Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Oktibbeha County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Oktibbeha County pays $1,691 a year, an effective rate of 0.71%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,691
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.71%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -15%
- vs U.S. average
- #37 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Oktibbeha County pay a median $1,691 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.71%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,691
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.71%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1302 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -15%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($237,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Oktibbeha County, MS
35/100
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.
Oktibbeha County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Oktibbeha County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Oktibbeha County's median household income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Oktibbeha County
Median home value relative to Oktibbeha County's median income
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 60/100 (C) · 0.71%
- Bill size: 48/100 (D) · $1,691/yr
- Income room: 21/100 (F) · 3.6%
- Mortgage premium: 8/100 (F) · +$1,001
- Housing pressure: 7/100 (F) · 5.09×
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 51,771. Owner-occupied homes: 10,478.
The median annual property tax in Oktibbeha County is $1,691, which is 39% higher than the Mississippi state average and 15% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.71% on a median home value of $237,700. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Oktibbeha County
Primary signal
The bill sits above the Mississippi median
Homeowners in Oktibbeha County pay a median annual property tax of $1,691, notably lower than the national median and well above the Mississippi state median. On a $237,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.71% 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 Oktibbeha County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $46,695 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Oktibbeha County's 0.71% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Mississippi counties by effective rate
Oktibbeha County ranks #37 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (54% 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 Oktibbeha 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
Oktibbeha County's effective rate fell 15.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 44.1%, leaving the median bill 21.5% higher at $1,691. That rate move is larger than the one in 67% 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 $1,392 to $1,691, 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,307 of 10,478 owner-occupied homes (22.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 3.6% 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.
What Oktibbeha County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Oktibbeha County homeowners, 2,307 of 10,478 owner-occupied homes (22.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 21.3% (2,229)
- $800 to $1,499 19.8% (2,072)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.7% (803)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.2% (1,806)
- $3,000 or more 22.0% (2,307)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,261 homes here (12.0%) 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 Oktibbeha County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+83%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Oktibbeha County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Oktibbeha County's effective rate is higher than 54% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #37 of 81 for property tax burden.
Where Oktibbeha County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.71% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Mississippi, a larger bill
The effective rate here sits within 1% of the Mississippi median, yet the median bill runs 39% above it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to costlier housing produces $1,691 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Oktibbeha County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
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.
Oktibbeha County stamps UNDER · MID - still check the parcel card
On Oktibbeha County's published figures (UNDER · MID), a $237,700 median home carries a $1,691 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $169 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 · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,691 +0.4% | 0.71% |
| 2023 | $1,685 +8.5% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | $1,553 +6.6% | 0.74% |
| 2021 | $1,457 +4.7% | 0.85% |
| 2020 | $1,392 | 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Oktibbeha County sits nearest Rock County (MN), St. Tammany Parish (LA), Owsley County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Morgan County (TN), Greene County (MO), Cooper County (MO).
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 Oktibbeha County
Of the 18,590 federal returns filed from Oktibbeha County in 2022, 1,160 (6.2% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $3,654 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 34% 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 Oktibbeha County's numbers
- Inside Mississippi, Oktibbeha County's $1,691 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Mississippi overview →
- Oktibbeha County ranks #37 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
- If Oktibbeha County's assessment looks high versus the $237,700 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 ($237,700); 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 Oktibbeha 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: 0.71%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,691/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Oktibbeha County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Oktibbeha County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Renville County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oktibbeha County at $1,691/yr; rate 1.04% vs Oktibbeha County 0.71%.
Allen County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,689/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.79% vs Oktibbeha County 0.71%.
Day County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,693/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.98% vs Oktibbeha County 0.71%.
Ellsworth County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,693/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.47% vs Oktibbeha County 0.71%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.