Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Cross County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Cross County pays $596 a year, an effective rate of 0.51%, far below the U.S. average.
- $596
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.51%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -70%
- vs U.S. average
- #42 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Cross County pay a median $596 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.51%, more affordable than 83% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $596
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #536 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -70%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($117,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 16,543. Owner-occupied homes: 4,378.
The median annual property tax in Cross County is $596, which is 43% lower than the Arkansas state average and 70% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.51% on a median home value of $117,500. Property taxes represent 1.2% of the median household income in this county.
Cross County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Cross 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 Cross County pay a median annual property tax of $596, far below the national median and well below the Arkansas state median. On a $117,500 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 Cross County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $50,863 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Arkansas counties by effective rate
Cross 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 Cross 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
Cross County's effective rate fell 16.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 40.2%, leaving the median bill 17.1% higher at $596. That rate move is larger than the one in 71% 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 $509 to $596, a gain of 17%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,352 of 4,378 owner-occupied homes (53.7%) 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 1.2% 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 Cross County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Cross County homeowners, 2,352 of 4,378 owner-occupied homes (53.7%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 53.7% (2,352)
- $800 to $1,499 17.3% (756)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.6% (202)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.7% (119)
- $3,000 or more 7.6% (331)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
618 homes here (14.1%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Arkansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Cross County, mortgaged homeowners pay 26% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Cross County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Cross County's effective rate is higher than 44% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #42 of 75.
Where Cross 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
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Arkansas, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 7% of the Arkansas median, yet the median bill runs 43% 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 $596 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Cross County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Cross County | Arkansas 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 | 1.2% | - | - |
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.
Cross County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Cross County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $596 +3.8% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $574 +0.2% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $573 +11.7% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | $513 +0.8% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | $509 | 0.61% |
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.
Cross County: tax takes only 1.2% of income
Counties near Cross County's effective rate
On effective rate, Cross 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 Dutchess County (NY), Jefferson County (KS), Hartley 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
Cross County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 190 of 6,740 returns from Cross County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,832 - 42% 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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Cross County rate FAQs
- How does Cross County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Cross County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Cross County?
- Cross County, Arkansas scores A (86/100) 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+ (1.2%). 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 Cross County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Cross County is $596, an effective rate of 0.51% on a $117,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Cross County?
- Property taxes in Cross County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $50,863 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Cross County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Cross County climbed 17.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $509 to $596, 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 Cross County's QUIET rate
Cross County's $596 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 1.2% of Cross County's $50,863 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Cross 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: $596/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Cross County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Cross County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Rockcastle County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Cross County at $596/yr; rate 0.48% vs Cross County 0.51%.
Lee County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $595/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Cross County 0.51%.
Wirt County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $597/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Cross County 0.51%.
Haskell County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $598/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.43% vs Cross County 0.51%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Cross 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 Cross County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.