Carroll County homeowners pay a median of $577 a year in property tax on a median home value of $109,600. Its effective tax rate (property taxes paid as a share of home values, per the Tax Foundation) is 0.51%, the 48th highest of 82 Mississippi counties. The Carroll County Tax Assessor-Collector appraises every home in Carroll County at true market value as of January 1. The Carroll County Board of Supervisors hears written objections to those values each August.
Closed for 2026As of October 21, 2026, the 2026 window has closed. Written objections were due by each county's deadline, usually the first Monday in August (August 3, 2026), and the 10-day circuit court window has passed too. The next window should open in July 2027, when county rolls are published, with objections due by about the first Monday in August 2027 (August 2, 2027).
Your written objection must be filed with the county Chancery Clerk (clerk of the Board of Supervisors) by the deadline in your county's notice. The Department of Revenue says an appeal normally must be filed by the first Monday in August, and the Board starts hearing objections that day. In 2026 that was August 3. Some counties close filing earlier. Jackson County lists its protest deadline in the last two weeks of July. Lamar County requires appeals to be filed during the two weeks the roll is open before the first Monday in August. Some counties with two judicial districts set a different day for each district. Check your county's notice for the exact day and your district. If you miss the objection deadline, you cannot question the assessment later.
Phone: 662-464-8852
Tax Assessor-Collector: Tammy Johnson
County website: carrollcountyms.org (look for the county tax assessor page)
The tax assessor values your home, keeps the property record, and takes homestead exemption applications from January 1 to April 1.
The sources reviewed do not say whether the assessor mails you a new value notice. Each county publishes a notice that the assessment rolls have been equalized and are open for inspection, usually in July. Check your county's notice and look up your value at the assessor's office or the county land roll. Shortly after the roll is ready, the Board of Supervisors meets in August to hear objections.
Look up your home on the Carroll County Tax Assessor-Collector website and check square footage, bathrooms, condition and features. Mistakes are the easiest wins. Use our record card checklist.
File your written objection with the Carroll County Chancery Clerk, who is clerk of the Board of Supervisors, by the deadline in the county's published notice. This is usually the first Monday in August, but some counties close filing earlier, in late July. Some counties set different days for each judicial district, so check which district your home is in. The Carroll County Tax Assessor-Collector can answer questions about your record before you file.
Recent sales of similar homes near you, with sale dates and prices; A recent appraisal, or your purchase price and date if you bought in an arm's-length sale; Assessed values of similar nearby homes, to show unequal treatment (Mississippi law requires equal assessment of property of the same value); Corrections to the assessor's property record, such as square footage, rooms, or improvements that are wrong.
The sources reviewed do not state who must prove the value at the Board hearing or in circuit court. Bring evidence that your home's market value is lower than the assessed value, and evidence that similar homes are assessed lower. Circuit court tries the assessment anew, so the court is not limited to what you showed the Board.
Next step: Circuit Court appeal. Plan for 10 days after the Board of Supervisors adjourns the meeting where it made its decision (Miss. Code Ann. 11-51-77). The Mississippi Supreme Court also read a separate 20-day period under 27-35-119, which runs from the date the clerk mails notice of final approval. It held that the 11-51-77 bond rules still apply to these appeals (Natchez Hospital, 2018, as quoted in Mississippi Hub v. Baldwin, 2023). Because the two periods differ, file within 10 days. File a bond with sufficient sureties, in at least double the amount in dispute and never less than $100, payable to the state and approved by the Board clerk. The clerk sends a certified copy of the record to the circuit court clerk. The case is tried anew in circuit court, so you can present evidence that was not given to the Board. Ask the Chancery Clerk for the bond requirements and forms. Pay attention to the strict time limits.
Enter the market value on your assessment notice and what you think the home would really sell for. We estimate the yearly saving if the board agrees with you.
Some states cap how fast the taxable value of a home can rise (California, Florida, Michigan and Texas homesteads, for example). If your taxable value is already held below market value by a cap, a lower market value may not lower this year's bill.
Fill in your details and download a written appeal statement as a PDF or Word file. Most boards also require their own appeal form: file the form and attach this letter and your evidence to it.
Tax Appeal Map is a free information site, not a law firm or appraiser. The letter is a template, not legal advice.
Your written objection must be filed with the county Chancery Clerk (clerk of the Board of Supervisors) by the deadline in your county's notice. The Department of Revenue says an appeal normally must be filed by the first Monday in August, and the Board starts hearing objections that day. In 2026 that was August 3. Some counties close filing earlier. Jackson County lists its protest deadline in the last two weeks of July. Lamar County requires appeals to be filed during the two weeks the roll is open before the first Monday in August. Some counties with two judicial districts set a different day for each district. Check your county's notice for the exact day and your district. If you miss the objection deadline, you cannot question the assessment later.
File a written objection with the Carroll County County Chancery Clerk, who is clerk of the Board of Supervisors, by the deadline in the county's notice, usually by the first Monday in August.
Phone 662-464-8852.
No filing fee was found in the sources reviewed. Ask the Chancery Clerk to confirm.
Contact details change; call or check the office website before you visit.