Property tax in Jackson County, Alabama
In Jackson County, the property tax bill comes from the Jackson County Revenue Commissioner. 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 Jackson County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Jackson County, Alabama is $480 a year, which is about 0.3% of the county's median home value of $159,500. That effective rate is lower 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 Jackson County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Jackson County Revenue Commissioner. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Jackson County Revenue Commissioner, 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.
In Jackson County one elected office, the Revenue Commissioner, both values property and collects the tax. The bill goes to whoever owned the property on October 1 of the previous year, so a new owner should record the deed, assess the property and claim any homestead exemption by December 31. The county publishes one total tax rate for each town, including Scottsboro, Stevenson and Bridgeport. You can pay in person at the courthouse by cash, check or money order, by mail to the Revenue Commissioner at P.O. Box 307, Scottsboro, AL 35768, or online by debit or credit card for a convenience fee.
When are property taxes due in Jackson County?
For the Tax Year 2026 (Billing Year 2026): due October 1, 2026, delinquent after December 31, 2026 bill, Jackson County has one due date: December 31, 2026. Taxes are due October 1 and become delinquent January 1, so December 31 is the last day to pay without penalty; it 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. Taxes unpaid after December 31 become delinquent on January 1 and carry interest of 12% a year, a rate Alabama law sets for every county. The county adds a citation fee in February, advertises delinquent property in March, and holds the tax sale in April.
From Jackson 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 Jackson County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Jackson County's average effective rate of 0.3% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $479 / year
Property tax in Jackson County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $480 |
| Median home value | $159,500 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.3% |
| 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 Jackson County compare in Alabama?
Among Alabama's 67 counties, Jackson County has the 49th highest effective property-tax rate: 48 rank higher and 18 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Alabama. Nationally, it ranks 3074th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Alabama county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Jackson County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Jackson County's 16,374 owner-occupied homes, 1.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 4.2% pay at least $2,000, and 56.5% pay under $800. Another 23.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 9,252 | 56.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,146 | 13.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 417 | 2.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 467 | 2.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 219 | 1.3% |
| No property tax paid | 3,873 | 23.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $565 and owners without one pay $391. 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 Jackson County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $480 is about 0.8% of the median income of Jackson County homeowner households, $61,119 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75.1% of Jackson 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 Jackson County?
Yes. The median bill went from $339 in 2015-2019 to $480 in 2020-2024, a 41.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 52%, from $104,900 to $159,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
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 Jackson County
Jackson County borders 6 counties, 3 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dade County, GA | 0.57% | $1,133 | $198,500 |
| Franklin County, TN | 0.53% | $1,246 | $236,900 |
| Marion County, TN | 0.43% | $833 | $195,200 |
| Madison County, AL | 0.4% | $1,185 | $299,200 |
| Marshall County, AL | 0.36% | $733 | $201,500 |
| DeKalb County, AL | 0.32% | $496 | $152,700 |
| Jackson County, AL (this county) | 0.3% | $480 | $159,500 |
How is a home assessed in Jackson County?
Alabama assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, Jackson County included. How Alabama assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Jackson 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 Jackson County. Alabama's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Jackson County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Alabama ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Jackson County property assessment
In Jackson County you appeal to the Jackson County Board of Equalization. The deadline: Under Alabama law, a written protest must be filed with the secretary of the Board of Equalization within 30 calendar days of the date of the valuation notice the county mails when it raises your value, or, for other objections, within 30 calendar days of the second of two weekly newspaper notices announcing that the year's values have been set. A county appraiser may review the value with you first, and if that does not settle it the Board holds 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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Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Jackson 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 Jackson County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Jackson 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.