Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dade County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dade County pays $1,055 a year, an effective rate of 0.62%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,055
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.62%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -47%
- vs U.S. average
- #81 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Dade County pay a median $1,055 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.62%, more affordable than 69% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,055
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.62%
- Effective rate on median home
- #974 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -47%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($170,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 7,641. Owner-occupied homes: 2,355.
The median annual property tax in Dade County is $1,055, which is 46% lower than the Missouri state average and 47% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.62% on a median home value of $170,600. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Dade County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Dade County's 0.62% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 69%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Dade County pay a median annual property tax of $1,055, well below the national median and well below the Missouri state median. On a $170,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.62% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Missouri counties by effective rate
Dade County ranks #81 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Dade County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $53,750 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 3.2%, from $1,022 to $1,055. 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 Dade 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 32% from $799 to $1,055. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 856 of 2,355 owner-occupied homes (36.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 2.0% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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 Dade County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Dade County homeowners, 856 of 2,355 owner-occupied homes (36.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 34.3% (807)
- $800 to $1,499 36.3% (856)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.7% (229)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.5% (177)
- $3,000 or more 10.3% (243)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
43 homes here (1.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Missouri handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Dade County pay about the same bill, within a 4% gap either way.
Dade County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dade County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #81 of 115.
Where Dade County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.62% Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% 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 Dade County moved from $799 in the 2020 release to $1,055 in 2024, a change of about 32%. 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.
Dade County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dade County | Missouri Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median 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.
Dade County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Missouri counties.
Dade County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,055 +3.2% | 0.62% |
| 2023 | $1,022 +7.9% | 0.65% |
| 2022 | $947 +7.6% | 0.69% |
| 2021 | $880 +10.1% | 0.80% |
| 2020 | $799 | 0.78% |
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.
Dade County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Dade County's effective rate
On effective rate, Dade County sits nearest Perry County (MS), Caddo Parish (LA), Powell County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Greene County (TN), Dodge County (GA), King County (WA).
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
Dade County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 3,310 returns from Dade County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,000 - 71% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Missouri
Dade County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Dade County?
- Dade County, Missouri scores B (71/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-40). 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.
- How does Dade County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Dade County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.62% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Dade County, Missouri?
- The median annual property tax in Dade County is $1,055, an effective rate of 0.62% on a $170,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Dade County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Dade County is recorded at $1,055 in the 2024 5-year release against $799 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 2,355 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Dade County?
- Property taxes in Dade County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $53,750 median household income.
What to do with Dade County's QUIET rate
Dade County's $1,055 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 Dade County's $53,750 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Dade 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: 0.62%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,055/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dade County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dade County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Mason County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Dade County at $1,055/yr; rate 0.65% vs Dade County 0.62%.
Ouachita Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,054/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.54% vs Dade County 0.62%.
Jones County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,053/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.74% vs Dade County 0.62%.
Pulaski County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,057/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.63% vs Dade County 0.62%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Dade 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 Dade County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.