Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Carroll County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Carroll County pays $1,082 a year, an effective rate of 0.51%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,082
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.51%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -46%
- vs U.S. average
- #42 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Carroll County pay a median $1,082 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.51%, more affordable than 83% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,082
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #536 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -46%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($210,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 28,626. Owner-occupied homes: 8,792.
The median annual property tax in Carroll County is $1,082, which is 4% higher than the Arkansas state average and 46% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.51% on a median home value of $210,400. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Carroll County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Carroll County's 0.51% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 83%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Carroll County pay a median annual property tax of $1,082, well below the national median and modestly above the Arkansas state median. On a $210,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.51% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Carroll County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $54,230 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Arkansas counties by effective rate
Carroll County ranks #42 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (44% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Carroll 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Carroll County rose 46.5%, from $143,600 to $210,400. The effective rate fell 20.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 85% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 15.8%, to $1,082. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $934 to $1,082, a gain of 16%. 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 2,827 of 8,792 owner-occupied homes (32.2%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 2.0% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Carroll County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Carroll County homeowners, 2,827 of 8,792 owner-occupied homes (32.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 31.6% (2,780)
- $800 to $1,499 32.2% (2,827)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.6% (934)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.2% (1,075)
- $3,000 or more 9.6% (845)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
331 homes here (3.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Arkansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Carroll County, mortgaged homeowners pay 27% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Carroll County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Carroll County's effective rate is higher than 44% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #42 of 75.
Where Carroll County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.51% Among the most affordable more affordable than 83% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Arkansas median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Arkansas medians here, which makes Carroll County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $1,082 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Carroll County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Carroll County | Arkansas 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Carroll County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Carroll County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,082 +10.4% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $980 +1.8% | 0.53% |
| 2022 | $963 +3.8% | 0.57% |
| 2021 | $928 -0.6% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | $934 | 0.65% |
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.
Carroll County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Carroll County's effective rate
On effective rate, Carroll County sits nearest Gila County (AZ), Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (AK), Calhoun County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Alamosa County (CO), Washington County (TN), Chester County (TN).
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
Carroll County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 380 of 12,780 returns from Carroll County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,695 - 32% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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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Carroll County rate FAQs
- How does Carroll County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Carroll County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Carroll County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Carroll County is $1,082, an effective rate of 0.51% on a $210,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Carroll County?
- Carroll County, Arkansas scores B- (67/100) 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- (0.51%). 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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Carroll County?
- Property taxes in Carroll County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $54,230 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Carroll County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Carroll County climbed 15.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $934 to $1,082, 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 Carroll County's QUIET rate
Carroll County's $1,082 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 2.0% of Carroll County's $54,230 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Carroll 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: 0.51%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,082/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Carroll County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Carroll County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Morgan County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Carroll County at $1,082/yr; rate 0.56% vs Carroll County 0.51%.
Early County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,081/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.82% vs Carroll County 0.51%.
San Miguel County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,081/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Carroll County 0.51%.
Schuyler County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,083/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Carroll County 0.51%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Carroll 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 Carroll County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.