Property tax in Christian County, Missouri
In Christian County, the property tax bill comes from the Christian County Collector of Revenue. The 2026 bill is due December 31, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Christian County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Christian County, Missouri is $1,938 a year, which is about 0.7% of the county's median home value of $274,900. That effective rate is about the same as the typical Missouri county (0.7%) 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 Christian County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Christian County Collector of Revenue. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Christian 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 Christian County Assessor values property, and the Collector of Revenue mails one annual statement that combines the levies of your school district, city, fire district and other local taxing bodies. Online payment costs $2.00 by e-check, $4.00 by debit card or 2.45% by credit card. In November 2026 the Collector will take cash, check or money order payments from 9 a.m. to noon at Billings City Hall on November 16, Clever City Hall on November 17, Sparta City Hall on November 18 and Highlandville City Hall on November 19; bring the whole statement. There is also a 24-hour drop box on the west side of the historic courthouse in Ozark. Real estate is reassessed as of January 1 of each odd-numbered year, so 2027 is the next reassessment.
When are property taxes due in Christian County?
For the 2026 bill, Christian County has one due date: December 31, 2026. One annual payment. The Collector will mail 2026 statements on November 2, 2026; they are due on receipt and become delinquent after December 31. December 31, 2026 is a Thursday. If no statement arrives by the end of November, call the Collector's office at 417-582-4330. A mailed payment must carry a US Postal Service postmark dated by December 31, 2026, and online payment closes at 11:59 p.m. that night. Partial payments are not accepted. Problems with phone or online payment do not extend the deadline, and not receiving a statement does not excuse the tax. Taxes not paid or postmarked by December 31 become delinquent on January 1 and carry penalty and interest under state law, plus a 9% fee for collecting delinquent taxes that state law (RSMo 52.290) adds to the bill in every Missouri county without a charter form of government, Christian County included. Real estate that stays unpaid can be sold at the county's annual tax sale.
From Christian 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 Christian County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Christian County's average effective rate of 0.7% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,924 / year
Property tax in Christian County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,938 |
| Median home value | $274,900 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.7% |
| Typical Missouri county rate | 0.7% |
| 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 Christian County compare in Missouri?
Among Missouri's 115 counties, Christian County has the 58th highest effective property-tax rate: 57 rank higher and 57 rank lower. That is near the middle for Missouri. Nationally, it ranks 1895th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Missouri county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Christian County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Christian County's 26,676 owner-occupied homes, 20.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 46.5% pay at least $2,000, and 8.9% pay under $800. Another 2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 2,385 | 8.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 6,084 | 22.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 5,260 | 19.7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 6,942 | 26% |
| $3,000 or more | 5,473 | 20.5% |
| No property tax paid | 532 | 2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,969 and owners without one pay $1,865. That is within 10% either way, so in Christian County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Christian County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,938 is about 2% of the median income of Christian County homeowner households, $97,643 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75.9% of Christian 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 Christian County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,389 in 2015-2019 to $1,938 in 2020-2024, a 39.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 62.7%, from $169,000 to $274,900. 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 Christian County
Christian County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County, MO | 0.71% | $1,572 | $221,300 |
| Christian County, MO (this county) | 0.7% | $1,938 | $274,900 |
| Lawrence County, MO | 0.59% | $1,032 | $175,100 |
| Taney County, MO | 0.55% | $1,196 | $218,800 |
| Webster County, MO | 0.52% | $1,196 | $228,800 |
| Stone County, MO | 0.47% | $1,168 | $249,000 |
| Douglas County, MO | 0.44% | $740 | $168,200 |
How is a home assessed in Christian County?
Missouri assesses homes at 19% of market value in every county, Christian County included. How Missouri assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Christian County?
No. Missouri has no general homestead exemption; relief comes through the income-tested Property Tax Credit and the county-option senior freeze. That is the Missouri rule, and it applies in Christian County. Missouri's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Missouri programs, Christian County runs its own:
- Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Credit (SB 190): Christian County offers the senior credit that state law (RSMo 137.1050) lets a county adopt; under that law the credit equals the amount the home's real estate tax has risen above its tax in the owner's first credit year, and tax from new construction or improvements is added to that base and still owed. For applications taken in 2027 the county requires the owner to be 62 or older by December 31, 2026, to have lived in the Christian County home as a primary residence since at least June 29, 2026, to have paid 2026 taxes and completed a personal property assessment, and to have every signature notarized. First-time applications are taken March 1 through June 15, 2027 at the Collector's office in Ozark; approved participants renew automatically unless the home has been improved, and a spouse who has newly turned 62 must apply to be added. Apply by June 15.
How to appeal your Christian County property assessment
In Christian County you appeal to the Christian County Board of Equalization (appointments are made through the County Clerk). The deadline: Talk to the Assessor's appraisers first at 417-582-4310. If you still disagree, schedule an appeal before the Board of Equalization through the County Clerk's Office at 417-582-4340. State law for first class counties such as Christian (RSMo 137.385) requires the written appeal to be filed with the County Clerk before the second Monday in July, which for the 2026 assessment meant before July 13, 2026 (now passed), and the Board may extend that deadline; the county has not posted its own 2026 date online. A further appeal to the Missouri State Tax Commission is due by September 30 or 30 days after the Board's decision, whichever is later. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Christian County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Missouri's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Missouri rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Missouri page.
Work out your own numbers
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Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Christian 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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Sales tax in Christian County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Christian County, Missouri: 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.