Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Tate County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Tate County pays $1,354 a year, an effective rate of 0.65%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,354
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.65%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #57 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Tate County pay a median $1,354 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.65%, more affordable than 66% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,354
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.65%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1074 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($209,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 28,321. Owner-occupied homes: 8,369.
The median annual property tax in Tate County is $1,354, which is 11% higher than the Mississippi state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.65% on a median home value of $209,000. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Tate County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Tate 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 Tate County pay a median annual property tax of $1,354, well below the national median and notably higher than the Mississippi state median. On a $209,000 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
Tate County ranks #57 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Tate County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $69,704 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Tate 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 Tate County rose 50.0%, from $139,300 to $209,000. The effective rate fell 24.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 92% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 13.6%, to $1,354. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,192 to $1,354, a gain of 14%. 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: 2,090 of 8,369 owner-occupied homes (25.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 1.9% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Tate County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Tate County homeowners, 2,090 of 8,369 owner-occupied homes (25.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.0% (2,090)
- $800 to $1,499 22.5% (1,882)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.8% (901)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.3% (1,284)
- $3,000 or more 10.8% (906)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,306 homes here (15.6%) 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 Tate County pay a substantially higher bill, 55% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Tate County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Tate County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #57 of 81.
Where Tate 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
Tate County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Tate 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 | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Tate County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Tate County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,354 +2.0% | 0.65% |
| 2023 | $1,328 +1.8% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | $1,305 +5.0% | 0.80% |
| 2021 | $1,243 +4.3% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | $1,192 | 0.86% |
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.
Tate County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Tate County's effective rate
On effective rate, Tate County sits nearest Talbot County (MD), Warren County (KY), Mason County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Butte County (ID), Pembina County (ND), Dubuque County (IA).
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
Tate County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 520 of 12,230 returns from Tate County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,608 - 33% 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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Tate County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Tate County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Tate County is $1,354, an effective rate of 0.65% on a $209,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Tate County?
- Tate County, Mississippi scores C (58/100) 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 B- (1.9%). 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 Tate County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Tate County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.65% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Tate County?
- Property taxes in Tate County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $69,704 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Tate County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Tate County climbed 13.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,192 to $1,354, 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 Tate County's QUIET rate
Tate County's $1,354 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 1.9% of Tate County's $69,704 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Tate 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: $1,354/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Tate County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Tate County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Furnas County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,353/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.38% vs Tate County 0.65%.
Grenada County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,355/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.02% vs Tate County 0.65%.
Highlands County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,353/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.72% vs Tate County 0.65%.
Pike County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,355/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Tate County 0.65%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Tate 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 Tate County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.