Property tax in Saline County, Arkansas
In Saline County, the property tax bill comes from the Saline 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 Saline County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Saline County, Arkansas is $1,367 a year, which is about 0.62% of the county's median home value of $221,200. 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 Saline County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Saline County Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Saline 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. You can pay in person at the Collector's offices in Benton (215 N. Main St., Suite 3) and Bryant (101 NW Third St., Suite G), by mail to the Benton office only, or online by card through the county's payment site, which charges a card processing fee. Personal checks are taken only for current taxes. Personal property tax must be paid along with the real estate tax. If a mortgage company pays your taxes from escrow and you still get a bill, call your lender and have them contact the Collector. Your statement may list three optional voluntary taxes, for county animal care and control, the Sheriff's law enforcement services and the weather warning system; only the mandatory total must be paid.
When are property taxes due in Saline County?
For the 2025 (payable 2026) bill, Saline 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 Collector takes payments from March 1 through October 15, and you may pay current taxes in installments of any amount before then. A mailed payment must be postmarked by the Postal Service on or before October 15; the Benton and Bryant post offices close at 4:30 pm. State law moves the deadline to the next business day only when October 15 falls on a weekend or a postal holiday, which it does not this year. If the bill is not paid in full by October 15, a 10% penalty is added to the unpaid balance on October 16. The Collector cannot waive penalties, and late taxes must be paid in full, not in parts, by money order, cashier's check, cash or card (personal checks are not taken for late taxes). Real estate left unpaid for a year after October 15 is forfeited to the state and certified to the Commissioner of State Lands.
From Saline 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 Saline County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Saline County's average effective rate of 0.62% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,371 / year
Property tax in Saline County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,367 |
| Median home value | $221,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.62% |
| 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 Saline County compare in Arkansas?
Among Arkansas's 75 counties, Saline County has the 7th highest effective property-tax rate: 6 rank higher and 68 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2163rd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Arkansas county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Saline County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Saline County's 39,268 owner-occupied homes, 13.9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 28.4% pay at least $2,000, and 27.6% pay under $800. Another 6.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 10,850 | 27.6% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 9,373 | 23.9% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 5,469 | 13.9% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 5,677 | 14.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 5,467 | 13.9% |
| No property tax paid | 2,432 | 6.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,496 and owners without one pay $1,117. 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 Saline County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,367 is about 1.5% of the median income of Saline County homeowner households, $88,816 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 78.2% of Saline 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 Saline County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,132 in 2015-2019 to $1,367 in 2020-2024, a 20.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 41.1%, from $156,800 to $221,200. 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 Saline County
Saline County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County, AR | 0.76% | $1,642 | $214,700 |
| Saline County, AR (this county) | 0.62% | $1,367 | $221,200 |
| Grant County, AR | 0.54% | $880 | $161,700 |
| Perry County, AR | 0.49% | $634 | $130,200 |
| Garland County, AR | 0.48% | $933 | $194,300 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | 0.48% | $724 | $151,100 |
How is a home assessed in Saline County?
Arkansas assesses homes at 20% of market value in every county, Saline County included. How Arkansas assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Saline 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 Saline County. Arkansas's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Saline County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Arkansas ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Saline County property assessment
In Saline County you appeal to the Saline County Equalization Board. The deadline: You can first discuss a change in value with the Assessor's office. To appeal to the Equalization Board, request a hearing between July 1 and the third Monday in August (in 2026 that was August 17) by calling the board and filling out its application form. The board convenes in early August and hears appeals by appointment through September 30. 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 the official appeal rules.
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 Saline 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 Saline County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Saline 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.