Mississippi County Arkansas Property Tax Calculator

How Mississippi County property taxes are calculated

Every parcel in the county starts the same way. The assessor sets a market value, Arkansas statute takes 20% of it as assessed value, and the millage for that parcel's school district, city and county lines is applied at $1 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value. What changes from address to address is only the millage, and in this county the school line alone moves between 39 and 43.1 mills.

Here is the working for a $150,000 home in Blytheville inside the Blytheville #5 district, which carries 54.2 mills for 2026 collections:

1. $150,000 market value times 20% equals $30,000 assessed value.
2. $30,000 times 54.2 divided by 1,000 equals $1,626 tax before credit.
3. Subtract the $600 homestead credit to reach $1,026 estimated annual tax.

Move the same $150,000 house into the rural tier of Armorel #9 at 48.7 mills and the tax before credit falls to $1,461, or $861 after the credit. Nothing about the house changed; the district line did, and the gap is $165 a year. Move it to Birdsong instead and the 58.5 mill combination produces $1,755 before credit, another $129 above Blytheville. That is why the county average can start an estimate but cannot finish one.

Mississippi County millage rates by district and city

Each of the 27 lines below is a taxing combination published for Mississippi County for 2026 collections, and every row reconciles: school mills plus city mills plus the 9.7 mill county levy equals the overall figure. The county levy is 9.7 mills on every line, so school and city are the only variables. A "Rural" row means no city millage applies.

Mississippi County lines taken from the Arkansas DFA Assessment Coordination Division 2025 Millage Report, covering 2026 collections and issued March 2026. The state report lists 27 combinations for this county. City rows in the county breakdown carry a 1.25 mill road allotment and a 1.25 mill county road line, while rural rows carry 2.5 mills of road; both tiers include 1 mill for the county hospital and 1.2 mills for the college.

Why two Mississippi County neighbours pay different rates

Mississippi County runs eight school districts and seventeen millage-levying cities across 920 square miles, and its two courthouse seats, Blytheville and Osceola, sit inside that patchwork rather than on top of it. The published rates produce some wide swings.

• The widest gap is 9.8 mills. A Birdsong address pays 58.5 mills while a rural Armorel #9 parcel pays 48.7. On a $300,000 home that is $3,510 against $2,922 before any credit, a difference of $588 a year.
• Blytheville city reaches into two districts. A Blytheville address pays 52.7 mills inside Armorel #9 and 54.2 mills inside Blytheville #5, so two homes in the same city can sit 1.5 mills apart, about $45 a year on a $150,000 house.
• Etowah is in two districts too. Etowah appears in the Manila #15 lines at 56.1 mills and in the South Mississippi County lines at 55.5 mills, because both districts reach the same small community.
• Osceola carries the county's largest city levy. Osceola levies 7 mills, made up of 5 mills general, 1 mill fire and 1 mill police, which lifts an Osceola address to 56.4 mills even though the Osceola #1 school rate of 39.7 mills is one of the lowest in the county.
• Bassett pays the least to a city. Bassett levies 1.4 mills, the smallest city rate published here, which holds a Bassett address to 51.9 mills while sitting in the highest-rate school district in the county.
• Dyess is the only city with a library levy. Dyess levies 6.7 city mills, of which 1.7 mills is a library line, the only one in the county's city breakdown.

The county figure is 9.7 mills for both city and rural parcels, but the internal split is not identical: city parcels receive a 1.25 mill road allotment and pay a 1.25 mill county road line, while rural parcels pay 2.5 mills of road. The totals match, the distribution does not. Two districts also fringe in from other counties, Buffalo Island Central from Craighead and East Poinsett County from Poinsett, so a small number of parcels in this county pay 43.1 school mills instead of a local rate. Lepanto consolidated with East Poinsett County, which is why that district appears in a Mississippi County table.

Blytheville, Osceola, Manila and the rest of Mississippi County

Blytheville

Blytheville is the northern county seat and the Chickasawba District courthouse town, and both the assessor and the collector keep their main offices here at 200 West Walnut. It is also the county's clearest split city: a Blytheville address pays 54.2 mills inside Blytheville #5 or 52.7 mills inside Armorel #9. The Blytheville school rate of 40.5 mills is the second highest of the eight districts and breaks down as 25 mills for maintenance and operations, 2.5 mills of other M&O and 13 mills of bonds.

Osceola

Osceola is the southern county seat and the Osceola District courthouse town, with assessor and collector offices at 200 West Hale Avenue. An Osceola address pays 56.4 mills because the city levy is the largest in the county at 7 mills. The quorum court rotates between the two courthouses, meeting in Osceola in even years and Blytheville in odd years, which matters if you plan to attend a meeting about the budget behind these rates.

Manila and Leachville

Manila and Leachville anchor the northwest. Manila city levies 5 mills, split 4.6 general and 0.4 fire, and the Manila #15 district carries 41.4 school mills, so a Manila address lands at 56.1 mills in line with the Etowah rows in the same district. Leachville's 5 mill city rate pairs with the Buffalo Island Central district's 40 mills for 54.7 overall.

Gosnell, Keiser and Wilson

The central and southern towns show the county's narrowest and widest city rates side by side. Gosnell levies 4 mills and lands at 53.7 overall. Keiser splits its 6 mills into 5 general and 1 fire, producing 56.5. Wilson levies 2.3 mills, the second lowest city rate here, made up of 1.9 general and 0.4 fire and giving a 52.8 overall rate.

Single-tier towns and rural addresses

Burdette, Dell, Joiner, Luxora, Marie and Victoria each appear once, meaning their limits fall inside one district. Their overall rates span 52 mills at Luxora to 57.2 at Dyess, so even within a single school district the city line moves a bill by more than five mills. Rural addresses are the cheapest tier in most districts, at 48.7 mills in Armorel, 49.4 in Osceola, 49.7 in Gosnell and Buffalo Island Central, 50.2 in Blytheville, 50.5 in South Mississippi County, 51.1 in Manila and 52.8 in East Poinsett County.

Mississippi County Assessor

Official name: Mississippi County Assessor's Office. Assessor: Brannah Bibbs. The office keeps ownership and parcel records, assigns parcel numbers on splits and combinations, appraises real estate, assesses vehicles and business personal property, and handles the homestead credit and the 65-and-over or disabled value freeze. It does not take tax payments. That is the collector's work.

Two desks have named supervisors: Kim Trump handles personal property and Tracie Robinson handles real estate, both on (870) 763-6860, while Stanley Parks runs business personal property from Osceola on (870) 563-2683. Real estate is assessed automatically as of January 1 each year, but personal and business personal assessments must reach this office by May 31 or the state applies a 10% penalty. The office also maintains the county GIS mapping system and the online personal property assessment service used for tag renewals.

Sources: Mississippi County Assessor and the Arkansas DFA county officials directory. Arkansas.gov lists a former office holder for this county; the county's own assessor page and the DFA directory both name Brannah Bibbs, who can be reached at [email protected]. See assessor versus collector in Arkansas for the office split.

Mississippi County Collector

Official name: Mississippi County Collector's Office. The office collects current property tax, delinquent real estate tax and delinquent personal tax, plus the special improvement district and levee taxes that apply to parts of this county. It does not set values; valuation questions belong to the assessor. The office holder appears under two names across official sources: the county's collector page names Susan McCormick, while the county transparency page, the county payment portal and the ARCountyData record list her as Susan (McCormick) Short. It is the same person and the same office.

Documented payment methods are personal check, cashier's check, money order, cash and online credit card. The office does not accept personal checks for delinquent personal property tax, a restriction the county states plainly, citing too many returned checks after taxpayers had already collected their vehicle tags. Each courthouse has its own chief deputy, and the county payment portal is operated for Arkansas counties by CountyService.Net.

Sources: Mississippi County Collector, Mississippi County department directory and ARCountyData Mississippi County. The statewide list is in the site's Arkansas assessor directory.

How to find a Mississippi County parcel and its exact tax

The county runs two free public searches, both sponsored by county offices and both reached from the ARCountyData Mississippi County page. The assessor's side holds ownership, legal description and value. The collector's side holds bills, receipts and payment history.

1. Open the ARCountyData Mississippi County page and choose Real Estate Records, the search the assessor sponsors. Search by owner name, address or parcel number.
2. Read the market value and the assessed value on the parcel record. Assessed value should be 20% of market value unless an Amendment 79 cap or a value freeze is holding it lower.
3. Note the school district and city fields. Those two select your row in the millage table above, and in this county they are the only reason two similar homes pay different amounts.
4. Switch to Tax Records, the search the collector sponsors, to see the tax book, billed amounts and receipts for that parcel.
5. For vehicles and personal property, use the assessor's online assessment service, which feeds the tag renewal system. The window opens January 1 and closes May 31 without penalty.

The county page reported 31,799 parcels when the assessor and collector data were last refreshed in April 2025, so check the refresh date shown there before relying on a value. For district boundaries, flood plain questions or zoning, the assessor's office maintains the county mapping system and can confirm which school district and city a parcel falls inside.

Sources: ARCountyData Mississippi County records and Mississippi County Assessor.

Paying Mississippi County property taxes

The county collects on the state calendar: tax on the previous year's assessment falls due October 15, and the collector handles current taxes, delinquent real estate taxes and delinquent personal taxes. Payment is taken in person at either courthouse and by card through the county's online portal.

Where payments can be made

• Online: the county's Pay Property Taxes portal, a CountyService.Net service. The portal is status-dependent and displays which tax year it is currently accepting, so confirm that line at checkout before entering a card.
• In person: Blytheville courthouse, 200 West Walnut, Room 105, or Osceola courthouse, 200 West Hale Ave, Room 209, weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and open through lunch.
• By mail: both offices accept mailed payment. Use the address printed on your bill and mail early enough to arrive before October 15.

Because the county runs two full-service courthouse offices, an in-person payment gets a same-day receipt without a long drive. If you use the online portal, note that card processing fees are set by the processor and the collector does not publish a fee schedule on its own page, so confirm the exact amount on the checkout screen. Statewide deadlines, penalties and late charges are covered in Arkansas property tax due dates, and the mechanics of the county portals are in paying Arkansas property taxes online.

Sources: Mississippi County Collector and Mississippi County payment portal.

Homestead credit in Mississippi County

Arkansas homeowners claim the homestead credit through the county assessor rather than the collector, and in Mississippi County that means the assessor's office at 200 West Walnut in Blytheville. The county lists completing homestead exemption forms, adding and removing homestead credits, and filing the 65-and-over and disabled tax freeze among the services it provides.

Read the county's own homestead FAQ with care. It still describes the credit as up to $375, which was the maximum several increases ago and is superseded. The figures that apply to a bill you pay now are $600 on a 2026 bill, rising to $675 on a 2027 bill. The calculator on this page models a 2026 bill and uses $600. The current state position is on the DFA property tax relief page, and the filing walkthrough is in how to apply for the Arkansas homestead credit.

Mississippi County property also falls under Amendment 79, which limits annual increases in taxable value to 5% for a primary residence and 10% for other real property, and lets owners 65 or older or disabled freeze the taxable value of their home. The DFA reappraisal schedule lists Mississippi County on a four-year cycle with the current round dated 2026 and the next listed in 2030, so a notice about new values arrives on a known timetable. Background is in Arkansas Amendment 79 property tax limits and the senior property tax freeze in Arkansas.

Sources: Mississippi County Assessor, Mississippi County assessor FAQ, Arkansas DFA property tax relief and the DFA reappraisal cycle schedule.

Appealing a Mississippi County assessment

A value dispute starts with the assessor's office and ends at the county equalization board if it is not resolved informally. Assessor appraisers will review the property record card with you and compare the value against similar parcels, which is the step the state encourages before any formal filing.

If that review does not settle the matter, the formal route is a written application to the Mississippi County Board of Equalization. Under Ark. Code 26-27-317, an owner or an agent may apply in person, by petition or by letter to the secretary of the county equalization board, and the application must be made on or before the third Monday in August. In every Arkansas county the county clerk serves as the board's secretary, so filing runs through the county clerk's office at the courthouse. The board begins hearing appeals no later than the second Monday in August.

• What to file: a petition or letter asking for an adjustment of the assessment, delivered to the board secretary.
• Deadline: on or before the third Monday in August of the assessment year.
• What the board decides: whether the valuation is correct. It may raise, lower or confirm a value.
• Evidence: property record cards and sale prices for comparable parcels, plus any recent appraisal of your property. If you present material evidence the assessor has not seen at least five business days before the hearing, the board may continue the hearing so the assessor can respond.
• If you disagree with the board: the next step is a petition to the county court filed with the county clerk on or before the second Monday in October.

The board can only adjust the assessment made in the year it meets, so a complaint about an older value has to be handled differently. Members are appointed by the county judge, which is the standard structure statewide. More detail is in how to appeal a property tax assessment in Arkansas and the site's property tax appeal guide.

Sources: Ark. Code 26-27-317, applications for adjustment, Ark. Code 26-27-318, appeal to county court and the DFA equalization board filing.

Mississippi County property tax examples

Each row below applies the 53.45 mill county average for 2026 collections with the $600 homestead credit, so they describe an average address rather than your parcel. The district table above is where you find your own row.

Calculated at the 53.45 mill Mississippi County average for 2026 collections, with one $600 credit applied per row for a qualifying primary residence.

Mississippi County median home value and median tax

This block is survey context, kept apart from the calculator. Nothing here feeds the estimate above, and none of it describes an individual parcel.

The distance between the two headline numbers is worth understanding. Running the median home value of $122,500 through the 20% assessment ratio and the 53.45 mill average implies roughly $1,310 before credit, about double the survey's median bill of $635. Three things explain it: Amendment 79 caps hold taxable value below full assessed value on many long-held parcels, the median-priced home does not sit in the median-millage district, and the ACS figure is a median across every taxed residential parcel in the county, capped values included. Use these numbers to understand what a typical owner pays and the calculator for planning.

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

Mississippi County property tax questions

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

  The county average total millage is 53.45 mills for 2026 collections, blending 40.56 school mills, 4.54 city mills and 9.7 county mills. Published rates inside the county run from 48.7 mills in the rural Armorel #9 tier to 58.5 mills for a Birdsong address in the South Mississippi County district.

• Does the county levy differ by district in Mississippi County?+

  No. Every row in the state report carries the same 9.7 mill county levy for 2026 collections, so the school district line and the city line are the only variables. Inside that single county figure the split differs: city parcels carry a 1.25 mill road allotment and a 1.25 mill county road line, while rural parcels carry 2.5 mills of road. Both include 1 mill for the county hospital and 1.2 mills for the college.

• Which Mississippi County city sits inside two school districts?+

  Blytheville does, and Etowah does as well. A Blytheville city address pays 52.7 mills in the Armorel #9 district or 54.2 mills in the Blytheville #5 district. Etowah addresses appear in both the Manila #15 lines at 56.1 mills and the South Mississippi County lines at 55.5 mills.

• When are Mississippi County property taxes due?+

  The statewide deadline is October 15 for taxes on the previous year's assessment. Payments can be made at the Blytheville courthouse at 200 West Walnut, Room 105, or the Osceola courthouse at 200 West Hale Ave, Room 209, weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., open through lunch.

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

  Use the free ARCountyData Mississippi County page. The assessor sponsors a real estate record search with ownership, legal description and value, and the collector sponsors a tax record search with bills and receipts. The county page listed 31,799 parcels when the data was last refreshed in April 2025.

• Who is the Mississippi County tax collector?+

  The county collector is Susan McCormick, who also appears as Susan (McCormick) Short on the county transparency page, the county payment portal and the ARCountyData record. The Blytheville office phone is (870) 763-6841 and the Osceola office phone is (870) 563-6558.

• Can I pay Mississippi County taxes by credit card?+

  Yes. The collector accepts personal check, cashier's check, money order, cash and online credit card. Personal checks are not accepted for delinquent personal property tax. Card payments run through the county payment portal, which shows at checkout which tax year it is currently accepting.

• How do I appeal my Mississippi County assessment?+

  Start with the assessor's office for an informal review. For a formal hearing, apply by petition or letter to the secretary of the Mississippi County Board of Equalization on or before the third Monday in August. The county clerk serves as the board secretary. If you disagree with the board, the next step is a petition to the county court filed on or before the second Monday in October.

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