Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Neshoba County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Neshoba County pays $893 a year, an effective rate of 0.89%, far below the U.S. average.
- $893
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.89%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -55%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Neshoba County pay a median $893 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.89%, more affordable than 44% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $893
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.89%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1770 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -55%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($100,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 28,932. Owner-occupied homes: 8,029.
The median annual property tax in Neshoba County is $893, which is 27% lower than the Mississippi state average and 55% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.89% on a median home value of $100,000. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Neshoba County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Neshoba County's 0.89% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 44%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Neshoba County pay a median annual property tax of $893, far below the national median and well below the Mississippi state median. On a $100,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.89% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Neshoba County ranks #13 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Neshoba County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $57,013 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Neshoba 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
Neshoba County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 9.9% up, against a median home value that rose 19.6%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 31.5%, from $679 to $893.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 32% from $679 to $893. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest single group of owner-occupied homes in this county reports no real estate tax at all: 2,700 of 8,029 homes (33.6%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 1.6% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Neshoba County Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Neshoba County homeowners are not billed at all: 2,700 of 8,029 owner-occupied homes (33.6%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 29.8% (2,393)
- $800 to $1,499 16.9% (1,353)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.7% (700)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.9% (635)
- $3,000 or more 3.1% (248)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,700 homes here (33.6%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Neshoba County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Neshoba County, mortgaged homeowners pay 18% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Neshoba County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Neshoba County's effective rate is higher than 84% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #13 of 81.
Where Neshoba County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.89% more affordable than 44% 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
Neshoba County taxes property at 0.89%, about 24% above the Mississippi average, yet its median bill of $893 lands roughly 27% 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.
Neshoba County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Neshoba County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
Neshoba County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Neshoba County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $893 +4.3% | 0.89% |
| 2023 | $856 +13.7% | 0.89% |
| 2022 | $753 +7.3% | 0.80% |
| 2021 | $702 +3.4% | 0.81% |
| 2020 | $679 | 0.81% |
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.
Neshoba County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Neshoba County's effective rate
On effective rate, Neshoba County sits nearest Grand Traverse County (MI), Cheboygan County (MI), Harford County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Clay County (KY), Imperial County (CA), Turner County (GA).
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
Neshoba County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 320 of 11,950 returns from Neshoba County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,684 - 31% 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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Neshoba County rate FAQs
- How does Neshoba County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Neshoba County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.89% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Neshoba County?
- Neshoba County, Mississippi scores B (71/100) 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.75×). 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 is the average property tax in Neshoba County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Neshoba County is $893, an effective rate of 0.89% on a $100,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Neshoba County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Neshoba County jumped 31.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $679 to $893, 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 Neshoba County?
- Property taxes in Neshoba County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $57,013 median household income.
What to do with Neshoba County's UNDER rate
Neshoba County's $893 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 1.6% of Neshoba County's $57,013 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Neshoba County's UNDER 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: 0.89%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $893/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Neshoba County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Neshoba County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Robertson County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Neshoba County at $893/yr; rate 0.54% vs Neshoba County 0.89%.
Prentiss County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.73% vs Neshoba County 0.89%.
Rhea County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $894/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.43% vs Neshoba County 0.89%.
Monroe County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $891/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.77% vs Neshoba County 0.89%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Neshoba 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 Neshoba County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.