Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Scott County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Scott County pays $500 a year, an effective rate of 0.43%, far below the U.S. average.
- $500
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.43%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -75%
- vs U.S. average
- #68 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Scott County pay a median $500 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.43%, more affordable than 91% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $500
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.43%
- Effective rate on median home
- #292 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -75%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($115,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 9,816. Owner-occupied homes: 3,112.
The median annual property tax in Scott County is $500, which is 52% lower than the Arkansas state average and 75% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.43% on a median home value of $115,000. Property taxes represent 1.2% of the median household income in this county.
Scott County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Scott County's 0.43% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 91% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Scott County pay a median annual property tax of $500, far below the national median and far below the Arkansas state median. On a $115,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.43% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Arkansas counties by effective rate
Scott County ranks #68 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Scott County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $43,270 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 9.6%, from $456 to $500. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Scott 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 29% from $389 to $500. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,109 of 3,112 owner-occupied homes (67.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.2% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Scott County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Scott County homeowners, 2,109 of 3,112 owner-occupied homes (67.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 67.8% (2,109)
- $800 to $1,499 15.9% (495)
- $1,500 to $1,999 3.3% (103)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.2% (68)
- $3,000 or more 1.6% (50)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
287 homes here (9.2%) 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 Scott County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+72%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Scott County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Scott County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #68 of 75.
Where Scott County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.43% Among the most affordable more affordable than 91% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.43%, Scott County sits in the lowest 9% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $500, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Scott County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Scott County | Arkansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.2% | - | - |
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.
Scott County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Scott County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $500 +9.6% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | $456 -3.4% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | $472 +8.5% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | $435 +11.8% | 0.53% |
| 2020 | $389 | 0.47% |
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.
Scott County: tax takes only 1.2% of income
Counties near Scott County's effective rate
On effective rate, Scott County sits nearest Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (AK), Sumter County (AL), Alamosa County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Granite County (MT), Wilkes County (GA), Cameron 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
Scott County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 3,890 returns from Scott County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,275 - 100% 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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Scott County rate FAQs
- How does Scott County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Scott County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.43% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Scott County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Scott County is $500, an effective rate of 0.43% on a $115,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Scott County?
- Scott County, Arkansas scores A (85/100) 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 A+ ($500/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 Scott County?
- Property taxes in Scott County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $43,270 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Scott County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Scott County is recorded at $500 in the 2024 5-year release against $389 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,112 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
What to do with Scott County's QUIET rate
Scott County's $500 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 1.2% of Scott County's $43,270 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Scott 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: 0.43%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $500/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Scott County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Scott County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Tillman County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Scott County at $500/yr; rate 0.63% vs Scott County 0.43%.
Lawrence County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $497/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.29% vs Scott County 0.43%.
Tallahatchie County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $503/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.61% vs Scott County 0.43%.
DeKalb County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $496/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.32% vs Scott County 0.43%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Scott 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 Scott County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.