Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pearl River County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pearl River County pays $1,189 a year, an effective rate of 0.65%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,189
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.65%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -40%
- vs U.S. average
- #57 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Pearl River County pay a median $1,189 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.65%, more affordable than 66% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,189
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.65%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1074 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -40%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($182,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Pearl River County, MS
59/100
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.
Pearl River County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Pearl River County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Pearl River County's median household income
Median home value relative to Pearl River County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Pearl River County
Read the chart values
- Bill size: 69/100 (B-) · $1,189/yr
- Rate relief: 66/100 (B-) · 0.65%
- Income room: 65/100 (B-) · 2.0%
- Housing pressure: 43/100 (D) · 3.14×
- Mortgage premium: 32/100 (F) · +$484
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 57,458. Owner-occupied homes: 17,589.
The median annual property tax in Pearl River County is $1,189, which is 2% lower than the Mississippi state average and 40% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.65% on a median home value of $182,300. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Pearl River County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Pearl River County pay a median annual property tax of $1,189, well below the national median and roughly in line with the Mississippi state median. On a $182,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.65% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of Mississippi counties by effective rate
Pearl River County ranks #57 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Pearl River County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $58,135 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Pearl River County's 0.65% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 66%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pearl River 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 6.5% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 20.9%, the median bill rose 13.0% to $1,189: 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 $1,052 to $1,189, a gain of 13%. 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: 4,594 of 17,589 owner-occupied homes (26.1%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.0% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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
23.7% of Pearl River County homes owned free and clear (2,347 of 9,913) report no property tax at all, against 14.3% 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 Pearl River County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pearl River County homeowners, 4,594 of 17,589 owner-occupied homes (26.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.1% (4,594)
- $800 to $1,499 24.7% (4,336)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.4% (1,823)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.4% (2,186)
- $3,000 or more 6.8% (1,203)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,447 homes here (19.6%) 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 Pearl River County pay a substantially higher bill, 50% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Pearl River County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pearl River County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #57 of 81 for property tax burden.
Where Pearl River County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.65% Among the most affordable more affordable than 66% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Pearl River County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pearl River 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 | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Pearl River County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Pearl River County's published figures (QUIET · LIGHT), a $182,300 median home carries a $1,189 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $119 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 · QUIET · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,189 +0.7% | 0.65% |
| 2023 | $1,181 +2.4% | 0.68% |
| 2022 | $1,153 +12.3% | 0.69% |
| 2021 | $1,027 -2.4% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $1,052 | 0.70% |
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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Pearl River County sits nearest Talbot County (MD), Warren County (KY), Mason County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Sweet Grass County (MT), Woodward County (OK), Meigs County (TN).
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 Pearl River County
Of the 22,860 federal returns filed from Pearl River County in 2022, 700 (3.1% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,659 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 39% 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 Pearl River County's numbers
- Pearl River County's $1,189 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 →
- Pearl River County ranks #57 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
- If Pearl River County's assessment looks high versus the $182,300 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 ($182,300); 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 Pearl River 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: 0.65%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,189/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pearl River County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pearl River County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Howard County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pearl River County at $1,189/yr; rate 0.72% vs Pearl River County 0.65%.
Ashe County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,190/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.49% vs Pearl River County 0.65%.
Georgetown County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,190/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.41% vs Pearl River County 0.65%.
St. Francois County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,188/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.70% vs Pearl River County 0.65%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pearl River 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 Pearl River County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.