Property tax in Henry County, Missouri
In Henry County, the property tax bill comes from the Henry County Treasurer/Collector. 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 Henry County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Henry County, Missouri is $1,296 a year, which is about 0.81% of the county's median home value of $160,600. That effective rate is higher than the typical Missouri county (0.7%) and about the same as 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 Henry County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Henry County Treasurer/Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Henry 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 Henry County Assessor values property and the Treasurer/Collector mails separate statements for personal property and real estate each November. Online payment is by credit card only, carries a convenience fee the county does not receive, and posts within two business days; receipts for online payments are not mailed but can be printed from the Collector's website. The 2026 senior freeze deadline (June 30) and the 2026 Board of Equalization deadline have passed, but an appeal from a Board decision can still go to the State Tax Commission by September 30, 2026, or within 30 days of the Board's decision if that is later.
When are property taxes due in Henry County?
For the 2026 bill, Henry County has one due date: December 31, 2026. Statements are mailed in November and are due on receipt; they become delinquent after December 31, which in 2026 is a Thursday. A mailed payment must carry a USPS postmark no later than December 31; the Collector warns that many post offices do not postmark mail the same day it is received. If no statement arrives by the end of November, call the Collector's office at 660-885-7207. Delinquent years must be paid before current taxes are accepted. Taxes not paid or postmarked by December 31 become delinquent, and penalty and interest apply. Not receiving a statement does not excuse the tax or the penalty. Real estate with delinquent taxes can be offered at the county tax sale on the fourth Monday in August.
From Henry 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 Henry County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Henry County's average effective rate of 0.81% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,301 / year
Property tax in Henry County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,296 |
| Median home value | $160,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.81% |
| 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 Henry County compare in Missouri?
Among Missouri's 115 counties, Henry County has the 22nd highest effective property-tax rate: 21 rank higher and 93 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Missouri. Nationally, it ranks 1559th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Missouri county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Henry County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Henry County's 6,910 owner-occupied homes, 9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 21.7% pay at least $2,000, and 27% pay under $800. Another 4.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,868 | 27% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,002 | 29% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,202 | 17.4% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 875 | 12.7% |
| $3,000 or more | 621 | 9% |
| No property tax paid | 342 | 4.9% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,335 and owners without one pay $1,212. That is within 10% either way, so in Henry County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Henry County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,296 is about 1.9% of the median income of Henry County homeowner households, $69,124 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75% of Henry 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 Henry County?
Yes. The median bill went from $964 in 2015-2019 to $1,296 in 2020-2024, a 34.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 45.3%, from $110,500 to $160,600. 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 Henry County
Henry County borders 6 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County, MO | 0.86% | $2,504 | $292,400 |
| Henry County, MO (this county) | 0.81% | $1,296 | $160,600 |
| Pettis County, MO | 0.78% | $1,289 | $166,300 |
| Johnson County, MO | 0.66% | $1,565 | $235,700 |
| Bates County, MO | 0.61% | $1,039 | $170,800 |
| St. Clair County, MO | 0.61% | $966 | $157,100 |
| Benton County, MO | 0.53% | $937 | $177,900 |
How is a home assessed in Henry County?
Missouri assesses homes at 19% of market value in every county, Henry County included. How Missouri assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Henry 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 Henry County. Missouri's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Missouri programs, Henry County runs its own:
- Henry County Senior Tax Freeze: Under county Ordinance 2025-0529, a Missouri resident who is 62 or older by December 31 of the tax year, owns and lives in the home as a primary residence, is liable for its real estate tax and is not delinquent can get a credit that holds the home's tax at the amount owed in the first year they qualified. The state Blind Pension Fund, voter-approved bond and new levies, and new construction or major remodeling can still raise the bill. Applications are due by June 30 of the tax year and must be filed and approved every year. The 2027 application is already posted and is due June 30, 2027; it must be notarized and brought to the Collector/Treasurer in person, not mailed. Apply by June 30.
How to appeal your Henry County property assessment
In Henry County you appeal to the Henry County Board of Equalization (appeals are filed with the County Clerk as the Board's secretary). The deadline: State law requires a written appeal, on a form from the County Clerk, filed before the second Monday in July (July 13 in 2026), and lets the Board extend that date; the county has not posted its own deadline. Questions about a value go to the Assessor first. 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 Henry 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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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Henry 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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Missouri income tax
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Sales tax in Henry County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Henry 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.