Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $1,811 a year, an effective rate of 0.74%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,811
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.74%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -9%
- vs U.S. average
- #46 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $1,811 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.74%, more affordable than 56% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,811
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.74%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1390 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -9%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($244,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Lincoln County, MO
56/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median tax as a share of Lincoln County's median household income
Median home value relative to Lincoln County's median income
Lincoln County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Lincoln County
Lincoln County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Read the chart values
- Income room: 66/100 (B-) · 2.0%
- Housing pressure: 59/100 (C) · 2.74×
- Rate relief: 57/100 (C) · 0.74%
- Mortgage premium: 49/100 (D) · +$314
- Bill size: 44/100 (D) · $1,811/yr
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 63,057. Owner-occupied homes: 18,030.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,811, which is 7% lower than the Missouri state average and 9% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.74% on a median home value of $244,300. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Lincoln County
Primary signal
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $89,278 median household income.
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of Missouri counties by effective rate
Lincoln County ranks #46 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (60% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $1,811, modestly below the national median and modestly below the Missouri state median. On a $244,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.74% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln County's 0.74% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 56%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lincoln County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Lincoln County's effective rate fell 16.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 47.4%, leaving the median bill 23.0% higher at $1,811. That rate move is larger than the one in 71% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,472 to $1,811, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 4,387 of 18,030 (24.3%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.0% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 4,387 of 18,030 owner-occupied homes (24.3%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.6% (2,273)
- $800 to $1,499 22.6% (4,081)
- $1,500 to $1,999 21.6% (3,895)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.3% (4,387)
- $3,000 or more 16.2% (2,917)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
477 homes here (2.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Missouri handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lincoln County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Lincoln County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 60% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #46 of 115 for property tax burden.
Where Lincoln County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.74% more affordable than 56% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln County | Missouri Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Lincoln County stamps UNDER · MID - still check the parcel card
On Lincoln County's published figures (UNDER · MID), a $244,300 median home carries a $1,811 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $181 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Missouri.
Property Tax History · UNDER · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,811 +4.6% | 0.74% |
| 2023 | $1,731 +4.2% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | $1,662 +7.7% | 0.80% |
| 2021 | $1,543 +4.8% | 0.90% |
| 2020 | $1,472 | 0.89% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably lower than the national average of 0.92% puts Lincoln County in the "Very Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Lincoln County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Jones County (MS), Koochiching County (MN), Crow Wing County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Harrison County (WV), Ionia County (MI), Ashland County (WI).
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
What tax filers report in Lincoln County
Of the 29,780 federal returns filed from Lincoln County in 2022, 1,170 (3.9% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $3,081 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 38% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Lincoln County's numbers
- At Lincoln County's 0.74% effective rate, a $244,300 home implies about $1,811/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
- Lincoln County ranks #46 of 115 Missouri counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Missouri overview →
- If Lincoln County's assessment looks high versus the $244,300 typical home, check Missouri's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($244,300); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Lincoln County, both outside Missouri so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.74%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,811/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Goliad County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,812/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.94% vs Lincoln County 0.74%.
Henderson County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,810/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Lincoln County 0.74%.
Tuscola County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,812/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.21% vs Lincoln County 0.74%.
Franklin County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,813/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.80% vs Lincoln County 0.74%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lincoln County stamps UNDER · 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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Lincoln County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.