Crittenden County Property Tax Calculator
Rate basis: Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division, 2025 Millage Report (2026 Collections), issued March 2026.
How Crittenden County property taxes are calculated
Crittenden County sits against the Mississippi River with Memphis just across the state line, and its tax roll is unusual for a delta county: the county levy is only 5.36 mills on average, the lowest of any county in this batch, while the school levies do the heavy lifting and run as high as 54.8 mills. Start with 20% of market value, apply the mills for your exact district and city, then subtract the homestead credit.
A $160,000 home inside the Marion #3 district, where Marion city carries a published 56.1 mills for 2026 collections:
- $160,000 market value times 20% equals $32,000 assessed value.
- $32,000 times 56.1 divided by 1,000 equals $1,795.20 tax before credit.
- Subtract the $600 homestead credit to reach $1,195.20 estimated annual tax.
Now move that house across the West Memphis #4 boundary, where a city address sits at 45.3 mills, and the tax before credit drops to $1,449.60, or $849.60 after the credit. That is $345.60 less per year on an identical house, and the only thing that changed is which school district serves the address.
Crittenden County millage rates by district and city
Each line below is a taxing combination the Arkansas DFA published for Crittenden County for 2026 collections, and every school, city and county column reconciles to its overall total. Three school districts and thirteen tax-levying cities produce nineteen combinations, the most in this batch. Crittenden's county levy is split: 5 mills applies inside the Marion #3 and West Memphis #4 districts while the older rate of 5.4 mills applies in the Earle district and in the city tiers outside West Memphis city.
| School district | City or area | School | City | County | Overall |
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| Earle | Rural | 54.8 | 0 | 5.4 | 60.2 |
| Earle | Earle | 54.8 | 2 | 5.4 | 62.2 |
| Earle | Jennette | 54.8 | 5 | 5.4 | 65.2 |
| Marion #3 | Rural | 45.7 | 0 | 5.4 | 51.1 |
| Marion #3 | Clarkedale | 45.7 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 53.6 |
| Marion #3 | Crawfordsville | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| Marion #3 | Jennette | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| Marion #3 | Jericho | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| Marion #3 | Marion | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| Marion #3 | Sunset | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| Marion #3 | West Memphis | 45.7 | 3.8 | 5 | 54.5 |
| Marion #3 | Gilmore | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| Marion #3 | Turrell | 45.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 56.1 |
| West Memphis #4 | Rural | 36.5 | 0 | 5.4 | 41.9 |
| West Memphis #4 | Anthonyville | 36.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 46.9 |
| West Memphis #4 | Edmondson | 36.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 46.9 |
| West Memphis #4 | Marion | 36.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 46.9 |
| West Memphis #4 | West Memphis | 36.5 | 3.8 | 5 | 45.3 |
| West Memphis #4 | Horseshoe Lake | 36.5 | 3 | 5.4 | 44.9 |
| County average | 44.23 | 4.38 | 5.36 | 53.28 |
Crittenden County rows taken from the Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division 2025 Millage Report, covering 2026 collections and issued March 2026. The Marion city line appears twice, at 56.1 mills inside Marion #3 and 46.9 mills inside West Memphis #4, which is the single largest city-level spread in this batch.
Why Crittenden County has the widest rate spread in this batch
Twenty-three and a third mills separate the cheapest and dearest Crittenden County address, and on a $160,000 home that is a $747 annual difference before any credit. Almost all of it comes from one place: the Earle school district levies 54.8 mills, against 45.7 in Marion #3 and 36.5 in West Memphis #4.
- The floor is the rural tier of West Memphis #4 at 41.9 mills. West Memphis #4 carries the lightest school levy in the county at 36.5 mills, and its rural tier adds only the 5.4 mill county levy. No city tax applies there at all.
- The ceiling is Jennette inside the Earle district at 65.2 mills. Jennette levies 5 city mills on top of the county's heaviest school district. The same city also appears in the Marion #3 table at 56.1 mills, so a Jennette address can be 9.1 mills apart depending on which district line it falls on.
- Marion city appears at two rates, 56.1 and 46.9 mills. That is the biggest single-city spread here, driven entirely by the school district: 45.7 school mills inside Marion #3 against 36.5 inside West Memphis #4. Both rows carry the same 5 mill Marion city levy and the same 5.4 mill county levy, so the school line accounts for all 9.2 mills of the difference.
- West Memphis city is cheaper inside its own district at 45.3 mills. The city levies 2 mills of general tax plus 1.8 mills of something else for a 3.8 mill total, the lowest city rate in Crittenden County, and the county levy drops to 5 mills on that line. The same West Memphis levy applied inside Marion #3 produces 54.5 mills.
- Earle city carries the lightest city levy at 2 mills. Earle city's own rate is less than half of what most Crittenden cities charge, but it sits inside the county's most expensive school district, so an Earle city address still lands at 62.2 mills, second highest in the county.
- Horseshoe Lake is the cheapest city address at 44.9 mills. It levies 3 mills and sits inside West Memphis #4, which is the combination to look for if you are comparing across the county.
Two district names here need care. The Earle district crosses into Cross County, where it also appears at 63.9 mills on the rural tier, and the state report notes that West Memphis fringes into Crittenden from St. Francis County. Crittenden also consolidated districts over time, with Crawfordsville #2 and Turrell folded into Marion #3 and Hughes merged into West Memphis.
Marion, West Memphis, Earle and the rest of Crittenden County
Marion
Marion is the county seat and the administrative centre, with the assessor and collector both at 250 Pine Street in separate suites and the courthouse at 100 Court Square. A Marion city address inside Marion #3 pays 56.1 mills, but a Marion address inside West Memphis #4 pays 46.9 mills. Because the city straddles the district line, Marion residents should check the district code before using either figure.
West Memphis
West Memphis is the largest city in the county and the one with the lowest city levy at 3.8 mills. Inside its own district a West Memphis address pays 45.3 mills, 8.99 mills below the county average, and that is the cheapest major-city rate in Crittenden County. The same address inside Marion #3 would carry 54.5 mills instead, so the district line is worth more than $290 a year on a $160,000 home.
Earle
Earle is the county's third city and the centre of its most expensive school district. An Earle city address pays 62.2 mills, made up of 54.8 school mills, a 2 mill city levy and 5.4 county mills. Jennette, a much smaller community, pays 65.2 mills because it levies 5 city mills on the same district.
Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Gilmore, Jericho, Sunset, Turrell, Edmondson, Anthonyville and Horseshoe Lake
The remaining incorporated communities fall into two groups. Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Gilmore, Jericho, Sunset and Turrell sit inside Marion #3 at 53.6 or 56.1 mills. Anthonyville, Edmondson and Horseshoe Lake sit inside West Memphis #4 at 44.9 to 46.9 mills, which makes them the cheapest incorporated places in the county. Horseshoe Lake's 3 mill levy is the lowest city rate in Crittenden County outside West Memphis.
Crittenden County Assessor
Official name: Crittenden County Assessor's Office. Assessor: Kimberly Hollowell, who also appears as Kim Hollowell on the county's own department page. The office determines fair market value for all property in the county and maintains every parcel record.
Two things catch Crittenden County owners out. First, new arrivals cannot complete a personal property assessment online: the county's service says you must come into the office with paperwork from your previous county, vehicle titles or registrations. Second, the online assessment process takes one to two business days, and you cannot renew tags until the assessor emails your name and PPAN number, so do not start the renewal on the last day. Real estate records and personal property assessment both run separately from the tax payment system.
Sources: Crittenden County Assessor's Office and Crittenden County online assessment service. DFA's reappraisal schedule places Crittenden County on a five-year cycle with a 2025 appraisal year and Delta Mass Appraisal Services as the contractor.
Crittenden County Collector
Official name: Crittenden County Collector. Collector: Ellen Foote. The office collects the property taxes that fund schools, cities, roads, jails and county operations, and it bills from millage rates set by local governments and voters rather than setting them.
One number to watch: the county's own collector page lists (870) 739-3141, while the CountyService payment portal prints (870) 739-1206 for the same office and the same address. This page publishes the county's own number, and notes that the portal's number has also been used by the office. The collector sends every taxpayer a statement by mail each year, so if nothing has arrived by April 15 the county asks you to call.
Sources: Crittenden County Collector and Crittenden County tax payment portal.
How to find a Crittenden County parcel and its exact tax
Crittenden County spreads its records across two systems, and which one you need depends on the question. The assessor's real estate search holds parcel data and values. The collector's tax record search holds bills and receipts. Personal property assessment runs on a third service.
- Open the Crittenden County real estate search on ARCountyData, which the assessor sponsors and which is free to the public.
- Search by owner name, property address or parcel number, and note that the advanced options include a school district filter. That filter is worth using here, because Crittenden's nineteen combinations mean the district code carries more weight than in most counties.
- Read market value and assessed value off the record. Assessed value should be 20% of market value unless an Amendment 79 cap or a senior freeze holds it lower.
- Confirm the school district and whether the parcel sits inside a city. Crittenden's county levy is 5.4 mills in most rows but drops to 5 mills on the two West Memphis city lines, so both the district and the city matter.
- Switch to the collector's tax record search to see the current bill, prior years and any receipt on file.
- For personal property, use the CountyService assess service. New residents cannot complete that step online and must bring paperwork to the office.
One caution for anyone comparing the collector portal address with the county site: the payment portal is operated by a vendor and its contact details do not always match the county's own page. Use the county's 250 Pine Street address for anything that needs to reach the office directly.
Sources: ARCountyData Crittenden County records and Crittenden County tax payment portal.
Paying Crittenden County property taxes
Crittenden County's collection window runs from the first business day in March to October 15, the statewide rule. The county publishes its penalties clearly, and they are steeper than most: a 10% penalty on both personal and real property paid after October 15, plus 10% annual interest on real estate.
Routes the county documents
- Online: real estate and personal property can both be paid online through the county's payment portal, which lists the tax years it is currently accepting.
- In person: 250 Pine Street, Suite 2, Marion, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
- By mail: to the same Pine Street address. Statements are mailed to the last address the collector has on file, so a move needs to be reported.
Two deadlines are worth separating. Personal property assessed after May 31 draws a 10% late assessment fee, and new purchases get a 30 day window after purchase to assess without penalty. Then taxes themselves are due by October 15 the following year. Because personal property must be cleared before or with real estate, an unpaid vehicle will block a house payment. For the statewide picture, see Arkansas property tax due dates and how to pay Arkansas property taxes online.
Homestead credit in Crittenden County
Crittenden County residents claim the credit through the assessor's office at 250 Pine Street, Suite 1, in Marion. As everywhere in Arkansas the credit attaches to one primary residence per owner, and it is not granted automatically.
A 2026 bill, meaning assessment year 2025 and payable in October 2026, carries a maximum credit of $600 under Act 330 of 2025. From 2027 bills onward the ceiling rises to $675 under HB1103, which became Act 174 of 2026 and amended Ark. Code 26-26-1118(a)(1)(A). This page's calculator models a 2026 bill and therefore uses $600.
Crittenden County also administers the Amendment 79 caps, which hold taxable value increases to 5% a year for a primary residence and 10% for other real property, and the value freeze for owners 65 or older or fully disabled. Both are applied by the assessor, so a single call covers either question. Filing steps are in how to apply for the Arkansas homestead credit.
Sources: Arkansas DFA property tax relief, Act 330 of 2025 and Act 174 of 2026.
Appealing a Crittenden County assessment
Crittenden County's appeal route runs through the county clerk, who serves as secretary to the Equalization Board. The clerk's office is at 100 Court Square in Marion and its stated duties include exactly that role.
- Filing route: apply to the Board of Equalization through the clerk's office, by petition or letter. In practice many Arkansas board secretaries accept applications by telephone or email, and the state's model procedures encourage it.
- Deadline: the third Monday in August. The state statute allows filing from July 1 onward, and the assessor must grant an informal hearing on a value change before a formal petition.
- Hearings: the board begins hearing appeals no later than the second Monday in August, and must hold at least one session a week after normal business hours for working owners.
- Evidence: the assessor presents first, then the owner, then the assessor may rebut. If the owner introduces material evidence not shared with the assessor at least five business days before the hearing, the board can continue the matter to a later date.
- Burden: an owner does not have to prove the assessment was clearly erroneous or confiscatory, only that a different value is right on the preponderance of the evidence.
- After the board: a written decision must issue within ten business days, and it must state the deadline for petitioning county court.
- Out of scope: the board cannot hear appeals on agricultural, pasture or timber land values set from state guidelines.
Background is in how to appeal a property tax assessment in Arkansas and the site's appeal guide.
Sources: Arkansas county boards of equalization model hearing procedures and Crittenden County Clerk.
Crittenden County property tax examples
The rows below use the Crittenden County average of 53.28 mills with the 20% assessment ratio and one $600 credit. Because Crittenden's district spread is the widest in this batch, these are rougher than most: a Horseshoe Lake address at 44.9 mills and a Jennette address at 65.2 mills are both real, and they are more than 20 mills apart.
| Market value | Assessed at 20% | Tax before credit | After $600 credit | Monthly |
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| $100,000 | $20,000 | $1,066 | $466 | $38.80 |
| $250,000 | $50,000 | $2,664 | $2,064 | $172.00 |
| $160,000 (county median, rounded) | $32,000 | $1,705 | $1,105 | $92.08 |
| $400,000 | $80,000 | $4,262 | $3,662 | $305.20 |
| $500,000 | $100,000 | $5,328 | $4,728 | $394.00 |
Calculated at the 53.28 mill Crittenden County average for 2026 collections, with one $600 credit applied per row for a qualifying primary residence.
Crittenden County median home value and median tax
The Census figures below are statistical background, not calculator inputs. They describe Crittenden County housing in aggregate and say nothing about a specific parcel or district.
Crittenden County carries the highest effective rate of the five counties in this batch at 0.62%, and the arithmetic behind the surveyed median shows why comparing it to a millage estimate is misleading. A $160,200 home assessed at 20% carries $32,040 of assessed value, and at 53.28 mills that implies about $1,707 of tax, against a surveyed median of $987. The gap is larger here than in most counties for a reason specific to Crittenden: much of the housing stock sits in the West Memphis #4 district at 36.5 school mills, roughly 18 mills below the county average, and a large share of parcels are capped by Amendment 79 or held by long-term owners. Use the survey for context and the calculator above for planning.
Sources: B25077, median value; B25103, median tax; B01003, population. These are survey estimates and carry sampling error.
Crittenden County property tax questions
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The county average total millage is 53.28 mills for 2026 collections, blending 44.23 school mills, 4.38 city mills and 5.36 county mills. Published combinations run from 41.9 mills in the rural West Memphis #4 tier to 65.2 mills for a Jennette address inside the Earle district.
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Because the three school districts are far apart. Earle levies 54.8 school mills, Marion #3 levies 45.7 and West Memphis #4 levies 36.5, an 18.3 mill gap on the school line alone. Add city levies that range from 2 mills in Earle to 5 mills in most Marion #3 cities and the overall spread reaches 23.3 mills.
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Yes, and it is easy to miss. The county collects 5.4 mills in most rows, including the Earle district and the city tiers outside West Memphis city, but only 5 mills on the two West Memphis city lines inside Marion #3 and West Memphis #4. That is why those two rows show a slightly lower county figure.
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Use the ARCountyData real estate search the Crittenden County Assessor sponsors. It is free, supports owner name, address and parcel number searches, and offers a school district filter that is worth using here given the county has nineteen taxing combinations.
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Online through the county's payment portal for real estate and personal property, in person at 250 Pine Street, Suite 2, Marion, or by mail to the same address. Counters are open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., and the county mails a statement to every taxpayer each year.
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The county publishes its penalties directly: a 10% penalty is added to both personal property and real estate paid after October 15, plus 10% annual interest on real estate. That is on top of the separate 10% late assessment fee for personal property assessed after May 31.
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Only if you assessed in Crittenden County the previous year. New arrivals have to come into the office with paperwork from their previous county, vehicle titles or registrations. The online assessment also takes one to two business days, and tag renewals cannot proceed until the assessor emails your PPAN number.
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File with the Crittenden County Assessor's Office at 250 Pine Street, Suite 1, Marion. A 2026 bill carries a maximum credit of $600 under Act 330 of 2025, rising to $675 from 2027 bills under HB1103, Act 174 of 2026. Owners 65 or older or fully disabled can also request a value freeze from the same office.
Nearby county pages
Official sources
The 53.28 mill Crittenden County average and all nineteen per-district rows in the table above.
Collector Ellen Foote, the deadline and penalty language, and the payment and assessment links.
Online payment for real estate and personal property, and the portal's own phone listing, flagged against the county's.
The two business day processing time, the tag renewal dependency and the new resident restriction.
The assessor-sponsored real estate search and the school district filter.
State listing of the Crittenden County assessor and her phone number.
The clerk's stated role as secretary to the Equalization Board, and the clerk contact details.
The homestead credit amounts, the Amendment 79 caps and the senior and disabled freeze.
Statutory text raising the homestead credit to $600 for assessment years from January 1, 2025.
Statutory text raising the homestead credit to $675 for assessment years from January 1, 2026.
Filing deadline, hearing order, evidence rules and the ten business day decision notice.
Crittenden County's five-year cycle, 2025 appraisal year and Delta Mass Appraisal Services contract.
How real property is assessed annually and how to appeal an assessment.