Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lonoke County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lonoke County pays $1,211 a year, an effective rate of 0.63%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,211
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.63%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -39%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Lonoke County pay a median $1,211 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.63%, more affordable than 68% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,211
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.63%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1004 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -39%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($193,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 75,272. Owner-occupied homes: 21,403.
The median annual property tax in Lonoke County is $1,211, which is 16% higher than the Arkansas state average and 39% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.63% on a median home value of $193,600. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Lonoke County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lonoke County's 0.63% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 68%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Arkansas counties by effective rate
Lonoke County ranks #5 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (93% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Lonoke County pay a median annual property tax of $1,211, well below the national median and notably higher than the Arkansas state median. On a $193,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.63% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Lonoke County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $72,828 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lonoke 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 9.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 63% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 33.5%, the median bill rose 21.3% to $1,211: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $998 to $1,211, a gain of 21%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 6,259 of 21,403 owner-occupied homes (29.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 1.7% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Lonoke County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lonoke County homeowners, 6,259 of 21,403 owner-occupied homes (29.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.2% (6,259)
- $800 to $1,499 27.4% (5,863)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.7% (3,154)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.4% (2,441)
- $3,000 or more 7.2% (1,545)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,141 homes here (10.0%) 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
Mortgaged homeowners in Lonoke County pay a substantially higher bill, 47% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Lonoke County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lonoke County's effective rate is higher than 93% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #5 of 75.
Where Lonoke County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.63% Among the most affordable more affordable than 68% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Above Arkansas on both measures
Lonoke County's effective rate runs 15% over the Arkansas median and its bill 16% over. When both move together the rate is not being offset by cheaper housing, so the $1,211 median bill is carrying the full weight of the higher rate rather than a valuation difference. This is a comparison of two published medians, not a statement about any individual parcel.
Lonoke County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lonoke County | Arkansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Lonoke County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Lonoke County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,211 +2.8% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | $1,178 +4.0% | 0.64% |
| 2022 | $1,133 +10.5% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $1,025 +2.7% | 0.67% |
| 2020 | $998 | 0.69% |
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.
Lonoke County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Lonoke County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lonoke County sits nearest Kenai Peninsula Borough (AK), Monterey County (CA), Collier County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cherokee County (SC), Hardin County (IL), Cherokee 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
Lonoke County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,260 of 32,030 returns from Lonoke County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,548 - 39% 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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Lonoke County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Lonoke County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Lonoke County is $1,211, an effective rate of 0.63% on a $193,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Lonoke County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lonoke County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.63% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Lonoke County?
- Lonoke County, Arkansas scores B- (66/100) 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 income room at B+ (1.7%). 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 Lonoke County?
- Property taxes in Lonoke County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $72,828 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lonoke County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lonoke County jumped 21.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $998 to $1,211, 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 to do with Lonoke County's QUIET rate
Lonoke County's $1,211 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 1.7% of Lonoke County's $72,828 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lonoke 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: 0.63%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,211/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lonoke County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lonoke County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Billings County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lonoke County at $1,211/yr; rate 0.37% vs Lonoke County 0.63%.
Petroleum County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lonoke County at $1,211/yr; rate 0.60% vs Lonoke County 0.63%.
Putnam County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lonoke County at $1,211/yr; rate 1.01% vs Lonoke County 0.63%.
Tipton County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lonoke County at $1,211/yr; rate 0.50% vs Lonoke County 0.63%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lonoke 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 Lonoke County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.