Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Greene County is $969.00 per year, based on a median home value of $125,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.77% of property value.

Greene 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, Greene County is ranked 20th by median property taxes, and 52nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Greene County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Greene County is $125,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $139,700.00

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20th out of 115 By median yearly property tax

52nd out of 115 By percentage of median home value

29th out of 115 By percentage of median income

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

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