Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Choctaw County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Choctaw County pays $563 a year, an effective rate of 0.48%, far below the U.S. average.
- $563
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.48%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -72%
- vs U.S. average
- #79 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Choctaw County pay a median $563 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.48%, more affordable than 85% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $563
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.48%
- Effective rate on median home
- #459 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -72%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($117,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 8,118. Owner-occupied homes: 2,752.
The median annual property tax in Choctaw County is $563, which is 54% lower than the Mississippi state average and 72% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.48% on a median home value of $117,200. Property taxes represent 1.1% of the median household income in this county.
Choctaw County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Choctaw County's 0.48% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 85%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Choctaw County pay a median annual property tax of $563, far below the national median and far below the Mississippi state median. On a $117,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.48% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Choctaw County ranks #79 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (2% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Choctaw County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $50,919 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 19.3%, from $472 to $563. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Choctaw 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $448 to $563. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,244 of 2,752 owner-occupied homes (45.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
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 1.1% 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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
35.8% of Choctaw County homes owned free and clear (641 of 1,792) report no property tax at all, against 18.2% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Choctaw County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Choctaw County homeowners, 1,244 of 2,752 owner-occupied homes (45.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 45.2% (1,244)
- $800 to $1,499 14.9% (409)
- $1,500 to $1,999 2.8% (76)
- $2,000 to $2,999 5.6% (155)
- $3,000 or more 1.9% (52)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
816 homes here (29.7%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Choctaw County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Choctaw County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+98%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Choctaw County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Choctaw County's effective rate is higher than 2% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #79 of 81.
Where Choctaw County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.48% Among the most affordable more affordable than 85% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Choctaw County moved from $448 in the 2020 release to $563 in 2024, a change of about 26%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Choctaw County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Choctaw County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.1% | - | - |
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.
Choctaw County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Choctaw County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $563 +19.3% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | $472 -6.5% | 0.45% |
| 2022 | $505 +7.7% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | $469 +4.7% | 0.56% |
| 2020 | $448 | 0.50% |
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.
Choctaw County: tax takes only 1.1% of income
Counties near Choctaw County's effective rate
On effective rate, Choctaw County sits nearest Rockcastle County (KY), Putnam County (IN), Minidoka County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Davison County (SD), Hemphill County (TX), Calhoun County (FL).
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
Choctaw County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 3,340 returns from Choctaw County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,840 - 100% 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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Choctaw County rate FAQs
- How does Choctaw County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Choctaw County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.48% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Choctaw County?
- Choctaw County, Mississippi scores A- (83/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.1%). 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 is the average property tax in Choctaw County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Choctaw County is $563, an effective rate of 0.48% on a $117,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Choctaw County?
- Property taxes in Choctaw County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $50,919 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Choctaw County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Choctaw County is recorded at $563 in the 2024 5-year release against $448 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,752 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
What to do with Choctaw County's QUIET rate
Choctaw County's $563 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 1.1% of Choctaw County's $50,919 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Choctaw 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: 0.48%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $563/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Choctaw County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Choctaw County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Kemper County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Choctaw County at $563/yr; rate 0.57% vs Choctaw County 0.48%.
Leslie County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Choctaw County at $563/yr; rate 0.82% vs Choctaw County 0.48%.
Wayne County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Choctaw County at $563/yr; rate 0.52% vs Choctaw County 0.48%.
Barbour County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $562/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.43% vs Choctaw County 0.48%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Choctaw 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 Choctaw County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.