Benton County Arkansas Property Tax Calculator

How Benton County property taxes are calculated

Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of market value. Benton County then multiplies that assessed value by the total millage for the parcel's school district and city, where one mill equals $1 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value. The $600 homestead credit comes off last, and only a qualifying primary residence can claim it.

Here is the working for a $300,000 home in Bentonville inside the Bentonville #6 district, which carries a combined 62.0 mills for 2026 collections:

1. $300,000 market value times 20% equals $60,000 assessed value.
2. $60,000 times 62.0 divided by 1,000 equals $3,720 tax before credit.
3. Subtract the $600 homestead credit to reach $3,120 estimated annual tax.

Move the same house into the rural tier of Gravette #20 at 45.91 mills and the tax before credit drops to $2,754.60, or $2,154.60 after the credit. Same market value, about $965 less per year, decided entirely by the district boundary. That is why the county average is useful for a first estimate but never for a final number.

Benton County millage rates by district and city

Each row below is a taxing combination published for Benton County for 2026 collections. School, city and county columns reconcile to the overall figure on every line. Benton County has nine school districts and nineteen millage-levying cities, which is what produces this many combinations.

Benton County rows taken from the Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division 2025 Millage Report, covering 2026 collections and issued March 2026. The report lists 41 taxing combinations for the county; the 50 rows above separate each district rural tier from its city tiers.

Why two Benton County homes can have different tax bills

Benton County is unusual in one respect that most counties are not: the county portion of the levy is not the same everywhere. Bentonville #6 and Rogers #30 carry a 9.7 mill county levy while the county's other seven districts carry 7.1 mills. On top of that split sit nine school districts and nineteen cities, so the comparisons below are about location, not about house value.

• Bella Vista sits in three school districts. A Bella Vista address pays 62.23 mills inside Bentonville #6, 57.93 inside Pea Ridge #109 and 51.72 inside Gravette #20. That is a 10.51 mill spread inside a single city. On a $300,000 home the gap between the highest and lowest Bella Vista rate is $630.60 a year before any credit.
• Cave Springs sits in three districts too. It pays 59.07 mills in Bentonville #6, 53.87 in Rogers #30 and 49.47 in Springdale #50. Cave Springs levies the lowest city rate in the county at 2.57 mills, and the school district does the rest of the work.
• Lowell pays two different city rates. Lowell levies 6.6 mills inside Rogers #30 but 6.43 mills inside Springdale #50, because the Lowell city levy is applied against different district boundaries. The overall rates are 57.9 and 53.33.
• Gravette city reaches into Bentonville schools. A Gravette city address inside the Bentonville #6 district pays 60.99 mills, while a Gravette address inside the Gravette #20 district pays 50.66. Same town, ten mills apart.

School district boundaries do not follow city limits, and in Benton County some of them do not follow the county line either. The state report notes that the Siloam Springs and Springdale districts fringe in from Washington County, and the Eureka Springs district fringes in from Carroll County. Two more districts, Gravette #20 and Gentry #19, are Benton County districts that reach into other counties. The Eureka Springs row is the only place where the report's own school breakdown and its rate table disagree, so treat that 42.86 row with caution; the reliable cheapest rate for a Benton County address outside that district is 45.91 mills in the rural Gravette tier.

Bentonville, Rogers, Bella Vista and the rest of Benton County

Bentonville

Bentonville is the county seat and the most expensive address in the county for property tax. Inside the Bentonville #6 district a Bentonville city address pays the full 62.0 mills, made up of 46.8 school mills, a 5.5 mill city levy and the 9.7 mill county rate. Bentonville city levies 5 mills of general levy and 0.5 mills for police. The assessor's Bentonville satellite office at 2401 SW D Street Suite 3 serves the city.

Rogers

Rogers hosts the main offices of both the assessor and the collector on West Walnut Street, so it is where most in-person business happens. A Rogers city address in Rogers #30 pays 54.6 mills, the lowest rate available in a major Benton County city, because the Rogers city levy is only 3.3 mills: 2.4 mills general plus 0.9 mills bond. The same Rogers address inside the Bentonville #6 district would pay 59.72 mills instead.

Bella Vista

Bella Vista has the highest combined rates in the county and the widest internal spread. Bella Vista levies 5.81 city mills, the second highest city rate after Lowell, and the city is split across the Bentonville #6, Pea Ridge #109 and Gravette #20 districts. The result is that two neighbours in Bella Vista can be 10.51 mills apart. Check the district before using the county average.

Centerton, Lowell and Cave Springs

Centerton, Lowell and Cave Springs are the fast-growing corridor cities. Centerton levies 5.4 mills and appears inside three districts, producing 61.9 mills in Bentonville #6, 53.98 in Decatur #17 and 50.79 in Gravette #20. Lowell has the county's highest city levy at 6.6 mills. Cave Springs has the lowest at 2.57 mills, which is why a Cave Springs address can land at 49.47 mills.

Gentry, Gravette, Decatur and Siloam Springs

The western and northern cities carry lower total rates. Gravette #20 is the cheapest school district in the county at 38.81 mills, followed by Springdale #50 at 39.8 and Decatur #17 at 42.0. Siloam Springs city levies 5.5 mills and sits inside its own district at 56.8 mills. Gentry city pays 5.3 mills, which is 4.7 mills general plus 0.3 mills fire, and appears in both the Gentry #19 and Siloam Springs #21 districts.

Benton County Assessor

Official name: Benton County Assessor's Office. Assessor: Roderick Grieve, a State Certified General Appraiser. The assessor values property, maintains ownership and parcel records, handles exemptions, and administers the homestead credit. Payment is not this office's role; that belongs to the collector.

Satellite hours differ: the Bentonville office at 2401 SW D Street Suite 3 is open through lunch, while Gravette at 901 1st Ave SW and Siloam Springs at 707 Lincoln St both close for lunch. The assessor employs about 90 people, including GIS and mapping specialists, and the mapping desk shares the (479) 271-1037 number.

Sources: Benton County Assessor real estate department and Benton County Assessor staff directory. For the office split in general, see Arkansas property tax assessor versus collector.

Benton County Collector

Official name: Benton County Collector's Office. Collector: Gloria Peterson. The collector bills and collects personal and real property tax and does not set values. Value disputes belong to the assessor, not to this office.

Benton County is one of the few counties on this site that publishes its card fee as actual figures. It also publishes two limits worth knowing before you try to pay: taxpayers with more than 50 parcels assigned to their taxpayer ID cannot pay online, and payments post within 24 to 48 hours. Out of country credit cards are not accepted.

Source: Benton County Collector tax payment information.

How to look up a Benton County parcel and its tax

Benton County runs three public systems, and most owners need two of them. The assessor sponsors a free real estate record search through ARCountyData for parcel details and values. The collector's tax record search shows bills, receipts and payment history. The county GIS department runs a separate parcel map viewer.

1. Open the Benton County real estate records search on ARCountyData, which the assessor's office provides through Apprentice Information Systems. Search by owner, address or parcel number.
2. Read the market value and the assessed value on the parcel record. Arkansas assessed value is 20% of market value, so the two should differ by exactly that factor unless an Amendment 79 cap or a freeze applies.
3. Note the school district and the city or area. Those two fields select the row in the millage table above, and they are the reason two similar homes can differ.
4. Switch to the collector's tax record search to see what was billed, what was paid and whether a receipt is available. The portal is the same ARCountyData platform, so your login carries across.
5. For boundaries, floodplain or district questions, use the Benton County GIS parcel viewer or call the mapping desk at (479) 271-1037.

ARCountyData reported 175,882 parcels in Benton County with assessor and collector data both refreshed on September 2, 2026, so the values you see are close to current rather than a stale annual snapshot.

Sources: Benton County Assessor real estate, ARCountyData Benton County records and Benton County GIS parcel viewer.

Paying Benton County property taxes

Benton County tax books cover a March to October window and the statewide deadline is October 15. The collector states that if a payment is not made by 11:59 p. m. on October 15, a 10% late fee, interest, or both will be applied. The collector's office was also reporting intermittent problems with its phone system at the time of writing and recommends the online tools for balance checks.

Payment methods documented by the collector

• Online: current taxes are accepted online for tax year 2025 through the secure portal. The same portal covers the collector's tax record search and receipt printing.
• In person: at the Rogers main office or at any of the three satellite offices in Bentonville, Gravette and Siloam Springs, during the posted hours.
• By mail: accepted at the Rogers office. The county does not publish a postmark rule on its payment page, so allow time before October 15.

Two restrictions catch people out. Benton County stopped accepting e-checks and phone payments on November 1, 2019, and credit cards issued outside the country are rejected. Card payments take 24 to 48 hours to post, so do not leave a payment to the final day if you are using a card. For the statewide picture on deadlines and penalties, see Arkansas property tax due dates.

Source: Benton County Collector tax payment information.

Homestead credit in Benton County

The Arkansas homestead credit reduces the property tax on a qualifying primary residence. It is not automatic. You apply through the assessor's office in the county where the home sits, and in Benton County the assessor handles the application directly through a dedicated homestead administrator.

Benton County's own pages currently quote three different maximums for this one credit. The assessor FAQ still says up to $600, the real estate department page says up to $675, and the older reappraisal page still says up to $500. The figures that matter for a bill you pay now are the two in the table above: $600 on a 2026 bill, rising to $675 on a 2027 bill. The calculator on this page models a 2026 bill, so it uses $600. The full filing walkthrough is in how to apply for the Arkansas homestead credit.

Benton County also operates the Amendment 79 protections: taxable value on a primary residence can rise at most 5% per year, other real property at most 10% per year, and owners 65 or older or disabled can freeze the taxable value of their residence. A copy of a driver's licence or birth certificate proves age, or a Medicare card or Social Security award letter proves disability. A sale resets the clock: state law requires the assessor to value the property at 20% of appraised value at the next assessment date after a transfer of title, and the new owner cannot claim the cap until the second assessment date after that. The county's fuller explanation is at Arkansas Amendment 79 property tax limits.

Sources: Benton County Assessor FAQ, Benton County 2028 reappraisal portal and Arkansas DFA property tax relief.

Appealing a Benton County assessment

Start with the assessor. The county's own guidance is that the first step is an informal meeting with an appraiser from the assessor's office, often handled by telephone, to verify the property record card and check the value against similar properties. The county also warns directly that you will not win an appeal because you think your taxes are too high: the Board of Equalization can rule only on whether the value placed on your property is accurate and fair.

If the informal review does not resolve it, the next step is a formal hearing before the Benton County Board of Equalization. The board is nine Benton County property owners, appointed by the school districts, the cities, the County Judge and the Quorum Court, serving three year staggered terms.

• Appointments open: the third Monday in July, 2026 was July 20.
• Last day to schedule: the third Monday in August, 2026 was August 17.
• Where to book it: through the assessor's office on (479) 271-1037, weekdays 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
• Where hearings are held: the Benton County Rogers office at 2111 W. Walnut Street, Rogers.
• Board session: the board meets each year beginning August 1 and no later than October 1.

On evidence, the county is specific: copies of property record cards for comparable properties in the same neighbourhood, showing their estimated market values and sale prices, are described as the best evidence. A recent appraisal of your own property also helps. Note any differences between your property and the comparables and be ready to point them out. If you disagree with the board's decision, the county notes that further appeal goes to the County Judge and then to District Court. Broader context is in how to appeal a property tax assessment in Arkansas and in the site's property tax appeal guide.

Sources: Benton County Board of Equalization and Benton County reappraisal and appeal guidance.

Benton County property tax examples

These examples use the Benton County average of 55.04 mills for 2026 collections with the $600 homestead credit applied. Treat them as estimates: your own parcel sits in one specific district and city combination.

Calculated at the 55.04 mill Benton County average for 2026 collections. Each row applies one $600 credit for a qualifying primary residence.

Benton County median home value and median tax

This section is historical and statistical information for comparison. None of it feeds the calculator, and none of it describes your individual parcel.

The gap between the median bill and a millage-derived figure is worth understanding. Multiplying the median home value of $323,500 by the 20% assessment ratio and the 55.04 mill average implies roughly $3,560, well above the surveyed median of $1,823. The difference comes from Amendment 79 caps holding taxable value below full assessed value, the districts where median-priced parcels actually sit, and the fact that a large share of Benton County residential parcels are in districts below the county average. Use the ACS numbers for context and the calculator above for any planning figure.

Sources: B25077, median value; B25103, median tax; B01003, population. These are survey estimates and carry sampling error.

Benton County property tax questions

• What is the property tax rate in Benton County Arkansas?+

  The county average total millage is 55.04 mills for 2026 collections, blending 42.99 school mills, 4.71 city mills and 8.19 county mills. Actual rates run from 42.86 mills in the rural Eureka Springs district to 62.23 mills for a Bella Vista address inside Bentonville #6.

• Why is the Benton County county levy different on some rows?+

  Because Benton County levies 9.7 mills of county tax in the Bentonville #6 and Rogers #30 districts and 7.1 mills everywhere else. Most of that difference is the county road line, which is 0.91 mills in the 9.7 tier against 1.82 mills in the 7.1 tier, plus a higher general county levy.

• Which Benton County city is split across the most school districts?+

  Bella Vista, which sits inside Bentonville #6, Pea Ridge #109 and Gravette #20. A Bella Vista address pays 62.23, 57.93 or 51.72 mills depending on which one, a 10.51 mill spread inside one city.

• When are Benton County property taxes due?+

  The statewide deadline is October 15. The collector states that if a payment is not made by 11:59 p. m. on October 15, a 10% late fee, interest, or both will be applied.

• How do I look up a Benton County parcel?+

  Use the Benton County real estate records search on ARCountyData, which the assessor sponsors through Apprentice Information Systems. It covers roughly 175,882 parcels and shows current ownership, legal description, land and building data, valuation history and homestead status.

• How much does it cost to pay Benton County taxes by card?+

  The collector publishes the fee: a third party processing fee of $3.99 for charges from $0 to $110, or 3.59% for charges above $110. Benton County stopped accepting e-checks and phone payments on November 1, 2019.

• I received a notice about the 2028 reappraisal. Does that raise my bill now?+

  No. Benton County's next county-wide reappraisal is scheduled for 2028, with every parcel valued as of January 1, 2028. That value flows into a later tax year, not the 2026 bill modelled on this page.

• Why does my bill differ from this estimate?+

  Two reasons are common. Your parcel uses its own school and city millage combination rather than the 55.04 mill county average, and Amendment 79 caps can hold your taxable value below 20% of market value. The cap runs at 5% a year for a primary residence and 10% for everything else.

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