Missouri Property Tax Rates
Missouri homeowners pay a median $1,948 a year in property taxes, 0.85% of a typical home's value. That ranks 23rd of 51 and is 0.09 points below the US rate of 0.94%.
0.85%Effective rate, 23rd highest (US 0.94%)
$1,948Median taxes paid a year, 36th highest (US $3,119)
$230,300Median home value, 40th highest (US $332,700)
Property taxes in Missouri
- Homeowners with a mortgage pay a median $2,136; those without one pay $1,681.
- The effective rate is lower than the US rate: a home at the US median value of $332,700 would pay about $2,830 a year at Missouri's rate.
- By county, rates run from 0.37% in Reynolds County to 1.20% in St. Louis County.
Property taxes by county in Missouri
| St. Louis | 1.20% | $3,335 | $276,800 |
| Atchison | 1.16% | $1,241 | $106,800 |
| Jackson | 1.12% | $2,575 | $230,500 |
| St. Charles | 1.08% | $3,480 | $320,800 |
| Clay | 1.07% | $2,941 | $275,600 |
| Platte | 1.05% | $3,613 | $345,100 |
| St. Louis city | 1.03% | $2,033 | $197,500 |
| Putnam | 1.01% | $1,211 | $119,500 |
| Grundy | 1.00% | $1,125 | $112,500 |
| Mercer | 0.96% | $1,006 | $104,900 |
| Pemiscot | 0.95% | $925 | $97,000 |
| Gentry | 0.93% | $1,249 | $134,000 |
| Harrison | 0.89% | $973 | $109,500 |
| Clark | 0.87% | $1,134 | $130,700 |
| Cass | 0.86% | $2,504 | $292,400 |
| Shelby | 0.86% | $860 | $99,900 |
| Boone | 0.85% | $2,328 | $272,800 |
| Knox | 0.83% | $842 | $101,400 |
| Marion | 0.82% | $1,335 | $162,000 |
| Worth | 0.82% | $789 | $96,600 |
| Clinton | 0.81% | $1,845 | $226,800 |
| Henry | 0.81% | $1,296 | $160,600 |
| Livingston | 0.81% | $1,202 | $147,700 |
| Mississippi | 0.81% | $880 | $109,000 |
| Caldwell | 0.80% | $1,338 | $166,500 |
| Franklin | 0.80% | $1,813 | $227,600 |
| Jefferson | 0.80% | $1,906 | $237,200 |
| Monroe | 0.80% | $1,192 | $149,300 |
| Ray | 0.80% | $1,594 | $198,800 |
| Audrain | 0.79% | $1,131 | $143,100 |
| Carroll | 0.79% | $924 | $117,500 |
| Schuyler | 0.79% | $1,083 | $137,500 |
| Scotland | 0.79% | $1,248 | $158,800 |
| Pettis | 0.78% | $1,289 | $166,300 |
| Randolph | 0.78% | $1,235 | $159,300 |
| Saline | 0.78% | $1,177 | $150,500 |
| Adair | 0.77% | $1,276 | $165,700 |
| Buchanan | 0.77% | $1,281 | $166,300 |
| Callaway | 0.77% | $1,548 | $201,600 |
| Cole | 0.77% | $1,769 | $229,600 |
| Howard | 0.77% | $1,227 | $159,400 |
| Nodaway | 0.77% | $1,368 | $177,500 |
| DeKalb | 0.76% | $1,285 | $169,200 |
| Montgomery | 0.76% | $1,351 | $178,700 |
| Lincoln | 0.74% | $1,811 | $244,300 |
| Perry | 0.74% | $1,395 | $188,200 |
| Andrew | 0.73% | $1,568 | $215,400 |
| Gasconade | 0.73% | $1,315 | $179,900 |
| Lafayette | 0.73% | $1,581 | $216,500 |
| New Madrid | 0.73% | $814 | $111,800 |
| Ralls | 0.73% | $1,229 | $168,200 |
| Jasper | 0.72% | $1,196 | $166,900 |
| Linn | 0.72% | $888 | $123,300 |
| Barton | 0.71% | $963 | $136,500 |
| Greene | 0.71% | $1,572 | $221,300 |
| Lewis | 0.71% | $919 | $130,200 |
| Madison | 0.71% | $1,130 | $159,000 |
| Christian | 0.70% | $1,938 | $274,900 |
| Dunklin | 0.70% | $688 | $97,600 |
| Holt | 0.70% | $967 | $138,200 |
| St. Francois | 0.70% | $1,188 | $169,300 |
| Macon | 0.69% | $1,035 | $149,100 |
| Sullivan | 0.69% | $795 | $115,600 |
| Warren | 0.69% | $1,809 | $260,400 |
| Iron | 0.68% | $810 | $119,300 |
| Moniteau | 0.68% | $1,245 | $181,900 |
| Butler | 0.67% | $967 | $145,100 |
| Pike | 0.67% | $979 | $146,000 |
| Vernon | 0.67% | $1,067 | $158,800 |
| Cooper | 0.66% | $1,334 | $203,500 |
| Daviess | 0.66% | $1,067 | $161,800 |
| Johnson | 0.66% | $1,565 | $235,700 |
| Stoddard | 0.66% | $939 | $143,300 |
| Cape Girardeau | 0.64% | $1,421 | $220,700 |
| Chariton | 0.64% | $1,032 | $160,900 |
| Phelps | 0.64% | $1,312 | $206,500 |
| Newton | 0.63% | $1,207 | $190,700 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 0.63% | $1,395 | $222,200 |
| Cedar | 0.62% | $1,044 | $168,100 |
| Dade | 0.62% | $1,055 | $170,600 |
| Scott | 0.62% | $957 | $154,400 |
| Bates | 0.61% | $1,039 | $170,800 |
| Pulaski | 0.61% | $1,159 | $189,800 |
| St. Clair | 0.61% | $966 | $157,100 |
| Laclede | 0.60% | $1,011 | $168,400 |
| Lawrence | 0.59% | $1,032 | $175,100 |
| Osage | 0.59% | $1,307 | $223,300 |
| Bollinger | 0.58% | $1,034 | $179,800 |
| Miller | 0.57% | $1,102 | $192,600 |
| Crawford | 0.56% | $972 | $172,600 |
| Morgan | 0.56% | $1,082 | $194,400 |
| Washington | 0.56% | $719 | $129,400 |
| Oregon | 0.55% | $627 | $113,300 |
| Polk | 0.55% | $1,137 | $205,800 |
| Taney | 0.55% | $1,196 | $218,800 |
| Barry | 0.53% | $988 | $187,800 |
| Benton | 0.53% | $937 | $177,900 |
| Dent | 0.52% | $878 | $167,500 |
| Wayne | 0.52% | $563 | $107,400 |
| Webster | 0.52% | $1,196 | $228,800 |
| Maries | 0.51% | $1,115 | $219,100 |
| Howell | 0.50% | $872 | $173,000 |
| Texas | 0.49% | $713 | $146,700 |
| Camden | 0.47% | $1,426 | $305,400 |
| Stone | 0.47% | $1,168 | $249,000 |
| McDonald | 0.46% | $712 | $154,700 |
| Ripley | 0.46% | $550 | $119,600 |
| Douglas | 0.44% | $740 | $168,200 |
| Ozark | 0.44% | $737 | $168,600 |
| Shannon | 0.43% | $676 | $157,500 |
| Carter | 0.42% | $677 | $159,400 |
| Hickory | 0.41% | $722 | $176,100 |
| Dallas | 0.40% | $756 | $190,300 |
| Wright | 0.40% | $640 | $160,100 |
| Reynolds | 0.37% | $560 | $151,700 |
About these numbers
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, owner-occupied homes, from the Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year. It shows the typical burden, not a statutory rate; bills depend on local rates, assessments and exemptions. Full methodology.
Cite: Home Stats Data, "Missouri Property Tax Rates," https://homestatsdata.com/property-taxes/missouri/