Overview of Jackson County, MO Taxes
In Jackson County, Missouri, residents pay an average effective property tax rate of 1.43%. That rate is above Missouri’s state average effective property tax rate of 0.88%.
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To calculate the exact amount of property tax you will owe requires your property's assessed value and the property tax rates based on your property's address. Please note that we can only estimate your property tax based on median property taxes in your area. There are typically multiple rates in a given area, because your state, county, local schools and emergency responders each receive funding partly through these taxes. In our calculator, we take your home value and multiply that by your county's effective property tax rate. This is equal to the median property tax paid as a percentage of the median home value in your county.
To calculate the exact amount of property tax you will owe requires your property's assessed value and the property tax rates based on your property's address. Please note that we can only estimate your property tax based on median property taxes in your area. There are typically multiple rates in a given area, because your state, county, local schools and emergency responders each receive funding partly through these taxes. In our calculator, we take your home value and multiply that by your county's effective property tax rate. This is equal to the median property tax paid as a percentage of the median home value in your county.
Jackson County Property Tax Rates
Homes in Jackson County typically have lower values when compared to the national median. The median home value in Jackson County is $157,200. This value is also lower than Missouri’s state median home value of $198,300.
Compared to fellow residents across different counties in Missouri, Jackson County residents pay slightly more in property taxes. In fact, the median annual property tax payment in the county is $2,247 per household. On the other hand, the statewide median property tax payment is $1,746.
While seeing rates per assessed value is a common way to look at property taxes, understanding the amount of property tax paid as a percentage of the home’s value is also a valuable measure. Known as the average effective rate, this rate takes a home’s median property tax paid per year and measures it as a percentage of the area’s median home value.
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Paying Your Jackson County Property Tax Bill
As is true with many parts of the country, Jackson County taxpayers have the option to pay property taxes online or by mail. Those paying online can pay using a debit or credit card or through an e-check. E-checks are subject to a $1.25 convenience fee. If you prefer to use a debit or credit card, it’s worth noting that you’ll be paying a 2.75% convenience fee with this option.
The Jackson County Collector’s Office sends out a tax bill to each property owner every November with a due date no later than the end of December. It’s important to note that any outstanding tax payments left past December 31 of each year will begin accruing penalties, fees and interest going forward. More specifically, you won’t receive penalties unless your payment was postmarked after the last day of the year.
Depending on their circumstances, some Jackson County residents are eligible for help with their annual property taxes. Senior citizens and disabled residents qualify for a Missouri income tax credit intended to cover part of their rent or property taxes paid through the year. The credit covers up to $750 of qualifying residents’ rent costs or up to $1,100 of qualifying residents’ yearly property taxes.
If you have questions about how property taxes can affect your overall financial plans, a financial advisor in Kansas City can help you out.
How Your Jackson County Property Tax Works
Jackson County’s property tax revenue provides funding for a range of public expenses. This money goes to public needs like school funding, city services and law enforcement funding.
As a Jackson County resident, you’ll receive your property tax bill some time in November or early December. If you haven’t received your tax bill by December 10, you might want to reach out to the Jackson County Tax Collector’s Office to make sure you won’t be charged any late fees when your tax bill shows up late.
Properties are reassessed every two years to keep up each home’s total assessed value up to date. These reassessments happen during every odd-numbered year.
In Jackson County, property taxes work as a lien against the property itself rather than the taxes being tied to the owner of the property. This means that when a home changes owners, the new owner will be responsible for any leftover property taxes that might still be due on the property for the year.
The Jackson County Tax Collector’s Office sends property tax bills to the mailing address they have on file on the day the bill is printed. But if you wind up with a property tax bill meant for your mortgage company, it’s important that you forward it to them as soon as possible so that your tax bill doesn’t wind up overdue from any delays in processing.
What happens if you don’t pay up long after receiving your tax bill? Property with long-standing taxes due will eventually be sold through public auction to cover these delinquent taxes. This auction usually happens each August as a part of the land tax sale held at the Jackson County Courthouse.
Places Receiving the Most Value for Their Property Taxes
SmartAsset’s interactive map highlights the places across the country where property tax dollars are being spent most effectively. Zoom between states and the national map to see the counties getting the biggest bang for their property tax buck.
Methodology
Our study aims to find the places in the United States where people are getting the most value for their property tax dollars. To do this, we looked at property taxes paid, school rankings and the change in property values over a five-year period.
First, we used the number of households, median home value and average property tax rate to calculate a per capita property tax collected for each county.
As a way to measure the quality of schools, we analyzed the math and reading/language arts proficiencies for every school district in the country. We created an average score for each district by looking at the scores for every school in that district, weighting it to account for the number of students in each school. Within each state, we assigned every county a score between 1 and 10 (with 10 being the best) based on the average scores of the districts in each county.
Then, we calculated the change in property tax value in each county over a five-year period. Places where property values rose by the greatest amount indicated where consumers were motivated to buy homes, and a positive return on investment for homeowners in the community.
Finally, we calculated a property tax index, based on the criteria above. Counties with the highest scores were those where property tax dollars are going the furthest.
Sources: US Census Bureau 2018 American Community Survey, Department of Education
