Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lafayette County is $1,051.00 per year, based on a median home value of $121,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.87% of property value.

Lafayette County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred--five counties in Missouri, Lafayette County is ranked 17th by median property taxes, and 24th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Lafayette County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Lafayette County is $121,000.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $139,700.00

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17th out of 115 By median yearly property tax

24th out of 115 By percentage of median home value

21st out of 115 By percentage of median income

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

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