Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Baxter County is $585.00 per year, based on a median home value of $118,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.49% of property value.

Baxter County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the seventy-five counties in Arkansas, Baxter County is ranked 10th by median property taxes, and 66th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Baxter County has lower property taxes than many other Arkansas counties. The median home value is $118,400.00, compared to the median property value in Arkansas of $102,900.00

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10th out of 75 By median yearly property tax

66th out of 75 By percentage of median home value

5th out of 75 By percentage of median income

You can see how Baxter County (highlighted in green) compares to the seventy-five other counties in Arkansas with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Arkansas, see our Arkansas county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Arkansas counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Baxter County are the responsibility of the Baxter County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Baxter County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Baxter County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Baxter County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Baxter County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Baxter County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).