Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jackson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jackson County pays $559 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, far below the U.S. average.
- $559
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -72%
- vs U.S. average
- #17 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median $559 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $559
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -72%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($98,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 16,712. Owner-occupied homes: 3,978.
The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $559, which is 46% lower than the Arkansas state average and 72% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $98,300. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
Jackson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Jackson County's 0.57% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 75%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median annual property tax of $559, far below the national median and well below the Arkansas state median. On a $98,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Jackson County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $44,218 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Low among Arkansas counties by effective rate
Jackson County ranks #17 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (77% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 13.6%, from $492 to $559. 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 Jackson 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 45% from $386 to $559. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,228 of 3,978 owner-occupied homes (56.0%) 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 1.3% 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 Jackson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jackson County homeowners, 2,228 of 3,978 owner-occupied homes (56.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 56.0% (2,228)
- $800 to $1,499 17.9% (713)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.0% (158)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.8% (113)
- $3,000 or more 2.1% (85)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
681 homes here (17.1%) 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 Jackson County, mortgaged homeowners pay 25% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Jackson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jackson County's effective rate is higher than 77% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #17 of 75.
Where Jackson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.57% Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% 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 Jackson County moved from $386 in the 2020 release to $559 in 2024, a change of about 45%. 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.
Jackson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jackson 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 | 1.3% | - | - |
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.
Jackson County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Jackson County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $559 +13.6% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $492 +4.7% | 0.56% |
| 2022 | $470 +16.9% | 0.55% |
| 2021 | $402 +4.1% | 0.53% |
| 2020 | $386 | 0.54% |
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.
Jackson County: tax takes only 1.3% of income
Counties near Jackson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jackson County sits nearest Okaloosa County (FL), Santa Rosa County (FL), Dade County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bacon County (GA), Baldwin County (AL), Adams County (CO).
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
Jackson County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 130 of 5,790 returns from Jackson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,638 - 38% 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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Jackson County rate FAQs
- How does Jackson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Jackson County?
- Jackson County, Arkansas scores A- (84/100) 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 A+ ($559/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 is the average property tax in Jackson County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $559, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $98,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Jackson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jackson County is recorded at $559 in the 2024 5-year release against $386 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 3,978 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 Jackson County?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $44,218 median household income.
What to do with Jackson County's QUIET rate
Jackson County's $559 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 1.3% of Jackson County's $44,218 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Jackson 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: 0.57%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $559/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jackson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jackson County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Randolph County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $559/yr; rate 0.39% vs Jackson County 0.57%.
Kiowa County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $560/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Jackson County 0.57%.
Okfuskee County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $560/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Jackson County 0.57%.
Reynolds County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $560/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.37% vs Jackson County 0.57%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jackson 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 Jackson County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.