Property tax in Lawrence County, Missouri
In Lawrence County, the property tax bill comes from the Lawrence 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 Lawrence County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Lawrence County, Missouri is $1,032 a year, which is about 0.59% of the county's median home value of $175,100. That effective rate is lower than 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 Lawrence County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Lawrence County Collector of Revenue. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Lawrence 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 Lawrence County Assessor values property, and the Collector of Revenue mails one set of statements each November for real estate and personal property; one check can pay all of them. Online card payments carry a convenience fee kept by the card company, and are credited to your account within two business days. Applications for the senior tax credit are taken in the spring; call the Collector's office for the current deadline.
When are property taxes due in Lawrence County?
For the 2026 bill, Lawrence County has one due date: December 31, 2026. Statements are due on receipt and become delinquent after December 31; December 31, 2026 is a Thursday. Statements are mailed in November and should arrive by the second week of November; if yours has not come by Thanksgiving, call the Collector's office at 417-466-2410. A mailed payment must be postmarked no later than December 31. The office does not accept partial payments or payments for the wrong amount. Taxes not paid or postmarked by December 31 are delinquent and owe penalty and interest. Payments postmarked after December 31 are returned unprocessed unless the penalty and interest are included. Not receiving a statement does not excuse the tax or the penalty. Real estate with unpaid taxes can be sold at the county tax sale on the fourth Monday in August.
From Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Lawrence County's average effective rate of 0.59% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,033 / year
Property tax in Lawrence County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,032 |
| Median home value | $175,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.59% |
| 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 Lawrence County compare in Missouri?
Among Missouri's 115 counties, Lawrence County has the 86th highest effective property-tax rate: 85 rank higher and 29 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Missouri. Nationally, it ranks 2300th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Missouri county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Lawrence County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Lawrence County's 10,785 owner-occupied homes, 4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 13% pay at least $2,000, and 33.1% pay under $800. Another 5.3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,565 | 33.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 3,849 | 35.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,398 | 13% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 972 | 9% |
| $3,000 or more | 428 | 4% |
| No property tax paid | 573 | 5.3% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,156 and owners without one pay $891. 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 Lawrence County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,032 is about 1.4% of the median income of Lawrence County homeowner households, $75,422 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 73.9% of Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?
Yes. The median bill went from $830 in 2015-2019 to $1,032 in 2020-2024, a 24.3% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 59.8%, from $109,600 to $175,100. 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 Lawrence County
Lawrence County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, MO | 0.72% | $1,196 | $166,900 |
| Greene County, MO | 0.71% | $1,572 | $221,300 |
| Christian County, MO | 0.7% | $1,938 | $274,900 |
| Newton County, MO | 0.63% | $1,207 | $190,700 |
| Dade County, MO | 0.62% | $1,055 | $170,600 |
| Lawrence County, MO (this county) | 0.59% | $1,032 | $175,100 |
| Barry County, MO | 0.53% | $988 | $187,800 |
| Stone County, MO | 0.47% | $1,168 | $249,000 |
How is a home assessed in Lawrence County?
Missouri assesses homes at 19% of market value in every county, Lawrence County included. How Missouri assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County. Missouri's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Missouri programs, Lawrence County runs its own:
- Senior Citizens Tax Credit (senior tax freeze): Lawrence County adopted Missouri's optional senior property tax freeze, which it calls the Senior Citizens Tax Credit: homeowners 62 and older can apply for a credit on the tax for their primary residence, which shows on the property tax statement. The application must be notarized before it is turned in at the Collector's office, and participants must reapply every year.
How to appeal your Lawrence County property assessment
In Lawrence County you appeal to the Lawrence County Board of Equalization (appeals are filed with the County Clerk). The deadline: Talk to the Assessor's office first (417-466-2831). To appeal to the Board of Equalization, call the County Clerk's office at 417-466-2638 for an appeal form and return it by the second Monday in July (July 13 for the 2026 assessment, now passed); state law says appeals are due before that day, so file earlier to be safe. The Board meets on the third Monday in July, and you must bring evidence that the value is wrong, such as a sales contract, an appraisal or sales of similar nearby homes. 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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
Brackets, standard deduction and what Missouri actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Lawrence County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Lawrence 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.