Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Grundy County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Grundy County pays $1,125 a year, an effective rate of 1.00%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,125
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.00%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -44%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Grundy County pay a median $1,125 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.00%, more affordable than 35% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,125
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.00%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2029 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -44%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($112,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 9,787. Owner-occupied homes: 2,725.
The median annual property tax in Grundy County is $1,125, which is 42% lower than the Missouri state average and 44% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.00% on a median home value of $112,500. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Grundy County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Grundy County's 1.00% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 35%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Grundy County pay a median annual property tax of $1,125, well below the national median and well below the Missouri state median. On a $112,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.00% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Missouri counties by effective rate
Grundy County ranks #9 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (92% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Grundy County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,975 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Grundy 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 held while the market moved
Grundy County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.7% down, against a median home value that rose 11.3%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 8.3%, from $1,039 to $1,125.
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 $1,039 to $1,125, a change of 8%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 901 of 2,725 owner-occupied homes (33.1%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
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 Grundy County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Grundy County homeowners, 901 of 2,725 owner-occupied homes (33.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 33.1% (901)
- $800 to $1,499 31.7% (865)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.6% (399)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.7% (318)
- $3,000 or more 6.2% (170)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
72 homes here (2.6%) 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 Grundy County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Grundy County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Grundy County's effective rate is higher than 92% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #9 of 115.
Where Grundy County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.00% more affordable than 35% 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
Grundy County taxes property at 1.00%, about 18% above the Missouri average, yet its median bill of $1,125 lands roughly 42% 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.
Grundy County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Grundy 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.
Grundy County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Missouri counties.
Grundy County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,125 +2.8% | 1.00% |
| 2023 | $1,094 -3.4% | 1.02% |
| 2022 | $1,133 +8.3% | 1.02% |
| 2021 | $1,046 +0.7% | 1.12% |
| 2020 | $1,039 | 1.03% |
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.
Grundy County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Grundy County's effective rate
On effective rate, Grundy County sits nearest Montgomery County (MS), Stearns County (MN), Redwood County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Granville County (NC), Clarion County (PA), Lowndes County (AL).
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
Grundy County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 4,040 returns from Grundy County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,850 - 67% 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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Grundy County rate FAQs
- How does Grundy County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Grundy County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.00% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Grundy County, Missouri?
- The median annual property tax in Grundy County is $1,125, an effective rate of 1.00% on a $112,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Grundy County?
- Grundy 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 housing pressure at A- (2.16×). 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 Grundy County?
- Property taxes in Grundy County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,975 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Grundy County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Grundy County climbed 8.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,039 to $1,125, 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 Grundy County's PAR rate
Grundy County's $1,125 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 →
Grundy County ranks #9 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 Grundy 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: 1.00%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,125/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Grundy County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Grundy County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Craighead County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Grundy County at $1,125/yr; rate 0.53% vs Grundy County 1.00%.
Morgan County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Grundy County at $1,125/yr; rate 0.47% vs Grundy County 1.00%.
Christian County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,126/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.65% vs Grundy County 1.00%.
Henry County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,124/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.73% vs Grundy County 1.00%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Grundy 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 Grundy County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.