Property tax in Calhoun County, Alabama
In Calhoun County, the property tax bill comes from the Calhoun County Revenue Commissioner, Collection Department. The Tax Year 2026 bill is due December 31, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Calhoun County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Calhoun County, Alabama is $653 a year, which is about 0.42% of the county's median home value of $156,600. That effective rate is higher than the typical Alabama county (0.32%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Calhoun County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Calhoun County Revenue Commissioner, Collection Department. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Calhoun County Revenue Commissioner, Appraisal Department, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
One office, the Revenue Commissioner, appraises, assesses and collects property tax, in separate departments in the Calhoun County Administration Building in Anniston. City and city school district taxes for Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonville, Piedmont, Hobson City, Weaver, Ohatchee, Southside and Glencoe are part of the rate on the county bill, not a separate city bill. County appraisers revalue a quarter of the county each year. Mailed payments go to Tim Hodges, Calhoun County Revenue Commissioner, 1702 Noble Street, Ste 104, Anniston, Alabama 36201. Online payments go through a separate payment portal the county links to. Exemptions for age 65 and older and for disability must be claimed again each year.
When are property taxes due in Calhoun County?
For the Tax Year 2026 (due October 1, 2026, delinquent after December 31, 2026) bill, Calhoun County has one due date: December 31, 2026. Taxes are due October 1 and can be paid without penalty through December 31, which falls on a Thursday in 2026. Alabama law sets the same schedule for every county. Under state law, a payment sent by U.S. mail counts as paid on the date of its U.S. Postal Service postmark, so a mailed payment postmarked by December 31 is on time (Code of Alabama 40-1-45). Taxes unpaid after December 31 become delinquent on January 1, and the county adds fees and interest of 12% a year (1% a month) beginning in January. Delinquent properties are advertised on the county's website in April, and tax liens on them are sold at auction in May. The county limits how late taxes can be paid, but its own pages disagree on when: one says no personal checks after February 15, another says only certified funds after April 2. If you are paying after December 31, plan on cash or certified funds. Redemption after the auction is by certified funds only.
From Calhoun County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Calhoun County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Calhoun County's average effective rate of 0.42% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $658 / year
Property tax in Calhoun County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $653 |
| Median home value | $156,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.42% |
| Typical Alabama county rate | 0.32% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Calhoun County compare in Alabama?
Among Alabama's 67 counties, Calhoun County has the 8th highest effective property-tax rate: 7 rank higher and 59 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2871st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Alabama county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Calhoun County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Calhoun County's 31,654 owner-occupied homes, 1.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 4% pay at least $2,000, and 46.4% pay under $800. Another 25.4% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 14,700 | 46.4% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 5,945 | 18.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,677 | 5.3% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 805 | 2.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 473 | 1.5% |
| No property tax paid | 8,054 | 25.4% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $731 and owners without one pay $538. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Calhoun County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $653 is about 1% of the median income of Calhoun County homeowner households, $67,416 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 70.3% of Calhoun County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Calhoun County?
Yes. The median bill went from $488 in 2015-2019 to $653 in 2020-2024, a 33.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 32.7%, from $118,000 to $156,600.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Calhoun County
Calhoun County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County, AL (this county) | 0.42% | $653 | $156,600 |
| Etowah County, AL | 0.39% | $645 | $167,100 |
| Cherokee County, AL | 0.38% | $688 | $179,700 |
| Talladega County, AL | 0.36% | $544 | $149,200 |
| St. Clair County, AL | 0.32% | $724 | $226,300 |
| Cleburne County, AL | 0.29% | $486 | $165,600 |
How is a home assessed in Calhoun County?
Alabama assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, Calhoun County included. How Alabama assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Calhoun County?
Yes. Alabama exempts $4,000 of assessed value from the state portion of the tax and $2,000 from county tax (not school taxes). Apply with the county tax assessing official between October 1 and December 31. That is the Alabama rule, and it applies in Calhoun County. Alabama's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Calhoun County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Alabama ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Calhoun County property assessment
In Calhoun County you appeal to the Calhoun County Board of Equalization. The deadline: Within 30 calendar days of the date on the Board of Equalization valuation notice, which goes out when ownership changes or the value rises by $1,000 or more. The Board then schedules a hearing. A Board decision can be appealed to Circuit Court within 30 calendar days of the date of the notice the Board mails you with its decision. To keep that appeal alive, you must pay the taxes due at the prior year's assessment before they become delinquent, or post a bond for double the tax. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Alabama's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Alabama rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Alabama page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Calhoun County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Alabama income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Alabama actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Calhoun County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Calhoun County, Alabama: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.