Polk County Property Taxes
Polk County, Arkansas
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
23.3% below state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$45/mo escrow
Estimate Your Tax
Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.44%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$122,600
State avg ▼ $131,967
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$589
$49/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$511
$43/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#6
of 75 counties (1 = lowest)
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About Property Taxes in Polk County, Arkansas
Polk County taxes far below national average
Polk County's effective tax rate of 0.441% is less than one-fifth the national median property tax burden. The median household here pays just $541 annually, compared to $2,690 nationally—placing Polk in roughly the bottom 10% of U.S. counties by tax burden.
Among Arkansas's lowest-tax counties
Polk County ranks near the bottom of Arkansas's 75 counties, with an effective rate of 0.441% versus the state average of 0.532%. Homeowners here pay roughly $164 less per year than the typical Arkansan.
Lower taxes than most regional peers
Polk County's 0.441% rate beats neighboring Saline County (0.631%) and Pulaski County (0.783%), though it slightly exceeds nearby Scott County (0.411%). Among the eight-county sample, Polk ranks fourth-lowest in effective tax burden.
What you'll pay on a median home
A home valued at $122,600 in Polk County generates an estimated annual property tax of $541 without mortgage-related exemptions, rising to $589 with them. Over a typical 30-year mortgage, that's roughly $16,230 in taxes.
Check if you're overassessed
Many Arkansas homeowners pay taxes on inflated assessments and never know it. If your assessed value seems high relative to recent sales, filing a formal appeal with the county assessor's office could lower your bill.
How Polk County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Polk County
0.44%
Effective rate
Arkansas Avg
0.53%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.