Property tax in Jefferson County, Arkansas
In Jefferson County, the property tax bill comes from the Jefferson County Collector. The 2025 bill is due October 15, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Jefferson County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Jefferson County, Arkansas is $745 a year, which is about 0.66% of the county's median home value of $113,400. That effective rate is higher than the typical Arkansas county (0.51%) 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 Jefferson County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Jefferson County Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Jefferson County Assessor, 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.
The Assessor values property and the Collector sends the bill, from separate offices in the courthouse at 101 W. Barraque St., Pine Bluff (the Assessor in Suite 111, the Collector in Suite 113). The Collector's office is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, phone (870) 541-5313. Taxes can be paid online through the payment portal the Collector links to, by mail, or in person.
When are property taxes due in Jefferson County?
For the 2025 (payable 2026) bill, Jefferson County has one due date: October 15, 2026. Arkansas collects property tax a year behind, so the 2025 tax is due October 15, 2026 (a Thursday). The county says tax season runs from March 1 through October 15 each year, and payments in any amount are taken on current taxes from March 1. State law moves the deadline to the next business day when October 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or postal holiday, which it does not this year. Taxes unpaid after October 15 are delinquent and a 10% penalty is added under state law. Deployed members of the armed forces, reserves or National Guard are not charged the penalty during deployment and for one year after it ends.
From Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Jefferson County's average effective rate of 0.66% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $748 / year
Property tax in Jefferson County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $745 |
| Median home value | $113,400 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.66% |
| Typical Arkansas county rate | 0.51% |
| 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 Jefferson County compare in Arkansas?
Among Arkansas's 75 counties, Jefferson County has the 4th highest effective property-tax rate: 3 rank higher and 71 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2020th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Arkansas county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Jefferson County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Jefferson County's 14,839 owner-occupied homes, 4.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 11.2% pay at least $2,000, and 46.7% pay under $800. Another 11.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 6,925 | 46.7% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 3,253 | 21.9% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,292 | 8.7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 1,003 | 6.8% |
| $3,000 or more | 655 | 4.4% |
| No property tax paid | 1,711 | 11.5% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,013 and owners without one pay $577. 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 Jefferson County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $745 is about 1.1% of the median income of Jefferson County homeowner households, $64,990 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 61.8% of Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?
Yes. The median bill went from $547 in 2015-2019 to $745 in 2020-2024, a 36.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 35.8%, from $83,500 to $113,400.
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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County, AR | 0.76% | $1,642 | $214,700 |
| Jefferson County, AR (this county) | 0.66% | $745 | $113,400 |
| Lonoke County, AR | 0.63% | $1,211 | $193,600 |
| Arkansas County, AR | 0.54% | $745 | $138,100 |
| Grant County, AR | 0.54% | $880 | $161,700 |
| Lincoln County, AR | 0.52% | $566 | $108,000 |
| Cleveland County, AR | 0.48% | $667 | $137,600 |
How is a home assessed in Jefferson County?
Arkansas assesses homes at 20% of market value in every county, Jefferson County included. How Arkansas assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Jefferson County?
Yes, as a credit off the bill. Arkansas's Amendment 79 homestead credit is $600 on bills payable in 2026, rising to $675 on bills payable in 2027. Register once with the county assessor. That is the Arkansas rule, and it applies in Jefferson County. Arkansas's exemptions and relief programs in full.
How to appeal your Jefferson County property assessment
In Jefferson County you appeal to the Jefferson County Board of Equalization. The deadline: Apply to the board's secretary in person, by letter or by petition on or before the third Monday in August, a deadline state law sets for every Arkansas county. The 2026 deadline (August 17) has passed; the next is August 16, 2027. A board decision can be appealed to County Court. Because Arkansas bills a year behind, an appeal of this year's value changes the bill due the following October. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Jefferson County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Arkansas's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Arkansas rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Arkansas 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 Jefferson 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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Arkansas income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Arkansas actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Jefferson County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Jefferson County, Arkansas: 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.