Property tax in Lowndes County, Mississippi
In Lowndes County, the property tax bill comes from the Lowndes County Tax Collector. The 2026 bill is due February 1, 2027. Taken from Lowndes County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Lowndes County, Mississippi is $992 a year, which is about 0.6% of the county's median home value of $164,100. That effective rate is lower than 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.
Who sends the property tax bill in Lowndes County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Lowndes County Tax Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Lowndes County Tax Assessor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong.
The Tax Assessor values the property and the Tax Collector sends the bill and takes payment, both in the Tax Office at 1121 Main Street in Columbus. Once taxes are delinquent, the Chancery Clerk collects them. The Online Payment link on the county website goes to a portal run by a private company, ION Business Concepts.
When are property taxes due in Lowndes County?
For the 2026 bill, Lowndes County has one due date: February 1, 2027. State law sets February 1 as the due date in every Mississippi county, and the Tax Collector must start taking payments by December 26, 2026. February 1, 2027 is a Monday. When February 1 falls on a weekend or legal holiday, state law lets the payment be made on the next working day without interest. Taxes unpaid after February 1 are charged interest of one-half of one percent a month, or part of a month, counted from February 1, under state law. Real estate with unpaid taxes can be sold at the county's tax sale, which state law allows on the first Monday in April and the last Monday in August.
From Lowndes County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Lowndes County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Lowndes County's average effective rate of 0.6% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $985 / year
Property tax in Lowndes County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $992 |
| Median home value | $164,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.6% |
| 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 Lowndes County compare in Mississippi?
Among Mississippi's 81 counties, Lowndes County has the 65th highest effective property-tax rate: 64 rank higher and 16 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Mississippi. Nationally, it ranks 2260th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Mississippi county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Lowndes County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Lowndes County's 14,098 owner-occupied homes, 7.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 14.4% pay at least $2,000, and 32.4% pay under $800. Another 22.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,571 | 32.4% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 3,121 | 22.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,250 | 8.9% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 968 | 6.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 1,052 | 7.5% |
| No property tax paid | 3,136 | 22.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,094 and owners without one pay $772. 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 Lowndes County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $992 is about 1.4% of the median income of Lowndes County homeowner households, $69,626 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 61.3% of Lowndes 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 Lowndes County?
Yes. The median bill went from $771 in 2015-2019 to $992 in 2020-2024, a 28.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 22.3%, from $134,200 to $164,100. 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 Lowndes County
Lowndes County borders 6 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noxubee County, MS | 0.96% | $868 | $90,800 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | 0.71% | $1,691 | $237,700 |
| Monroe County, MS | 0.7% | $843 | $120,800 |
| Clay County, MS | 0.63% | $810 | $129,100 |
| Lowndes County, MS (this county) | 0.6% | $992 | $164,100 |
| Pickens County, AL | 0.29% | $364 | $123,900 |
| Lamar County, AL | 0.24% | $274 | $114,000 |
How is a home assessed in Lowndes County?
Mississippi assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, Lowndes County included. How Mississippi assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County. Mississippi's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Lowndes County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Mississippi ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Lowndes County property assessment
In Lowndes County you appeal to the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors. The deadline: An objection to the assessment is normally due by the first Monday in August before the taxes fall due, so for taxes due February 1, 2027 that window has closed and the next one is in August 2027. Ask the Chancery Clerk, who is clerk of the Board of Supervisors, for a hearing. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Lowndes County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Mississippi's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Mississippi rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Mississippi 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 Lowndes 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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Mississippi income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Mississippi actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Lowndes County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Lowndes 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.