Lafayette County, Mississippi - Assessor's Office
The Lafayette County Assessor is responsible for appraising real estate and assessing a property tax on properties located in Lafayette County, Mississippi. You can contact the Lafayette County Assessor for:
- Checking the Lafayette County property tax due date
- Reporting upgrades or improvements
- Information on your property's tax assessment
- Your property tax bill
- Paying your property tax
- Appealing your property tax appraisal
P.O. Box 1240The Lafayette County Assessor's Office is located in Oxford, Mississippi. Oxford is the county seat of Lafayette County, where most local government offices are located.
Lafayette County Assessor Contact Information
Lafayette County Assessor Address
Lafayette County Assessor - Collector
300 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite 103
Oxford, MS 38655
Lafayette County Assessor Phone Number
(662) 234-5562
Lafayette County Assessor's Website
http://www.lafayettecoms.com/HTML/Main.html?Assessor/Tax%20Collector%20Page
Additional Lafayette County Information
City of Oxford Property Search (Tax Records) City-specific resource
http://www.deltacomputersystems.com/MC/MC04/plinkquerym.html
Pay Your Property Tax How to pay property taxes
Property Search - GIS Maps (Tax Records) Geographical Information System
Property Tax Search Tool & GIS Map Geographical Information System
Lafayette County Assessor's Office Services
There are three major roles involved in administering property taxes - Tax Assessor, Property Appraiser, and Tax Collector. Note that in some counties, one or more of these roles may be held by the same individual or office. For example, the Lafayette County Tax Assessor may also serve as the Lafayette County Tax Appraiser.
- The Lafayette County Tax Assessor is responsible for setting property tax rates and collecting owed property tax on real estate located in Lafayette County.
- The Lafayette County Property Appraiser is responsible for determining the taxable value of each piece of real estate, which the Tax Assessor will use to determine the owed property tax.
- The Lafayette County Tax Collector is responsible for collecting property tax from property owners. They issue yearly tax bills to all property owners in Lafayette County, and work with the sheriff's office to foreclose on properties with delinquent taxes.
When contacting Lafayette County about your property taxes, make sure that you are contacting the correct office. You can call the Lafayette County Tax Assessor's Office for assistance at 662-234-5562. Remember to have your property's Tax ID Number or Parcel Number available when you call!
If you have documents to send, you can fax them to the Lafayette County assessor's office at 662-238-7992. Please call the assessor's office in Oxford before you send documents or if you need to schedule a meeting. If you have general questions, you can call the Lafayette County Courthouse at 662-234-2131.
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The median property tax in Lafayette County, Mississippi is $924.00
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