Property tax in Prentiss County, Mississippi

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Prentiss County, Mississippi is $894 a year, which is about 0.73% of the county's median home value of $122,500. That effective rate is higher 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Prentiss County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Prentiss County's average effective rate of 0.73% (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: $894 / year

Property tax in Prentiss County at a glance

Prentiss County, Mississippi property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$894
Median home value	$122,500
Effective tax rate	0.73%
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 Prentiss County compare in Mississippi?

Among Mississippi's 81 counties, Prentiss County has the 31st highest effective property-tax rate: 30 rank higher and 50 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Mississippi. Nationally, it ranks 1795th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Mississippi county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Prentiss County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Prentiss County's 7,437 owner-occupied homes, 5.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 13.7% pay at least $2,000, and 34.6% pay under $800. Another 27.3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Prentiss County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	2,576	34.6%
$800 to $1,499	1,450	19.5%
$1,500 to $1,999	371	5%
$2,000 to $2,999	599	8.1%
$3,000 or more	413	5.6%
No property tax paid	2,028	27.3%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,083 and owners without one pay $722. 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 Prentiss County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $894 is about 1.5% of the median income of Prentiss County homeowner households, $59,759 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.5% of Prentiss 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 Prentiss County?

Yes. The median bill went from $633 in 2015-2019 to $894 in 2020-2024, a 41.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 32.1%, from $92,700 to $122,500. 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 Prentiss County

Prentiss County borders 6 counties.

Prentiss 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
Prentiss County, MS (this county)	0.73%	$894	$122,500
Lee County, MS	0.69%	$1,384	$199,500
Itawamba County, MS	0.59%	$835	$142,400
Alcorn County, MS	0.58%	$831	$142,100
Union County, MS	0.56%	$918	$163,400
Tishomingo County, MS	0.49%	$705	$145,100

How is a home assessed in Prentiss County?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Prentiss 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; Prentiss 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 Prentiss 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.