Marion County Arkansas Property Tax Calculator

How Marion County property taxes are calculated

Marion County applies the total millage for the parcel's school district and city to the assessed value. Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of market value, one mill produces $1 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value, and a qualifying homestead credit comes off last.

Here is the working for a $200,000 home in Yellville, inside the Yellville Summit #4 district, which carries a combined 51.88 mills for 2026 collections:

1. $200,000 market value times 20% equals $40,000 assessed value.
2. $40,000 times 51.88 divided by 1,000 equals $2,075.20 tax before credit.
3. Subtract the $600 homestead credit to reach $1,475.20 estimated annual tax.

Two miles north, the same house inside the Flippin district boundary but outside any city limit pays 45.3 mills. Tax before credit drops to $1,812, a $263.20 annual saving from a district boundary rather than from anything about the house.

Marion County millage rates by district and city

Each row below is a taxing combination published for Marion County for 2026 collections. School, city and county columns reconcile to the overall figure on every line. Marion County has six school districts, and four of them are based outside the county, which is unusual even for this part of Arkansas.

Taken from the Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division 2025 Millage Report for 2026 collections, issued March 2026, where Marion County has 11 taxing combinations. Yellville Summit #4 is a Marion County district that also reaches into Searcy County, and Lead Hill, Searcy County, Mountain Home and Ozark Mountain all fringe into Marion County from neighbouring counties.

Why two Marion County homes can have different tax bills

Marion County has the widest rate range in this group of five at 10.82 mills, and its county levy is a flat 8.9 mills on every published combination. That means the entire spread comes from school district boundaries and the five city levies.

• The cheapest rate in the county comes from outside the county. Mountain Home #9, a Baxter County district, levies 32.16 school mills where it reaches into Marion County. That is 4.24 mills below the next cheapest school levy and it produces the county's lowest published rate at 41.06 mills, for a rural parcel with no city tax.
• Yellville is the most expensive address in the county. Yellville levies 6 mills, split 5 general and 1 fire, the highest city rate in Marion County. Inside the Yellville Summit #4 district that produces 51.88 mills, 10.82 mills above the Mountain Home #9 rural row.
• Two cities share a district but not a rate. Bull Shoals and Flippin both sit inside Flippin #26, so both carry the same 36.4 school mills. Bull Shoals levies 5 mills and Flippin only 2.2, so a Bull Shoals address pays 50.3 mills against a Flippin address at 47.5. That 2.8 mill gap is entirely the city line.
• Lead Hill has the second-highest school levy. At 39 school mills it is 2.6 mills above Flippin #26 and 6.84 mills above Mountain Home #9. All three sit inside Marion County, and all three are listed at a rural rate with no city tier, so a Lead Hill district parcel pays 47.9 mills with no city tax on top.

The city breakdown in the state report shows where Marion County city money goes. Yellville's 6 mills are 5 general and 1 fire. Bull Shoals splits 3.5 general and 1.5 fire. Flippin's 2.2 mills are 1.8 general and 0.4 fire, the smallest city levy in the county. Summit levies 4.8 mills and Pyatt levies 5, and neither adds a fire mill. No Marion County city levies a library, bond, park or police mill, and the county's own 8.9 mills include a 0.9 mill library line, which is the only county library levy in this group of five.

Yellville and the other Marion County communities

Yellville

Yellville is the county seat and the highest-rate city in Marion County at 51.88 mills. It carries the county's largest city levy at 6 mills, and it sits inside the Yellville Summit #4 district at 36.98 school mills. The assessor's and collector's offices both sit in the Marion County Courthouse at 300 East Old Main Street in Yellville, so the whole county tax system is administered in this one town.

Flippin

Flippin levies the lowest city rate in the county at 2.2 mills, and it sits inside the Flippin #26 district, whose school levy of 36.4 mills is the second lowest in Marion County. The combination produces 47.5 mills, the cheapest city address in the county and 4.38 mills below Yellville. Flippin is also the home of the district that serves Bull Shoals.

Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals sits inside the same Flippin #26 district as Flippin but levies more than twice the city rate at 5 mills. The result is 50.3 mills, a 2.8 mill gap against a Flippin address with the identical school levy. Bull Shoals splits its rate 3.5 general and 1.5 fire, a heavier fire line than any other city in the county.

Summit

Summit levies 4.8 mills inside the Yellville Summit #4 district, producing 50.68 mills. Summit has no fire mill on its city line, and its rate is the only city levy in Marion County that sits below 5 mills apart from Flippin's. Its position inside the higher-rate school district is what keeps its total within 1.2 mills of Yellville despite a 1.2 mill smaller city levy.

Pyatt

Pyatt levies 5 mills inside the Ozark Mountain #69 district, which covers the south and west of the county and also reaches into Searcy and Newton counties. The combination produces 50.4 mills. Pyatt is the only city in the county sitting inside the Ozark Mountain district, so its rate is not comparable with any other city row in the table.

Lead Hill and the lake communities

The northern part of Marion County around Bull Shoals Lake is served by districts based elsewhere. Lead Hill #4 is a Boone County district at 39 school mills, the second-highest school levy touching the county. Mountain Home #9 comes in from Baxter County at 32.16 school mills and holds the county's cheapest rate. Lakefront parcels in that band should confirm the district on the parcel record rather than assuming a Marion County rate applies.

Marion County Assessor

Official name: Marion County Assessor's Office. Assessor: Tonya Eppes. The assessor maintains current appraisal and assessment records, makes changes in valuations as they occur, tracks property transactions in the county and keeps property files updated through the year. Personal property must be assessed by May 31 each year.

Marion County asks first-time personal property owners to come to the office in person. After that, assessment can be done in person, by telephone, by email, online through the county services portal, or by mail to the P. O. box. Vehicles purchased in May have 30 days from the sale date to assess without penalty, and residents who move into, out of or within the county must tell the assessor, including any change of school district that comes with an address change.

Assessor name, address, hours, duties and assessment methods from Marion County Assessor; cross-checked against the Arkansas DFA county officials list.

Marion County Collector

Official name: Marion County Collector's Office. Collector: Carla Purdome. The collector's office collects property taxes that fund schools, cities, roads, jails and county expenses based on millage rates set by local governments and voters. The county notes those taxes run about 1% of the value of a home, car or other taxable item.

One conflict to record. The Arkansas.gov county portal still lists Cathy Brightwell as the Marion County collector, and that entry is out of date. The county's own collector page names Carla Purdome, and the state tax search directory lists Purdome as well, so Purdome is the current officeholder.

Source: Marion County collector, cross-checked against the Arkansas DFA county officials list for the assessor. The Arkansas.gov county portal entry for the collector is a stale record.

How to look up a Marion County parcel and its tax

Marion County's assessor points residents to two record systems. Real estate records are on Arkansas Data Scout, which the county links directly from the assessor's page. The county also uses the Arkansas tax search system, where the collector's records are published. Tax bills, once they are issued, run through the state CountyPay service for Marion County.

1. Open the Marion County real property records on Arkansas Data Scout, the link published on the assessor's own page. Search by owner name, address or parcel number.
2. Read the market value and the assessed value on the record. Arkansas assessed value is 20% of market value, so the two should differ by that ratio unless an Amendment 79 cap is holding the taxable value down.
3. Confirm the school district and the city. In Marion County four of the six districts are based outside the county, so a mailing address in Yellville or Flippin does not by itself tell you which school levy applies.
4. For the current bill, use the Marion County tax search system, which publishes collector records for the county and is linked from the collector's page.
5. For an electronic payment, use the Marion County ePayment service on the Arkansas.gov CountyPay platform. Check the service status first, because the page shows a maintenance notice from time to time.

Marion County's online payment page states that the deadline for accepting online tax payments is October 16, that no penalty is assessed for online payments made before the deadline, and that online payments are not accepted after midnight on October 15. The page also displays a maintenance notice periodically, which is a state platform behaviour rather than a county one. Verify the page is open before you plan a card payment, and use the drop box or the counter at Yellville if it is not.

Marion County Assessor, Marion County collector and Marion County ePayment service.

Paying Marion County property taxes

Marion County property tax bills are usually mailed by the end of March and must be paid by October 15 to avoid a penalty. The collector accepts partial payments throughout the year on current taxes, which is unusual in this group of counties and useful for owners who want to spread the bill.

Payment methods documented by the collector

• Accepted methods: check on current accounts only, money order, cash, cashier's check or credit card. The county also accepts credit card payments over the phone at (870) 449-6253.
• Online: personal and real estate taxes can be paid online through the Marion County ePayment service, which takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. The total is adjusted for electronic processing, and payments post within 48 hours. Online payments are not accepted after midnight on October 15.
• Drop box: a drop box sits on the south side of the square near the handicap accessible entrance. Mail goes to P. O. Box 590, Yellville, AR 72687.
• Penalties: a 10% penalty applies to personal property and real estate paid after October 15, plus 10% annual interest on real estate.

One Marion County rule is stricter than most counties publish. Personal property taxes delinquent on or before tax year 2020 can no longer be paid online or at the collector's office at all. The county has contracted those accounts to a third-party collection agency, and the collector returns any payment received on them. That arrangement does not include real estate tax bills.

Sources: Marion County collector and Marion County ePayment service. The statewide framework is in the guide to Arkansas property tax due dates.

Homestead credit in Marion County

The Arkansas homestead credit reduces the real property tax on a qualifying primary residence. Marion County residents register through the assessor's office in Yellville, and the credit has to be on the record before the bill is paid.

Marion County's collector publishes the deadline that matters most for this credit: no property tax credit for the current tax year is allowed a property owner after October 15. If the homestead status is not on the record before that date, the credit is gone for that year rather than deferred.

The collector also publishes the escalation route for homestead disputes, which most county sites do not. Owners who have a dispute can contact the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Tax Credits Section, County Reimbursement Certification, P. O. Box 8054, Little Rock, AR 72203, telephone (501) 682-7106.

Marion County also operates the Amendment 79 protections: taxable value on a primary residence can rise at most 5% a year, other real property at most 10% a year, and owners 65 or older or disabled can freeze the taxable value of their residence. Because Marion County completed a countywide reappraisal in 2026, owners in the county should check that any homestead status carried through to the new value. The filing walkthrough is in how to apply for the Arkansas homestead credit, and the freeze is explained in the Arkansas senior property tax freeze.

Marion County collector and Arkansas DFA property tax relief.

Appealing a Marion County assessment

Start with the assessor's office at the courthouse in Yellville. The statewide model procedures treat an informal review with the county assessor as the first step, and Marion County's assessor staff handle valuation questions at 300 East Old Main Street during business hours.

The formal appeal goes to the Marion County Board of Equalization. Applications are made to the board's secretary, which in Arkansas counties is the county clerk, and the deadline is the third Monday in August. The board must begin hearing appeals no later than the second Monday in August and must issue its written decision within ten business days of the hearing.

• Filing route: the Marion County clerk receives board applications, in person, by letter or by petition.
• Deadline: on or before the third Monday in August each year. In 2026 that date was August 17.
• Where hearings happen: the Marion County Courthouse, 300 East Old Main Street, Yellville.
• What the board decides: whether the value placed on your property is accurate and equal to comparable property, not whether the tax is too high.
• After the board: the next step is the county court, and a filing for a business entity must be signed by a licensed Arkansas attorney.

Marion County's district map makes one piece of homework worthwhile. With four districts based outside the county, a parcel card can show a school district most owners would not expect. Checking that field before the hearing is often more productive than arguing the number itself.

The statewide appeal framework, including the evidence a board accepts, is explained in how to appeal a property tax assessment in Arkansas, with a step-by-step version in the property tax appeal guide.

Sources: Arkansas DFA Board of Equalization model hearing procedures and Marion County Assessor.

Marion County property tax examples

All five rows use Marion County's 47.43 mill average for 2026 collections and one $600 credit. The spread in this county is 10.82 mills wide, so the real bill can land meaningfully above or below these numbers.

Calculated at the 47.43 mill Marion County average for 2026 collections. Each row applies one $600 credit for a qualifying primary residence.

Marion County median home value and median tax

Comparison data only, held apart from the estimation tool. These figures say nothing about the parcel you own.

Marion County has the highest median home value and the highest median tax bill in this group of five, at $163,300 and $775, even though its millage average is the second lowest of the five. That combination is worth understanding: the millage rate and the tax bill move independently. Multiplying the median home value by the 20% assessment ratio and the 47.43 mill average gives about $1,549 before any credit, against a surveyed median tax of $775. On a median-value home the homestead credit alone accounts for $600 of that difference.

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

Marion County property tax questions

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

  The county average total millage is 47.43 mills for 2026 collections, blending 36.44 school mills, 4.6 city mills and 8.9 county mills. Published combinations run from 41.06 mills for a rural parcel in the Mountain Home #9 district to 51.88 mills for a Yellville address.

• Why does the cheapest Marion County rate come from a Baxter County district?+

  Because Mountain Home #9 crosses into Marion County and levies 32.16 school mills where it does. That is 4.24 mills below the next-cheapest school levy touching Marion County, and with the 8.9 mill county rate and no city tax it produces the county's lowest published rate at 41.06 mills.

• Which Marion County city has the highest property tax rate?+

  Yellville, at 51.88 mills. Yellville levies 6 mills, the highest city rate in the county, split 5 general and 1 fire, and it sits inside the Yellville Summit #4 district at 36.98 school mills.

• Do Marion County residents have to assess personal property in person?+

  Only the first time. The county asks that first-time assessments be made at the office in person. After that you can assess in person, by telephone, by email, online through the county services portal, or by mail to P. O. Box 532 in Yellville.

• When are Marion County property taxes due?+

  October 15. Bills are usually mailed by the end of March. A 10% penalty applies to personal property and real estate paid after October 15, plus 10% annual interest on real estate. Partial payments on current taxes are accepted through the year.

• How do I pay Marion County taxes by card?+

  The county accepts credit cards online through the Marion County ePayment service on the Arkansas.gov CountyPay platform, or over the phone at (870) 449-6253. Online payments are not accepted after midnight on October 15, and payments post within 48 hours.

• What happens to very old delinquent Marion County personal property tax?+

  Personal property tax delinquent on or before tax year 2020 can no longer be paid online or at the collector's office. The county has contracted those accounts to a third-party collection agency, and the collector's office returns payments it receives on them. Real estate tax bills are not included in that arrangement.

• Where do I apply for the Marion County homestead credit?+

  At the Marion County Assessor's Office, 300 East Old Main Street in Yellville. The collector states that no credit for the current tax year is allowed after October 15, so the application has to be on the record before that date.

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