Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Holmes County is $390.00 per year, based on a median home value of $46,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.83% of property value.

Holmes 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 eighty-two counties in Mississippi, Holmes County is ranked 69th by median property taxes, and 9th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Holmes County collects a median of 0.83% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Mississippi. This is partially because the median property value in Holmes County is $51,100.00 lower than the Mississippi median property value of $98,000.00.

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69th out of 82 By median yearly property tax

9th out of 82 By percentage of median home value

8th out of 82 By percentage of median income

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

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Mississippi 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 Holmes County are the responsibility of the Holmes County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Lexington, Mississippi.

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