Mississippi

The State of Mississippi requires each assessor to locate and value all taxable property within his county. "True Value shall mean and include, but shall not be limited to, market value, cash value, actual cash value, proper value and value for the purposes of appraisal for ad valorem taxation." Mississippi Appraisal Manual. Assessed Value is a percentage of true value. The assessment rate to be used for each class of property to determine the assessed value is set by Mississippi's Constitution.

Classes of Property for Assessment Purposes

Class I	Single family, owner occupied, residential real property Assessment Rate = (10%) of value
Class II	All other real property Assessment Rate = (15%) of value

  Complete list of assessor phone numbers are also here:

County	Multiplier	Phone Number	Additional Information
Bolivar		662-843-3926	Bolivar County
DeSoto		662-429-1335	DeSoto County
Forrest		601-545-6130	Forrest County Assessor
Hancock		228-467-4425	Hancock County Assessor
Harrison		228-865-4043	Harrison County Assessor
Hinds		601-968-6616 (Jackson) 601-857-8787 (Raymond)	Hinds County Assessor
Itawamba		662-862-4304
Jackson		228-769-3133	Jackson County Assessor
Jones		601-477-3253
Lafayette		662-234-5562 662-234-6006	Lafayette County Assessor
Lamar		601-544-4410	Lamar County
Lauderdale		601-482-9779	Lauderdale County Assessor
Leake		601-267-3021
Lee		662-841-9031
Lowndes		662-329-5709	Lowndes County Assessor
Madison			Madison County Assessor
Marion		601-736-8256.
Monroe		662-369-2033
Oktibbeha		662-323-1273	Oktibbeha Assessor
Oxford (town in Lee County)		601-234-5562
Pearl River		601-795-4081 (Popularville office) 601-798-2866 (Picayune office)	Pearl River Assessor Pearl River Records Search
Rankin		601-825-1470	Rankin County
Tunica		601-363-1266
Yazoo		601-746-1583

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Last Updated on 11/19/2012

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