Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pope County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pope County pays $945 a year, an effective rate of 0.56%, far below the U.S. average.
- $945
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.56%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -53%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Pope County pay a median $945 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.56%, more affordable than 76% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $945
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.56%
- Effective rate on median home
- #740 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -53%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($170,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 64,131. Owner-occupied homes: 17,137.
The median annual property tax in Pope County is $945, which is 9% lower than the Arkansas state average and 53% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.56% on a median home value of $170,100. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Pope County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Pope County's 0.56% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 76%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Pope County pay a median annual property tax of $945, far below the national median and modestly below the Arkansas state median. On a $170,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.56% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Pope County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $57,344 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Arkansas counties by effective rate
Pope County ranks #24 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (68% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pope 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 11.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 55% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 31.9%, the median bill rose 17.2% to $945: 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 $806 to $945, a gain of 17%. 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: 6,712 of 17,137 owner-occupied homes (39.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.6% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Pope County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pope County homeowners, 6,712 of 17,137 owner-occupied homes (39.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 39.2% (6,712)
- $800 to $1,499 29.2% (5,008)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.4% (1,443)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.2% (1,754)
- $3,000 or more 4.6% (794)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,426 homes here (8.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Arkansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Pope County pay a substantially higher bill, 32% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Pope County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pope County's effective rate is higher than 68% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #24 of 75.
Where Pope County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.56% Among the most affordable more affordable than 76% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Arkansas median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Arkansas medians here, which makes Pope County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $945 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Pope County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pope County | Arkansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low 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.
Pope County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Pope County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $945 +2.9% | 0.56% |
| 2023 | $918 +2.9% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | $892 +9.6% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | $814 +1.0% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | $806 | 0.62% |
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.
Pope County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Pope County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pope County sits nearest Wrangell City and Borough (AK), Phillips County (CO), Hart County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Clinch County (GA), Stafford County (VA), Northampton County (NC).
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
Pope County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 930 of 26,400 returns from Pope County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,374 - 41% 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.
Other Counties in Arkansas
Pope County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Pope County?
- Pope County, Arkansas scores B (72/100) 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+ ($945/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.
- How does Pope County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pope County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.56% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Pope County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Pope County is $945, an effective rate of 0.56% on a $170,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pope County?
- Property taxes in Pope County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $57,344 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pope County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pope County climbed 17.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $806 to $945, 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 Pope County's QUIET rate
Pope County's $945 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 Pope County's $57,344 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Pope 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: 0.56%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $945/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pope County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pope County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Carlisle County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pope County at $945/yr; rate 0.78% vs Pope County 0.56%.
Horry County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $944/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.33% vs Pope County 0.56%.
McCormick County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $948/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.56% vs Pope County 0.56%.
Pittsylvania County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $948/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.59% vs Pope County 0.56%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pope 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 Pope County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.