Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Marshall County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Marshall County pays $1,213 a year, an effective rate of 0.72%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,213
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.72%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -39%
- vs U.S. average
- #34 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Marshall County pay a median $1,213 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.72%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,213
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.72%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1325 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 ($167,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Marshall County, MS
54/100
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.
Marshall County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Marshall County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Marshall County's median household income
Median home value relative to Marshall County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Marshall County
Read the chart values
- Bill size: 68/100 (B-) · $1,213/yr
- Rate relief: 59/100 (C) · 0.72%
- Income room: 57/100 (C) · 2.3%
- Housing pressure: 43/100 (D) · 3.14×
- Mortgage premium: 25/100 (F) · +$557
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 33,979. Owner-occupied homes: 10,434.
The median annual property tax in Marshall County is $1,213, which is 0% higher than the Mississippi state average and 39% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.72% on a median home value of $167,900. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Marshall County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Marshall County pay a median annual property tax of $1,213, well below the national median and roughly in line with the Mississippi state median. On a $167,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.72% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Marshall County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $53,458 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Mississippi counties by effective rate
Marshall County ranks #34 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (58% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Marshall County's 0.72% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Marshall 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
Marshall County's effective rate fell 14.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 35.7%, leaving the median bill 16.4% higher at $1,213. That rate move is larger than the one in 60% 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 $1,042 to $1,213, 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 reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,444 of 10,434 owner-occupied homes (23.4%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 2.3% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
27.6% of Marshall County homes owned free and clear (1,371 of 4,971) report no property tax at all, against 19.5% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Marshall County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Marshall County homeowners, 2,444 of 10,434 owner-occupied homes (23.4%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.4% (2,444)
- $800 to $1,499 23.0% (2,397)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.0% (836)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.2% (1,060)
- $3,000 or more 12.1% (1,259)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,438 homes here (23.4%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Marshall County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+63%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Marshall County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Marshall County's effective rate is higher than 58% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #34 of 81 for property tax burden.
Where Marshall County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.72% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Mississippi median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Mississippi medians here, which makes Marshall County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $1,213 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Marshall County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Marshall County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Marshall County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Marshall County's published figures (UNDER · LIGHT), a $167,900 median home carries a $1,213 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $121 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 Mississippi.
Property Tax History · UNDER · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,213 -5.7% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | $1,286 +12.3% | 0.75% |
| 2022 | $1,145 +9.4% | 0.76% |
| 2021 | $1,047 +0.5% | 0.85% |
| 2020 | $1,042 | 0.84% |
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 Marshall 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 Marshall County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Marshall County sits nearest Owen County (KY), Marshall County (KY), Lincoln County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jefferson County (OR), McHenry County (ND), Washington County (VT).
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 Marshall County
Of the 15,850 federal returns filed from Marshall County in 2022, 580 (3.7% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,874 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 31% 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 Marshall County's numbers
- Marshall County's $1,213 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 →
- Marshall County ranks #34 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
- If Marshall County's assessment looks high versus the $167,900 typical home, check Mississippi'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 ($167,900); 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 Marshall County, both outside Mississippi 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: 0.72%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,213/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Marshall County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Marshall County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Suwannee County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Marshall County at $1,213/yr; rate 0.71% vs Marshall County 0.72%.
Barren County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,212/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.68% vs Marshall County 0.72%.
Billings County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,211/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.37% vs Marshall County 0.72%.
Lawrence County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,215/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.84% vs Marshall County 0.72%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Marshall 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.
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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 Marshall County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.