Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Leflore County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Leflore County pays $1,033 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,033
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -48%
- vs U.S. average
- #4 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Leflore County pay a median $1,033 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,033
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -48%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($101,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 27,141. Owner-occupied homes: 5,351.
The median annual property tax in Leflore County is $1,033, which is 15% lower than the Mississippi state average and 48% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $101,200. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Leflore County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Leflore County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Leflore County pay a median annual property tax of $1,033, well below the national median and notably lower than the Mississippi state median. On a $101,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Leflore County ranks #4 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Leflore County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $35,277 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Leflore 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
Leflore County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.5% down, against a median home value that rose 17.7%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 13.5%, from $910 to $1,033.
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 $910 to $1,033, a gain of 14%. 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: 1,562 of 5,351 homes (29.2%). 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 2.9% 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 Leflore County Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Leflore County homeowners are not billed at all: 1,562 of 5,351 owner-occupied homes (29.2%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 28.8% (1,543)
- $800 to $1,499 18.6% (995)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.1% (381)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.7% (413)
- $3,000 or more 8.5% (457)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,562 homes here (29.2%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Leflore County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Leflore County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+76%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Leflore County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Leflore County's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #4 of 81.
Where Leflore County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% 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
Leflore County taxes property at 1.02%, about 42% above the Mississippi average, yet its median bill of $1,033 lands roughly 15% 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.
Leflore County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Leflore County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Leflore County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Leflore County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,033 -0.4% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $1,037 -8.5% | 1.06% |
| 2022 | $1,133 +20.1% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | $943 +3.6% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | $910 | 1.06% |
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.
Leflore County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Leflore County's effective rate
On effective rate, Leflore County sits nearest Martin County (MN), Kandiyohi County (MN), Ottawa County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Price County (WI), Panola County (TX), Kendall County (IL).
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
Leflore County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 530 of 11,210 returns from Leflore County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,451 - 23% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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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Leflore County rate FAQs
- How does Leflore County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Leflore County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Leflore County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Leflore County is $1,033, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $101,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Leflore County?
- Leflore County, Mississippi scores D (44/100) 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 B+ ($1,033/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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Leflore County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Leflore County climbed 13.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $910 to $1,033, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Leflore County?
- Property taxes in Leflore County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $35,277 median household income.
What to do with Leflore County's PAR rate
Leflore County's $1,033 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 →
Leflore County ranks #4 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Leflore 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: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,033/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Leflore County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Leflore County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Bollinger County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,034/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Leflore County 1.02%.
Chariton County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,032/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.64% vs Leflore County 1.02%.
Lawrence County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,032/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Leflore County 1.02%.
Macon County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,035/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.69% vs Leflore County 1.02%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Leflore 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 Leflore County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.