Izard County Property Tax Calculator
Rate basis: Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division, 2025 Millage Report (2026 Collections), issued March 2026.
How Izard County property taxes are calculated
Izard County multiplies 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. Arkansas sets assessed value at 20% of market value, and the homestead credit comes off last.
Here is the working for a $200,000 home in Melbourne, inside the Melbourne #20 district, which carries a combined 49.92 mills for 2026 collections:
- $200,000 market value times 20% equals $40,000 assessed value.
- $40,000 times 49.92 divided by 1,000 equals $1,996.80 tax before credit.
- Subtract the $600 homestead credit to reach $1,396.80 estimated annual tax.
Move the same house across the county line into the rural Highland #42 tier at 37.7 mills and the tax before credit falls to $1,508. That is $488.80 less per year for the same house, and the only thing that changed is which school district the parcel sits in.
Izard County millage rates by district and city
Each row below is a taxing combination published for Izard County for 2026 collections. School, city and county columns reconcile to the overall figure on every line. Izard County has five school districts, one of which reaches in from outside the county, and eight millage-levying cities.
| School district | City or area | School | City | County | Overall |
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| Calico Rock #50 | Rural | 42.3 | 0 | 7.7 | 50 |
| Calico Rock #50 | Calico Rock | 42.3 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 53.3 |
| Calico Rock #50 | Pineville | 42.3 | 2 | 7.7 | 52 |
| Izard County District | Rural | 36 | 0 | 7.7 | 43.7 |
| Izard County District | Franklin | 36 | 5 | 7.7 | 48.7 |
| Izard County District | Horseshoe Bend | 36 | 5 | 7.7 | 48.7 |
| Izard County District | Oxford | 36 | 5 | 7.7 | 48.7 |
| Melbourne #20 | Rural | 38.22 | 0 | 7.7 | 45.92 |
| Melbourne #20 | Guion | 38.22 | 5 | 7.7 | 50.92 |
| Melbourne #20 | Melbourne | 38.22 | 4 | 7.7 | 49.92 |
| Melbourne #20 | Mt. Pleasant | 38.22 | 5 | 7.7 | 50.92 |
| Cave City #2-A | Rural | 39 | 0 | 7.7 | 46.7 |
| Highland #42 | Rural | 30 | 0 | 7.7 | 37.7 |
| County average | 37.91 | 4.29 | 7.7 | 48.24 |
Source: the Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division 2025 Millage Report, covering 2026 collections, issued March 2026, where Izard County occupies 13 taxing combinations. Highland #42 is a Sharp County district that fringes into Izard County, and Cave City #2-A reaches in from Sharp County too.
Why two Izard County homes can have different tax bills
Izard County has an unusual shape for a small county. The countywide levy is the same 7.7 mills on every one of the 13 published combinations, so every difference in the table above comes from the school district and the city, not from the county line.
- The 5 mill city levy lands in two different places. Franklin, Horseshoe Bend and Oxford each levy 5 mills inside the Izard County District, producing 48.7 mills. Guion and Mt. Pleasant levy the same 5 mills inside Melbourne #20, producing 50.92 mills. Identical city effort, 2.22 mills apart, because Melbourne #20 levies 38.22 against the Izard County District's 36.
- Highland #42 is the cheapest rate in the county. At 37.7 mills for a rural parcel, it sits 15.6 mills below the county's most expensive row. Highland #42 is based in Sharp County and its 30 mills total is the lowest school levy anywhere in the Izard table, built on 25 mills of maintenance and operations plus 3.3 mills of bond and 1.7 mills of other bond.
- Calico Rock is the most expensive place to own in the county. The Calico Rock district levies 42.3 school mills, the highest in the county, and the city adds 3.3 mills on top for a total of 53.3 mills. That combination is 1.9 mills above the next highest row.
- Rural always costs less than city here. Every one of the five Izard school districts shows a rural row priced below its city rows, because no taxing unit other than a city adds to the levy. The gap runs from 2 to 6.3 mills depending on the district.
The city breakdown in the state report shows where the city millage goes. Calico Rock's 3.3 mills sit entirely in the general city line. Franklin, Guion, Horseshoe Bend, Mt. Pleasant and Oxford each carry their full 5 mills in the general line, Melbourne splits 4 mills into general, and Pineville's 2 mills are general as well. None of the eight Izard cities levy a separate fire, police, library, bond or park mill, which is why city levies in this county are simpler than in larger Arkansas counties.
Melbourne and the other Izard County communities
Melbourne
Melbourne is the county seat and the largest city, and it levies 4 mills against the Melbourne #20 school levy of 38.22. A Melbourne city address inside Melbourne #20 pays 49.92 mills. Melbourne also hosts the assessor's office at 15 South Spring Street and the collector at South Spring Street Suite C, so both county offices are in the same block downtown.
Calico Rock
Calico Rock is the highest-tax city in Izard County. Its 3.3 mill general levy sits inside the Calico Rock #50 district, whose 42.3 school mills are the county's highest, producing 53.3 mills overall. Calico Rock the city and Calico Rock the school district are not the same boundary: the district also reaches into Stone and Baxter counties, and the city's own rate depends on where the parcel falls inside that district.
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend is the county's largest city by population and sits inside the Izard County District, which levies 36 school mills, the lowest of the four Izard-based districts. With the city's 5 mills and the 7.7 county rate, a Horseshoe Bend address pays 48.7 mills, roughly 4.6 mills below a Calico Rock address.
Franklin, Oxford, Guion and Mt. Pleasant
These four smaller cities all levy 5 mills, but they split across two districts. Franklin and Oxford sit in the Izard County District at 48.7 mills. Guion and Mt. Pleasant sit in Melbourne #20 at 50.92 mills. Same city levy, 2.22 mills apart, decided entirely by the school boundary.
Pineville
Pineville levies the second-lowest city rate in the county at 2 mills, and it sits inside the high-rate Calico Rock #50 district. The result is 52 mills, which is still 1.3 mills below a Calico Rock city address because the city levy is 1.3 mills lighter.
Izard County Assessor
Official name: Izard County Assessor's Office. Assessor: Tammy Sanders. The assessor values real and personal property, maintains parcel and ownership records, applies legal exemptions and the Amendment 79 homestead cap, and administers the homestead credit application. Payment is not this office's job.
Two sources conflict on this office's phone number. The assessor's own site and the Arkansas DFA county officials list both give (870) 368-7810, and the county government site gives the same number with a P. O. Box address. An older third-party directory still lists (870) 368-4316, which is in fact the county clerk's number, so it should not be used for the assessor. The figures above come from the assessor's own page.
Assessor contact, hours and address from Izard County Assessor; phone cross-checked against the Arkansas DFA county officials list; for the office split in general, see assessor versus collector in Arkansas.
Izard County Collector
Official name: Izard County Tax Collector's Office. Collector: Joshua Morehead, with Missy Cross as deputy collector. The collector bills and collects real and personal property tax and does not set values. The county site states that tax payments can be made in installments from the first business day in March through October 15.
One caution on the office name. Apprentice Information Systems still lists Paul D. Womack as the Izard County collector on its county directory, and that listing is out of date. The county government's own collector page and the state transparency portal both name Joshua Morehead, so Morehead is the current officeholder.
Collector name, deputy, address and payment window from Izard County Tax Collector.
How to look up a Izard County parcel and its tax
Izard County uses two separate public systems, and they answer different questions. The assessor's records live on Arkansas Data Scout. The collector's search and online payment run through the same Data Scout platform from the county's Pay Taxes link. There is no independent Izard County GIS parcel viewer, so boundary questions go to the assessor's mapping desk.
- Open the Izard County records search on Arkansas Data Scout, the portal the collector links from the county site. It accepts an owner name, a parcel number or an address.
- Read the market value and the assessed value on the parcel card. Arkansas assessed value is 20% of market value, so the two should differ by exactly that factor unless an Amendment 79 cap applies.
- Note the school district and the city or area. Those two fields select the row in the millage table above and they explain most of the difference between two similar homes in this county.
- Switch to the collector's side of the same platform to see the current bill, any installment payments already posted, and whether a receipt is available.
- For boundary, floodplain or district questions, call the assessor's mapping desk at (870) 368-7810. The assessor also runs 911 addressing questions through a separate office.
Izard County completed a countywide reappraisal in 2026 and the assessor mailed Notice of Real Estate Value Change letters beginning July 15, 2026. If your parcel card shows a value jump, that notice is the document to check against, and questions about it go to the number the assessor published for value change calls.
Izard County Tax Collector, Izard County notice of real estate value change and Izard County records on Data Scout. For the statewide reappraisal schedule, see the site guide on the Arkansas property tax reappraisal cycle.
Paying Izard County property taxes
Izard County tax books run from the first business day in March to October 15. The county states that any real or personal property tax not paid by October 15 is delinquent and the collector applies a 10% penalty. Installment payments are accepted across that whole window rather than only at the end.
Payment methods documented by the collector
- Online: the collector's Pay Taxes link takes you to Arkansas Data Scout for card and electronic check payments. Processing fees apply, and the county publishes no fee schedule, so confirm the added amount at checkout.
- In person: South Spring Street Suite C in Melbourne, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
- By mail: P. O. Box 490, Melbourne, AR 72556. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope if you want a receipt copy, or give the office an email address.
- Receipts: Izard County offers e-statements and e-receipts if you opt in with the collector's office. Residents are encouraged to leave a phone number and email on file.
Late assessment is a separate penalty from late payment. The assessor's office notes that personal and business property must be assessed each year by May 31, and a 10% late assessment penalty applies after that date. Vehicles purchased in May get 30 days from the sale date instead.
Sources: Izard County Tax Collector and Izard County Assessor. Statewide deadlines are collected in the guide to paying Arkansas property taxes online.
Homestead credit in Izard County
The Arkansas homestead credit reduces the property tax on a qualifying primary residence. It is not automatic: you register with the assessor's office in the county where the home sits. In Izard County the assessor administers the credit and publishes a dedicated contact for it.
Izard County's own guidance is direct on timing: notify the office before October 15 of the current year, before you pay your taxes, and if your bill arrives without a homestead credit you believe you are due, contact the assessor before paying rather than after. The assessor publishes a separate email address for homestead questions.
Izard County also operates the Amendment 79 protections, and the assessor keeps a plain-language PDF explaining them. Taxable value on a primary residence can rise at most 5% a year, other real property at most 10% a year, and owners who are 65 or older or disabled can freeze the taxable value of their residence. A sale resets the clock, and the new owner generally cannot claim the cap until the second assessment date after the transfer.
Because Izard County completed a reappraisal in 2026, the cap rules matter more here this year than in counties holding steady. The full filing walkthrough is in how to apply for the Arkansas homestead credit.
Izard County Assessor homestead notice, Izard County Amendment 79 page and Arkansas DFA property tax relief.
Appealing a Izard County assessment
Start with the assessor. The statewide model procedures treat an informal review with the assessor's office as the first step, and Izard County's value change notice points owners to a dedicated phone line for exactly that conversation. Bring the notice and your parcel record with you.
If the informal review does not settle it, the appeal goes to the Izard County Board of Equalization. Applications are made to the board's secretary, which in Arkansas counties is the county clerk, and the statutory deadline is the third Monday in August of each year. The board must begin hearing appeals no later than the second Monday in August, and it must provide its decision in writing within ten business days after the hearing.
- Filing route: write to, call or visit the secretary of the Izard County Board of Equalization. State law allows an application in person, by letter or by petition.
- Deadline: on or before the third Monday in August. In 2026 that date was August 17.
- What the board decides: whether the value placed on your property is accurate and equal to comparable property, not whether your tax bill feels too high.
- After the board: the next step is the county court, and a petition filed for a business entity must be signed by a licensed Arkansas attorney.
Izard County's reappraisal notice letters went out in July 2026, which means the 2026 appeal window was the one attached to those notices. If you received a value change notice and did nothing, the value stands until the next assessment cycle.
The mechanics of a hearing, and what a board can and cannot change, are set out in how to appeal a property tax assessment in Arkansas. The site's property tax appeal guide covers the county court step that follows.
Sources: Arkansas DFA county Board of Equalization model hearing procedures and Izard County value change notice.
Izard County property tax examples
Worked at the Izard County average of 48.24 mills in force for 2026 collections, with one $600 credit applied to each row. Read them as a starting figure only, since the parcel you actually own matches exactly one line of the district table.
| Market value | Assessed at 20% | Tax before credit | After $600 credit | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | $20,000 | $965 | $365 | $30.40 |
| $129,000 (county median, rounded) | $25,800 | $1,245 | $645 | $53.72 |
| $250,000 | $50,000 | $2,412 | $1,812 | $151.00 |
| $500,000 | $100,000 | $4,824 | $4,224 | $352.00 |
Calculated at the 48.24 mill Izard County average for 2026 collections. Each row applies one $600 credit for a qualifying primary residence.
Izard County median home value and median tax
Historical and statistical context only. Nothing in this block is wired into the calculator, and none of it describes a specific parcel.
Izard County's median figures sit below what the millage maths would imply for a median-priced home. Multiplying the median home value by the 20% assessment ratio and the 48.24 mill average gives roughly $1,246 before any credit, well above the surveyed median tax of $731. Three things explain the gap: Amendment 79 caps holding taxable value below full assessed value, the districts where median-priced parcels actually sit, and the fact that many Izard homes are in rural tiers priced below the county average.
Sources: B25077, median value; B25103, median tax; B01003, population. These are survey estimates and carry sampling error.
Izard County property tax questions
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The county average total millage is 48.24 mills for 2026 collections, blending 37.91 school mills, 4.29 city mills and 7.7 county mills. Published combinations run from 37.7 mills for a rural Highland #42 parcel to 53.3 mills for a Calico Rock city address.
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Because Izard County levies 7.7 mills countywide on all 13 published combinations, and that total does not change between city and rural rows. The city and rural split inside the county levy changes how the money is distributed between road, general and library lines, but the 7.7 total holds.
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A Calico Rock city address inside the Calico Rock #50 district, at 53.3 mills. It combines the county's highest school levy at 42.3 mills with a 3.3 mill city levy and the 7.7 mill county rate.
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The collector's office at South Spring Street Suite C in Melbourne, or by mail to P. O. Box 490, Melbourne, AR 72556. Online card and electronic check payments go through the Pay Taxes link on the county site, which opens the Izard County records system on Arkansas Data Scout.
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October 15. The county states that any real or personal property tax unpaid after that date is delinquent and a 10% penalty is applied. Installment payments are accepted from the first business day in March.
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The county completed a countywide reappraisal, and the assessor mailed Notice of Real Estate Value Change letters beginning July 15, 2026. The county notes the notice is not a tax bill and that a value change does not raise your tax by the same percentage. Questions go to the number published on the assessor's value change page.
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Yes. The DFA report lists each Izard city's general levy and each school district's maintenance, bond and other bond components. Calico Rock's 3.3 mills and Melbourne's 4 mills sit in the city general line, and no Izard city levies a separate fire, police, library, bond or park mill.
Nearby county pages
Official sources
County average and the per-district Izard millage table used on this page.
Assessor contact details, hours, homestead route and the 2026 reappraisal notice.
The value change notice and the number to call with questions.
The county's own summary of the Amendment 79 value caps.
Collector name, address, hours, payment window and the 10% delinquency penalty.
County office directory and courthouse address.
The parcel and tax record search the collector links to.
The statutory appeal deadline and hearing rules.
Homestead credit eligibility and the Amendment 79 annual caps.