Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Itawamba County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Itawamba County pays $835 a year, an effective rate of 0.59%, far below the U.S. average.
- $835
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.59%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -58%
- vs U.S. average
- #68 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Itawamba County pay a median $835 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.59%, more affordable than 73% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $835
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.59%
- Effective rate on median home
- #846 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -58%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($142,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 24,036. Owner-occupied homes: 7,595.
The median annual property tax in Itawamba County is $835, which is 31% lower than the Mississippi state average and 58% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.59% on a median home value of $142,400. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Itawamba County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Itawamba County's 0.59% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 73%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Itawamba County pay a median annual property tax of $835, far below the national median and well below the Mississippi state median. On a $142,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.59% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Itawamba County ranks #68 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (16% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Itawamba County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $55,546 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Itawamba 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 Itawamba County rose 57.0%, from $90,700 to $142,400. The effective rate fell 20.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 85% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 24.4%, to $835. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $671 to $835, a gain of 24%. 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: 2,685 of 7,595 owner-occupied homes (35.4%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 1.5% 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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
37.3% of Itawamba County homes owned free and clear (1,559 of 4,180) report no property tax at all, against 16.1% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Itawamba County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Itawamba County homeowners, 2,685 of 7,595 owner-occupied homes (35.4%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 35.4% (2,685)
- $800 to $1,499 17.1% (1,296)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.3% (630)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.0% (532)
- $3,000 or more 4.5% (342)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,110 homes here (27.8%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Itawamba County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Itawamba County pay a substantially higher bill, 48% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Itawamba County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Itawamba County's effective rate is higher than 16% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #68 of 81.
Where Itawamba County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.59% Among the most affordable more affordable than 73% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Mississippi on both measures
Itawamba County's effective rate runs 18% under the Mississippi median and its bill 31% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $835 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Mississippi norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Itawamba County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Itawamba County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
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.
Itawamba County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Itawamba County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $835 +7.2% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | $779 +7.3% | 0.64% |
| 2022 | $726 +13.6% | 0.64% |
| 2021 | $639 -4.8% | 0.64% |
| 2020 | $671 | 0.74% |
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.
Itawamba County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Itawamba County's effective rate
On effective rate, Itawamba County sits nearest St. Charles Parish (LA), Nicholas County (KY), Franklin County (IN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Riverside County (CA), Haywood County (TN), Brown County (MN).
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
Itawamba County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 180 of 9,650 returns from Itawamba County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,111 - 44% 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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Itawamba County rate FAQs
- How does Itawamba County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Itawamba County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.59% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Itawamba County?
- Itawamba County, Mississippi scores B (73/100) 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- (1.5%). 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 Itawamba County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Itawamba County is $835, an effective rate of 0.59% on a $142,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Itawamba County?
- Property taxes in Itawamba County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $55,546 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Itawamba County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Itawamba County jumped 24.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $671 to $835, 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 Itawamba County's QUIET rate
Itawamba County's $835 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 1.5% of Itawamba County's $55,546 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Itawamba 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: 0.59%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $835/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Itawamba County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Itawamba County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Kent County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Itawamba County at $835/yr; rate 0.68% vs Itawamba County 0.59%.
Carroll County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $834/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.53% vs Itawamba County 0.59%.
Hampshire County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $836/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.38% vs Itawamba County 0.59%.
Jackson County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $834/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.53% vs Itawamba County 0.59%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Itawamba 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 Itawamba County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.