Property tax in Holmes County, Mississippi

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Holmes County, Mississippi is $690 a year, which is about 0.86% of the county's median home value of $80,400. That effective rate is higher than the typical Mississippi county (0.69%) and higher 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 Holmes County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Holmes County's average effective rate of 0.86% (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: $691 / year

Property tax in Holmes County at a glance

Holmes County, Mississippi property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$690
Median home value	$80,400
Effective tax rate	0.86%
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 Holmes County compare in Mississippi?

Among Mississippi's 81 counties, Holmes County has the 17th highest effective property-tax rate: 16 rank higher and 64 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Mississippi. Nationally, it ranks 1449th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Mississippi county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Holmes County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Holmes County's 3,757 owner-occupied homes, 3.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 6.8% pay at least $2,000, and 30.2% pay under $800. Another 45.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Holmes County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,136	30.2%
$800 to $1,499	416	11.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	222	5.9%
$2,000 to $2,999	137	3.6%
$3,000 or more	121	3.2%
No property tax paid	1,725	45.9%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $961 and owners without one pay $510. 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 Holmes County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $690 is about 1.6% of the median income of Holmes County homeowner households, $42,132 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 61% of Holmes 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 Holmes County?

The survey cannot tell. The median bill was $556 in 2015-2019 and $690 in 2020-2024, but that $134 difference is inside the Census's own margin of error for a county this size, so it could be sampling noise rather than a real change.

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 Holmes County

Holmes County borders 6 counties.

Holmes County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Leflore County, MS	1.02%	$1,033	$101,200
Humphreys County, MS	0.98%	$861	$87,800
Holmes County, MS (this county)	0.86%	$690	$80,400
Yazoo County, MS	0.78%	$1,197	$153,800
Attala County, MS	0.68%	$707	$104,600
Madison County, MS	0.68%	$2,108	$311,100
Carroll County, MS	0.53%	$577	$109,600

How is a home assessed in Holmes County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Holmes 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 Holmes County. Mississippi's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Holmes 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. Holmes County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Holmes 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; Holmes 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 Holmes 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.