MISSOURI PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Missouri property tax calculator
Missouri's effective property tax rate is 0.889%: owner-occupiers paid a median $1,948 a year on homes with a median value of $230,300. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,667.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $2,667.00
- A month
- $222.25
- Rate
- 0.889%, statewide
Missouri property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 0.673% | $1,276 | $165,700 |
| Andrew County | 0.689% | $1,568 | $215,400 |
| Atchison County | 1.055% | $1,241 | $106,800 |
| Audrain County | 0.72% | $1,131 | $143,100 |
| Barry County | 0.458% | $988 | $187,800 |
| Barton County | 0.591% | $963 | $136,500 |
| Bates County | 0.558% | $1,039 | $170,800 |
| Benton County | 0.466% | $937 | $177,900 |
| Bollinger County | 0.478% | $1,034 | $179,800 |
| Boone County | 0.824% | $2,328 | $272,800 |
| Buchanan County | 0.745% | $1,281 | $166,300 |
| Butler County | 0.637% | $967 | $145,100 |
| Caldwell County | 0.639% | $1,338 | $166,500 |
| Callaway County | 0.661% | $1,548 | $201,600 |
| Camden County | 0.457% | $1,426 | $305,400 |
| Cape Girardeau County | 0.627% | $1,421 | $220,700 |
| Carroll County | 0.694% | $924 | $117,500 |
| Carter County | 0.441% | $677 | $159,400 |
| Cass County | 0.828% | $2,504 | $292,400 |
| Cedar County | 0.585% | $1,044 | $168,100 |
| Chariton County | 0.689% | $1,032 | $160,900 |
| Christian County | 0.692% | $1,938 | $274,900 |
| Clark County | 0.657% | $1,134 | $130,700 |
| Clay County | 1.06% | $2,941 | $275,600 |
| Clinton County | 0.722% | $1,845 | $226,800 |
| Cole County | 0.73% | $1,769 | $229,600 |
| Cooper County | 0.634% | $1,334 | $203,500 |
| Crawford County | 0.507% | $972 | $172,600 |
| Dade County | 0.569% | $1,055 | $170,600 |
| Dallas County | 0.418% | $756 | $190,300 |
| Daviess County | 0.491% | $1,067 | $161,800 |
| DeKalb County | 0.592% | $1,285 | $169,200 |
| Dent County | 0.351% | $878 | $167,500 |
| Douglas County | 0.376% | $740 | $168,200 |
| Dunklin County | 0.715% | $688 | $97,600 |
| Franklin County | 0.735% | $1,813 | $227,600 |
| Gasconade County | 0.629% | $1,315 | $179,900 |
| Gentry County | 0.743% | $1,249 | $134,000 |
| Greene County | 0.724% | $1,572 | $221,300 |
| Grundy County | 0.773% | $1,125 | $112,500 |
| Harrison County | 0.802% | $973 | $109,500 |
| Henry County | 0.622% | $1,296 | $160,600 |
| Hickory County | 0.398% | $722 | $176,100 |
| Holt County | 0.795% | $967 | $138,200 |
| Howard County | 0.528% | $1,227 | $159,400 |
| Howell County | 0.439% | $872 | $173,000 |
| Iron County | 0.493% | $810 | $119,300 |
| Jackson County | 1.132% | $2,575 | $230,500 |
| Jasper County | 0.68% | $1,196 | $166,900 |
| Jefferson County | 0.8% | $1,906 | $237,200 |
| Johnson County | 0.688% | $1,565 | $235,700 |
| Knox County | 0.645% | $842 | $101,400 |
| Laclede County | 0.539% | $1,011 | $168,400 |
| Lafayette County | 0.693% | $1,581 | $216,500 |
| Lawrence County | 0.487% | $1,032 | $175,100 |
| Lewis County | 0.64% | $919 | $130,200 |
| Lincoln County | 0.687% | $1,811 | $244,300 |
| Linn County | 0.699% | $888 | $123,300 |
| Livingston County | 0.749% | $1,202 | $147,700 |
| Macon County | 0.648% | $1,035 | $149,100 |
| Madison County | 0.635% | $1,130 | $159,000 |
| Maries County | 0.449% | $1,115 | $219,100 |
| Marion County | 0.753% | $1,335 | $162,000 |
| McDonald County | 0.349% | $712 | $154,700 |
| Mercer County | 0.691% | $1,006 | $104,900 |
| Miller County | 0.554% | $1,102 | $192,600 |
| Mississippi County | 0.773% | $880 | $109,000 |
| Moniteau County | 0.607% | $1,245 | $181,900 |
| Monroe County | 0.739% | $1,192 | $149,300 |
| Montgomery County | 0.582% | $1,351 | $178,700 |
| Morgan County | 0.478% | $1,082 | $194,400 |
| New Madrid County | 0.667% | $814 | $111,800 |
| Newton County | 0.619% | $1,207 | $190,700 |
| Nodaway County | 0.779% | $1,368 | $177,500 |
| Oregon County | 0.487% | $627 | $113,300 |
| Osage County | 0.513% | $1,307 | $223,300 |
| Ozark County | 0.426% | $737 | $168,600 |
| Pemiscot County | 0.785% | $925 | $97,000 |
| Perry County | 0.573% | $1,395 | $188,200 |
| Pettis County | 0.649% | $1,289 | $166,300 |
| Phelps County | 0.629% | $1,312 | $206,500 |
| Pike County | 0.607% | $979 | $146,000 |
| Platte County | 1.042% | $3,613 | $345,100 |
| Polk County | 0.519% | $1,137 | $205,800 |
| Pulaski County | 0.604% | $1,159 | $189,800 |
| Putnam County | 0.862% | $1,211 | $119,500 |
| Ralls County | 0.643% | $1,229 | $168,200 |
| Randolph County | 0.805% | $1,235 | $159,300 |
| Ray County | 0.723% | $1,594 | $198,800 |
| Reynolds County | 0.425% | $560 | $151,700 |
| Ripley County | 0.478% | $550 | $119,600 |
| Saline County | 0.664% | $1,177 | $150,500 |
| Schuyler County | 0.717% | $1,083 | $137,500 |
| Scotland County | 0.649% | $1,248 | $158,800 |
| Scott County | 0.58% | $957 | $154,400 |
| Shannon County | 0.365% | $676 | $157,500 |
| Shelby County | 0.811% | $860 | $99,900 |
| St. Charles County | 1.056% | $3,480 | $320,800 |
| St. Clair County | 0.512% | $966 | $157,100 |
| St. Francois County | 0.633% | $1,188 | $169,300 |
| St. Louis city | 1.035% | $2,033 | $197,500 |
| St. Louis County | 1.137% | $3,335 | $276,800 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 0.659% | $1,395 | $222,200 |
| Stoddard County | 0.668% | $939 | $143,300 |
| Stone County | 0.437% | $1,168 | $249,000 |
| Sullivan County | 0.563% | $795 | $115,600 |
| Taney County | 0.535% | $1,196 | $218,800 |
| Texas County | 0.438% | $713 | $146,700 |
| Vernon County | 0.644% | $1,067 | $158,800 |
| Warren County | 0.593% | $1,809 | $260,400 |
| Washington County | 0.515% | $719 | $129,400 |
| Wayne County | 0.535% | $563 | $107,400 |
| Webster County | 0.493% | $1,196 | $228,800 |
| Worth County | 0.876% | $789 | $96,600 |
| Wright County | 0.337% | $640 | $160,100 |
Missouri homestead exemption
- Missouri's Property Tax Credit, claimed on the state income tax return by eligible owners, is up to $1,550 for 2026, adjusted for inflation from 2027.
- Missouri assesses residential property at 19% of true value.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
Missouri property tax questions
How much is property tax in Missouri?
Missouri's effective property tax rate is 0.889%: owner-occupiers paid a median $1,948 a year on homes with a median value of $230,300. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,667.00 a year.
Which county in Missouri has the highest property tax?
St. Louis County, with an effective rate of 1.137%; Wright County has the lowest, at 0.337%. On a $300,000 home that is $3,411.00 a year in St. Louis County and $1,011.00 in Wright County.
Does Missouri have a homestead exemption?
Missouri's Property Tax Credit, claimed on the state income tax return by eligible owners, is up to $1,550 for 2026, adjusted for inflation from 2027. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a Missouri tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in Missouri paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- Missouri Revised Statutes 137.115
- Missouri Revised Statutes 135.030
- Missouri Department of Revenue: property tax credit