Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Coahoma County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Coahoma County pays $1,012 a year, an effective rate of 1.12%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,012
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 1.12%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -49%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Coahoma County pay a median $1,012 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.12%, more affordable than 27% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,012
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.12%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2279 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -49%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($90,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 20,540. Owner-occupied homes: 4,378.
The median annual property tax in Coahoma County is $1,012, which is 17% lower than the Mississippi state average and 49% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.12% on a median home value of $90,300. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Coahoma County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Coahoma County's 1.12% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 27%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Coahoma County ranks #1 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (99% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Coahoma County pay a median annual property tax of $1,012, well below the national median and notably lower than the Mississippi state median. On a $90,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.12% 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 Coahoma County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $37,461 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County rose 33.0%, from $67,900 to $90,300. The effective rate fell 22.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 89% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 2.8%, to $1,012. 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 $984 to $1,012, a change of 3%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest single group of owner-occupied homes in this county reports no real estate tax at all: 1,349 of 4,378 homes (30.8%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.7% 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.
Coahoma County is an outlier inside Mississippi
Across the 81 Mississippi counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.72%. Coahoma County is at 1.12%, which sits 2.7 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Coahoma County Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Coahoma County homeowners are not billed at all: 1,349 of 4,378 owner-occupied homes (30.8%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 28.7% (1,257)
- $800 to $1,499 17.9% (783)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.4% (235)
- $2,000 to $2,999 8.7% (381)
- $3,000 or more 8.5% (373)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,349 homes here (30.8%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Coahoma County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Coahoma County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+90%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Coahoma County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Coahoma County's effective rate is higher than 99% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #1 of 81.
Where Coahoma County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.12% more affordable than 27% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Coahoma County taxes property at 1.12%, about 56% above the Mississippi average, yet its median bill of $1,012 lands roughly 17% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Coahoma County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Coahoma County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Coahoma County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Coahoma County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,012 -5.5% | 1.12% |
| 2023 | $1,071 +2.1% | 1.24% |
| 2022 | $1,049 +7.5% | 1.24% |
| 2021 | $976 -0.8% | 1.30% |
| 2020 | $984 | 1.45% |
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.
Coahoma County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Coahoma County's effective rate
On effective rate, Coahoma County sits nearest Prince George's County (MD), Aroostook County (ME), Winneshiek County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pratt County (KS), Rich County (UT), Lucas County (IA).
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
Coahoma County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 300 of 8,790 returns from Coahoma County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,333 - 27% 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.
Other Counties in Mississippi
Coahoma County rate FAQs
- How does Coahoma County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Coahoma County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.12% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Coahoma County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Coahoma County is $1,012, an effective rate of 1.12% on a $90,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Coahoma County?
- Coahoma County, Mississippi scores D (45/100) 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 bill size at B+ ($1,012/yr). 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 Coahoma County?
- Property taxes in Coahoma County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $37,461 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Coahoma County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Coahoma County ticked up 2.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $984 to $1,012, 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 Coahoma County's PAR rate
Coahoma County's $1,012 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 →
Coahoma County ranks #1 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Coahoma County's PAR 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: 1.12%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,012/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Coahoma County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Coahoma County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Graham County, AZ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,013/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Coahoma County 1.12%.
Kershaw County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,013/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.47% vs Coahoma County 1.12%.
Laclede County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,011/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Coahoma County 1.12%.
Wheatland County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,013/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Coahoma County 1.12%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Coahoma County stamps PAR · 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 Coahoma County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.