Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Smith County is $422.00 per year, based on a median home value of $72,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.58% of property value.

Smith 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, Smith County is ranked 60th by median property taxes, and 63rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Smith County has lower property taxes than many other Mississippi counties. The median home value is $72,600.00, compared to the median property value in Mississippi of $98,000.00

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60th out of 82 By median yearly property tax

63rd out of 82 By percentage of median home value

65th out of 82 By percentage of median income

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

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