Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lawrence County is $351.00 per year, based on a median home value of $57,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.61% of property value.

Lawrence 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, Lawrence County is ranked 64th by median property taxes, and 10th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Lawrence County collects a median of 0.61% 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 Lawrence County is $45,300.00 lower than the Arkansas median property value of $102,900.00.

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64th out of 75 By median yearly property tax

10th out of 75 By percentage of median home value

52nd out of 75 By percentage of median income

You can see how Lawrence 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 Lawrence County are the responsibility of the Lawrence County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

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