Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Newton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Newton County pays $1,207 a year, an effective rate of 0.63%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,207
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.63%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -39%
- vs U.S. average
- #78 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Newton County pay a median $1,207 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.63%, more affordable than 68% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,207
- 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 ($190,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Newton County, MO
67/100
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 Newton County's median household income
Newton County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Newton County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Newton County
Median home value relative to Newton County's median income
Read the chart values
- Income room: 74/100 (B) · 1.8%
- Rate relief: 68/100 (B-) · 0.63%
- Bill size: 68/100 (B-) · $1,207/yr
- Mortgage premium: 59/100 (C) · +$238
- Housing pressure: 53/100 (C-) · 2.88×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 60,118. Owner-occupied homes: 16,956.
The median annual property tax in Newton County is $1,207, which is 38% lower than the Missouri state average and 39% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.63% on a median home value of $190,700. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Newton County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Newton County pay a median annual property tax of $1,207, well below the national median and well below the Missouri state median. On a $190,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.63% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Newton County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $66,301 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Newton County's 0.63% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 68%).
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Missouri counties by effective rate
Newton County ranks #78 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (32% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Newton 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
Newton County's effective rate fell 13.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 44.7%, leaving the median bill 25.1% higher at $1,207. That rate move is larger than the one in 57% 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 25% from $965 to $1,207. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 5,517 of 16,956 owner-occupied homes (32.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 1.8% 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 Newton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Newton County homeowners, 5,517 of 16,956 owner-occupied homes (32.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.1% (4,930)
- $800 to $1,499 32.5% (5,517)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.9% (2,354)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.2% (2,070)
- $3,000 or more 8.1% (1,378)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
707 homes here (4.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Missouri handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Newton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 23% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Newton County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Newton County's effective rate is higher than 32% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #78 of 115 for property tax burden.
Where Newton 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
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Newton County moved from $965 in the 2020 release to $1,207 in 2024, a change of about 25%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Newton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Newton County | Missouri 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 | 1.8% | - | - |
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.
Newton County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Newton County's published figures (QUIET · LIGHT), a $190,700 median home carries a $1,207 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 Missouri.
Property Tax History · QUIET · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,207 +1.3% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | $1,192 +1.7% | 0.68% |
| 2022 | $1,172 +13.0% | 0.72% |
| 2021 | $1,037 +7.5% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $965 | 0.73% |
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 well below the national average of 0.92% puts Newton 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 Newton County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Newton County sits nearest Wayne County (MS), George County (MS), Clay County (MS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Johns County (FL), Dillingham Census Area (AK), Lubbock County (TX).
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 Newton County
Of the 26,270 federal returns filed from Newton County in 2022, 1,060 (4.0% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $3,034 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 37% 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 Newton County's numbers
- Newton County's $1,207 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 1.8% of Newton County's $66,301 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Newton County ranks #78 of 115 Missouri counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Missouri overview →
- If Newton County's assessment looks high versus the $190,700 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 ($190,700); 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 Newton 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: 0.63%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,207/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Newton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Newton County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Beckham County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Newton County at $1,207/yr; rate 0.84% vs Newton County 0.63%.
Oneida County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Newton County at $1,207/yr; rate 0.44% vs Newton County 0.63%.
Real County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Newton County at $1,207/yr; rate 1.07% vs Newton County 0.63%.
Pawnee County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,206/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.52% vs Newton County 0.63%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Newton 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.
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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 Newton County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.