Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
St. Francis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in St. Francis County pays $425 a year, an effective rate of 0.47%, far below the U.S. average.
- $425
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.47%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -79%
- vs U.S. average
- #59 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in St. Francis County pay a median $425 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.47%, more affordable than 87% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $425
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -79%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($90,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 22,400. Owner-occupied homes: 4,319.
The median annual property tax in St. Francis County is $425, which is 59% lower than the Arkansas state average and 79% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.47% on a median home value of $90,900. Property taxes represent 1.0% of the median household income in this county.
St. Francis County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
St. Francis County's 0.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 87%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in St. Francis County pay a median annual property tax of $425, far below the national median and far below the Arkansas state median. On a $90,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in St. Francis County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $42,574 median household income.
Decision signal 4
High among Arkansas counties by effective rate
St. Francis County ranks #59 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (21% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in St. Francis 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in St. Francis County rose 39.4%, from $65,200 to $90,900. The effective rate fell 23.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 7.1%, to $425. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $397 to $425, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,485 of 4,319 owner-occupied homes (57.5%) 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 1.0% 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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
21.4% of St. Francis County homes owned free and clear (481 of 2,251) report no property tax at all, against 16.6% 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 St. Francis County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of St. Francis County homeowners, 2,485 of 4,319 owner-occupied homes (57.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 57.5% (2,485)
- $800 to $1,499 12.8% (552)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.5% (237)
- $2,000 to $2,999 3.5% (150)
- $3,000 or more 1.6% (71)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
824 homes here (19.1%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Arkansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In St. Francis County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
St. Francis County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
St. Francis County's effective rate is higher than 21% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #59 of 75.
Where St. Francis County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.47% Among the most affordable more affordable than 87% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Arkansas on both measures
St. Francis County's effective rate runs 15% under the Arkansas median and its bill 59% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $425 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Arkansas norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
St. Francis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | St. Francis County | Arkansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.0% | - | - |
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.
St. Francis County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
St. Francis County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $425 -10.3% | 0.47% |
| 2023 | $474 -1.3% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $480 +10.1% | 0.58% |
| 2021 | $436 +9.8% | 0.64% |
| 2020 | $397 | 0.61% |
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.
St. Francis County: tax takes only 1.0% of income
Counties near St. Francis County's effective rate
On effective rate, St. Francis County sits nearest Pinal County (AZ), Mobile County (AL), Cheyenne County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Greene County (MS), Pike County (AL), Amherst County (VA).
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
St. Francis County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 190 of 8,040 returns from St. Francis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,516 - 37% 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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St. Francis County rate FAQs
- How does St. Francis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in St. Francis County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in St. Francis County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in St. Francis County is $425, an effective rate of 0.47% on a $90,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for St. Francis County?
- St. Francis County, Arkansas scores A+ (91/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.0%). 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 St. Francis County?
- Property taxes in St. Francis County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $42,574 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in St. Francis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for St. Francis County ticked up 7.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $397 to $425, 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 St. Francis County's QUIET rate
St. Francis County's $425 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 1.0% of St. Francis County's $42,574 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for St. Francis 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: 0.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $425/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with St. Francis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for St. Francis County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Calhoun County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $426/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.42% vs St. Francis County 0.47%.
Pike County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $424/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.27% vs St. Francis County 0.47%.
Mingo County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $423/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.47% vs St. Francis County 0.47%.
Sioux County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $420/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.49% vs St. Francis County 0.47%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
St. Francis 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 St. Francis County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.