Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Scott County is $405.00 per year, based on a median home value of $63,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.63% of property value.

Scott 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 eighty-two counties in Mississippi, Scott County is ranked 65th by median property taxes, and 47th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Scott County collects a median of 0.63% 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 Scott County is $34,200.00 lower than the Mississippi median property value of $98,000.00.

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65th out of 82 By median yearly property tax

47th out of 82 By percentage of median home value

67th out of 82 By percentage of median income

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

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