South Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jasper County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jasper County pays $1,852 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,852
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -7%
- vs U.S. average
- #11 of 46
- rank in SC
The verdict
Homeowners in Jasper County pay a median $1,852 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,852
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -7%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($325,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Carolina. Population: 32,166. Owner-occupied homes: 10,122.
The median annual property tax in Jasper County is $1,852, which is 48% higher than the South Carolina state average and 7% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $325,500. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Jasper County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Jasper 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 above the South Carolina median
Homeowners in Jasper County pay a median annual property tax of $1,852, modestly below the national median and well above the South Carolina state median. On a $325,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among South Carolina counties by effective rate
Jasper County ranks #11 of 46 counties in South Carolina by effective rate (76% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has jumped 24.3%, from $1,490 to $1,852. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Jasper County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $65,613 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jasper 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 74% from $1,065 to $1,852. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,104 of 10,122 owner-occupied homes (30.7%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 2.8% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Jasper County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jasper County homeowners, 3,104 of 10,122 owner-occupied homes (30.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.6% (2,899)
- $800 to $1,499 12.1% (1,226)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.8% (590)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.5% (1,262)
- $3,000 or more 30.7% (3,104)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,041 homes here (10.3%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how South Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Jasper County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+101%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Jasper County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jasper County's effective rate is higher than 76% of the 46 counties in South Carolina - ranking #11 of 46.
Where Jasper 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 Jasper County moved from $1,065 in the 2020 release to $1,852 in 2024, a change of about 74%. 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.
Jasper County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jasper County | South Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
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.
Jasper County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Carolina counties.
Jasper County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,852 +24.3% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $1,490 +7.1% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $1,391 +13.5% | 0.57% |
| 2021 | $1,226 +15.1% | 0.67% |
| 2020 | $1,065 | 0.67% |
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.
Jasper County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Jasper County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jasper County sits nearest Wallowa County (OR), McIntosh County (OK), Union County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Concordia Parish (LA), Pecos County (TX), Garfield County (NE).
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
Jasper County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 950 of 16,530 returns from Jasper County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,045 - 36% 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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Jasper County rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Jasper County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jasper County is recorded at $1,852 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,065 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 10,122 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.
- How does Jasper County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jasper County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Jasper County, South Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Jasper County is $1,852, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $325,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Jasper County?
- Jasper County, South Carolina scores D (42/100) 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 rate relief at B+ (0.57%). 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 Jasper County?
- Property taxes in Jasper County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $65,613 median household income.
What to do with Jasper County's QUIET rate
Inside South Carolina, Jasper County's $1,852 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. South Carolina overview →
Jasper County ranks #11 of 46 South Carolina counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. South Carolina overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Jasper 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: $1,852/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jasper County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jasper County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Hocking County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jasper County at $1,852/yr; rate 0.99% vs Jasper County 0.57%.
Dorchester County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,851/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Jasper County 0.57%.
Howard County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,853/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.25% vs Jasper County 0.57%.
Cumberland County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,850/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.93% vs Jasper County 0.57%.
South Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published South Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jasper County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Jasper County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.