Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Desha County is $322.00 per year, based on a median home value of $55,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.58% of property value.

Desha County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the seventy-five counties in Arkansas, Desha County is ranked 73rd by median property taxes, and 21st by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Desha County collects a median of 0.58% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Arkansas. This is partially because the median property value in Desha County is $47,400.00 lower than the Arkansas median property value of $102,900.00.

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73rd out of 75 By median yearly property tax

21st out of 75 By percentage of median home value

74th out of 75 By percentage of median income

You can see how Desha 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 Desha County are the responsibility of the Desha County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Arkansas City, Arkansas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Desha County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Desha County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Desha County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Desha 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 Desha County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).