Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Dallas County is $515.00 per year, based on a median home value of $96,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.53% of property value.

Dallas 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 one-hundred--five counties in Missouri, Dallas County is ranked 99th by median property taxes, and 104th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Dallas County has lower property taxes than many other Missouri counties. The median home value is $96,800.00, compared to the median property value in Missouri of $139,700.00

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99th out of 115 By median yearly property tax

104th out of 115 By percentage of median home value

105th out of 115 By percentage of median income

You can see how Dallas 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 Dallas County are the responsibility of the Dallas County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Buffalo, Missouri.

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