Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Oktibbeha County is $698.00 per year, based on a median home value of $106,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.65% of property value.

Oktibbeha 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, Oktibbeha County is ranked 14th by median property taxes, and 41st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Oktibbeha County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Oktibbeha County is $106,900.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $98,000.00

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14th out of 82 By median yearly property tax

41st out of 82 By percentage of median home value

48th out of 82 By percentage of median income

You can see how Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County are the responsibility of the Oktibbeha County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Starkville, Mississippi.

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