County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,170 of 21,690 returns from Camden County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,685 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Camden County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Camden County, Missouri?
- The median annual property tax in Camden County is $1,426, an effective rate of 0.47% on a $305,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Camden County?
- Camden County, Missouri scores B- (66/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A (0.47%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Camden County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Camden County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Camden County?
- Property taxes in Camden County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $66,387 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Camden County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Camden County climbed 19.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,197 to $1,426, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Camden County's QUIET rate
Camden County's $1,426 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 →
Camden County ranks #105 of 115 Missouri counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Missouri overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Camden County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,426/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Camden County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Camden County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Jim Wells County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Camden County at $1,426/yr; rate 1.15% vs Camden County 0.47%.
Plaquemines Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,427/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.50% vs Camden County 0.47%.
Gregory County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,428/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.02% vs Camden County 0.47%.
Irion County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,424/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.70% vs Camden County 0.47%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Camden County stamps QUIET · 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Camden County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.