Property tax in Benton County, Mississippi

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Benton County, Mississippi is $720 a year, which is about 0.69% of the county's median home value of $105,100. That effective rate is about the same as the typical Mississippi county (0.69%) 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Benton County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Benton County's average effective rate of 0.69% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $725 / year

Property tax in Benton County at a glance

Benton County, Mississippi property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$720
Median home value	$105,100
Effective tax rate	0.69%
Typical Mississippi county rate	0.69%
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 Benton County compare in Mississippi?

Among Mississippi's 81 counties, Benton County has the 41st highest effective property-tax rate: 40 rank higher and 40 rank lower. That is near the middle for Mississippi. Nationally, it ranks 1926th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Mississippi county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Benton County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Benton County's 2,643 owner-occupied homes, 0.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 3% pay at least $2,000, and 35.8% pay under $800. Another 36.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Benton County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	945	35.8%
$800 to $1,499	551	20.8%
$1,500 to $1,999	96	3.6%
$2,000 to $2,999	61	2.3%
$3,000 or more	19	0.7%
No property tax paid	971	36.7%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $709 and owners without one pay $808. Here the owners without a mortgage pay more, which can happen where long-held homes sit in the higher-value parts of the county. Census table B25103.

How does the Benton County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $720 is about 1.5% of the median income of Benton County homeowner households, $49,250 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 86% of Benton 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 Benton County?

Yes. The median bill went from $484 in 2015-2019 to $720 in 2020-2024, a 48.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 34.7%, from $78,000 to $105,100. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.

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 Benton County

Benton County borders 5 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Benton County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Tippah County, MS	0.77%	$956	$124,100
Marshall County, MS	0.72%	$1,213	$167,900
Benton County, MS (this county)	0.69%	$720	$105,100
Hardeman County, TN	0.63%	$764	$121,700
Union County, MS	0.56%	$918	$163,400
Fayette County, TN	0.33%	$1,140	$340,800

How is a home assessed in Benton County?

Mississippi assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, Benton County included. How Mississippi assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Benton County?

Yes, as a credit off the bill. Mississippi's regular homestead credit tops out at $300, which almost every homeowner with a house worth roughly $74,000 or more receives. Apply with the county tax assessor between January 1 and April 1. That is the Mississippi rule, and it applies in Benton County. Mississippi's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Benton County?

Property is assessed to whoever owns it on January 1, the bill goes out that November or December, and the full amount is due by February 1. If February 1 falls on a weekend or holiday you can pay the next Monday without penalty. A county or self-collecting municipality may vote to accept partial payments, splitting the year into one half by February 1 and one quarter each by May 1 and July 1, but that is a local option rather than a statewide right.

That is the Mississippi rule. Benton County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Benton County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the the county Board of Supervisors. The filing deadline is typically the first Monday in August preceding the due date of the taxes. That is the Mississippi rule; Benton County sets the exact dates and forms. The Mississippi appeal process step by step.

Mississippi rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Mississippi page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Benton County, Mississippi: 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.