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.
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.
Pearl River County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
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%).
Decision signal 2
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 3
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 4
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.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pearl River 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.
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.
Pearl River County's effective rate vs peers
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.
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 is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Pearl River County rate trail · QUIET
| 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.
Pearl River County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Pearl River County's effective rate
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
Pearl River County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 700 of 22,860 returns from Pearl River County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,659 - 39% 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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Pearl River County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Pearl River County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Pearl River County is $1,189, an effective rate of 0.65% on a $182,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Pearl River County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pearl River County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.65% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Pearl River County?
- Pearl River County, Mississippi scores C (59/100) 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 bill size at B- ($1,189/yr). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pearl River County?
- 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pearl River County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pearl River County climbed 13.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,052 to $1,189, 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 to do with Pearl River County's QUIET rate
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 →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Pearl River County's QUIET 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: 0.65%.
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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Pearl River County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.