Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Harrison County is $634.00 per year, based on a median home value of $77,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.82% of property value.

Harrison 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, Harrison County is ranked 75th by median property taxes, and 35th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Harrison County collects a median of 0.82% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Missouri. This is partially because the median property value in Harrison County is $62,000.00 lower than the Missouri median property value of $139,700.00.

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75th out of 115 By median yearly property tax

35th out of 115 By percentage of median home value

57th out of 115 By percentage of median income

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

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