Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jefferson Davis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jefferson Davis County pays $800 a year, an effective rate of 0.89%, far below the U.S. average.
- $800
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.89%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -60%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Jefferson Davis County pay a median $800 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.89%, more affordable than 44% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $800
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.89%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1770 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -60%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($90,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 11,117. Owner-occupied homes: 3,761.
The median annual property tax in Jefferson Davis County is $800, which is 34% lower than the Mississippi state average and 60% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.89% on a median home value of $90,100. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Why Jefferson Davis County's ACS bill runs light vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Jefferson Davis County pay a median annual property tax of $800, far below the national median and well below the Mississippi state median. On a $90,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.89% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Low among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Jefferson Davis County ranks #13 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Jefferson Davis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $38,548 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Jefferson Davis County's 0.89% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 44%).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jefferson Davis 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
Jefferson Davis County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 6.3% up, against a median home value that rose 9.3%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 16.3%, from $688 to $800.
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 $688 to $800, a gain of 16%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest single group of owner-occupied homes in this county reports no real estate tax at all: 1,355 of 3,761 homes (36.0%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.1% 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 Jefferson Davis County Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Jefferson Davis County homeowners are not billed at all: 1,355 of 3,761 owner-occupied homes (36.0%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 32.0% (1,203)
- $800 to $1,499 17.6% (662)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.5% (170)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.6% (172)
- $3,000 or more 5.3% (199)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,355 homes here (36.0%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Jefferson Davis County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Jefferson Davis County pay a substantially higher bill, 37% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Jefferson Davis County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Jefferson Davis County's LIGHT ACS 2024 figure.
Jefferson Davis County's median bill is 34% below the Mississippi median and 60% below the U.S. median.
A high rate, a smaller bill
Jefferson Davis County taxes property at 0.89%, about 24% above the Mississippi average, yet its median bill of $800 lands roughly 34% 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.
Jefferson Davis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jefferson Davis County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Jefferson Davis County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Jefferson Davis County bill trail · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $800 +9.9% | 0.89% |
| 2023 | $728 -0.8% | 0.84% |
| 2022 | $734 +9.7% | 0.84% |
| 2021 | $669 -2.8% | 0.78% |
| 2020 | $688 | 0.83% |
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.
Jefferson Davis County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Jefferson Davis County's median bill
On effective rate, Jefferson Davis County sits nearest Grand Traverse County (MI), Cheboygan County (MI), Harford County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are McDonough County (IL), Jackson County (KS), Alamance County (NC).
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
Jefferson Davis County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 4,630 returns from Jefferson Davis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,320 - 60% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Jefferson Davis County bill FAQs
- How does Jefferson Davis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jefferson Davis County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.89% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Jefferson Davis County?
- Property taxes in Jefferson Davis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $38,548 median household income.
- What is the average property tax in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Jefferson Davis County is $800, an effective rate of 0.89% on a $90,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Jefferson Davis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jefferson Davis County climbed 16.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $688 to $800, 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 is the tax affordability score for Jefferson Davis County?
- Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi scores C+ (62/100) 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 ($800/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 to do with Jefferson Davis County's LIGHT bill
Jefferson Davis County's $800 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 →
Jefferson Davis County ranks #13 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Jefferson Davis County's LIGHT median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.89%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $800/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jefferson Davis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jefferson Davis County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Chickasaw County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jefferson Davis County at $800/yr; rate 0.73% vs Jefferson Davis County 0.89%.
Norton city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jefferson Davis County at $800/yr; rate 0.73% vs Jefferson Davis County 0.89%.
Baxter County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $799/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.46% vs Jefferson Davis County 0.89%.
Estill County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $799/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.67% vs Jefferson Davis County 0.89%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Jefferson Davis County stamps UNDER · 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 Jefferson Davis County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.