Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Pike County is $536.00 per year, based on a median home value of $82,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.65% of property value.

Pike 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, Pike County is ranked 33rd by median property taxes, and 41st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Pike County has lower property taxes than many other Mississippi counties. The median home value is $82,000.00, compared to the median property value in Mississippi of $98,000.00

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33rd out of 82 By median yearly property tax

41st out of 82 By percentage of median home value

36th out of 82 By percentage of median income

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

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