Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Clark County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Clark County pays $1,134 a year, an effective rate of 0.87%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,134
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.87%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -43%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Clark County pay a median $1,134 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.87%, more affordable than 45% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,134
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1728 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -43%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($130,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 6,675. Owner-occupied homes: 1,896.
The median annual property tax in Clark County is $1,134, which is 42% lower than the Missouri state average and 43% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.87% on a median home value of $130,700. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Clark County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Clark County's 0.87% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 45%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Clark County pay a median annual property tax of $1,134, well below the national median and well below the Missouri state median. On a $130,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Missouri counties by effective rate
Clark County ranks #14 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (88% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Clark County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,781 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Clark 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 Clark County rose 35.0%, from $96,800 to $130,700. The effective rate fell 21.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 86% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 6.5%, to $1,134. 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 $1,065 to $1,134, a change of 6%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 637 of 1,896 owner-occupied homes (33.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.2% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
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 Clark County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Clark County homeowners, 637 of 1,896 owner-occupied homes (33.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 31.8% (602)
- $800 to $1,499 33.6% (637)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.9% (150)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.5% (351)
- $3,000 or more 3.1% (58)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
98 homes here (5.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Missouri handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Clark County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Clark County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Clark County's effective rate is higher than 88% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #14 of 115.
Where Clark County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.87% more affordable than 45% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Missouri, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 2% of the Missouri median, yet the median bill runs 42% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,134 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Clark County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Clark County | Missouri Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Clark County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Missouri counties.
Clark County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,134 -0.4% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | $1,139 -1.2% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | $1,153 +7.9% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | $1,069 +0.4% | 1.05% |
| 2020 | $1,065 | 1.10% |
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.
Clark County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Clark County's effective rate
On effective rate, Clark County sits nearest Big Stone County (MN), Kalkaska County (MI), Montgomery County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Harper County (KS), Fayette County (WV), Martin 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
Clark County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,870 returns from Clark County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,740 - 60% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Clark County rate FAQs
- How does Clark County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Clark County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.87% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Clark County, Missouri?
- The median annual property tax in Clark County is $1,134, an effective rate of 0.87% on a $130,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Clark County?
- Clark County, Missouri scores C+ (61/100) 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 mortgage premium at B (+$138). 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 Clark County?
- Property taxes in Clark County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,781 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Clark County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Clark County ticked up 6.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,065 to $1,134, 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 Clark County's UNDER rate
Clark County's $1,134 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 →
Clark County ranks #14 of 115 Missouri counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Missouri overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Clark County's UNDER 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: 0.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,134/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Clark County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Clark County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Stone County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Clark County at $1,134/yr; rate 0.70% vs Clark County 0.87%.
Dade County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,133/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Clark County 0.87%.
Highland County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,135/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Clark County 0.87%.
Nuckolls County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,133/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.17% vs Clark County 0.87%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Clark 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Clark County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.