Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Cape Girardeau County is $943.00 per year, based on a median home value of $132,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.71% of property value.

Cape Girardeau 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 one-hundred--five counties in Missouri, Cape Girardeau County is ranked 23rd by median property taxes, and 67th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Cape Girardeau County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Cape Girardeau County is $132,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $139,700.00

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23rd out of 115 By median yearly property tax

67th out of 115 By percentage of median home value

35th out of 115 By percentage of median income

You can see how Cape Girardeau County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred--five other counties in Missouri with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Missouri, see our Missouri county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Missouri 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 Cape Girardeau County are the responsibility of the Cape Girardeau County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Jackson, Missouri.

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