Rankin County Tax Roll: Look Up Property and Pay Online

The Rankin County tax roll is the official list of every taxable property in the county, showing each parcel’s owner, legal description, appraised value, and assessed value for the current tax year. You can look up your own record through the county’s online property search, and you can pay the resulting tax bill online through Paystar. The Tax Assessor sets the values; the Tax Collector handles billing and payment, and both offices work out of 211 E. Government Street in Brandon.

What’s on the Roll

Each entry identifies a specific piece of property by legal description, parcel number, and PPIN (the county’s Primary Property Identification Number).¹ It also shows two dollar figures: the appraised value, which is what the assessor believes the property would sell for, and the assessed value, which is the smaller slice of that number actually used to calculate your tax. The roll covers real property (land and buildings) and personal property (business equipment, inventory, and mobile homes).²

How to Look Up Your Property

The fastest route is the county’s online property search, hosted by Delta Computer Systems.¹ Search by parcel number, PPIN, owner name, or address. Results show current assessed value, tax history, and legal description.

Your parcel number and PPIN appear on any prior tax bill. If you can’t find one, the Chancery Clerk’s office keeps land records where you can pull the information from your deed.³ For an in-person lookup, the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector share the office in Brandon and can print your record from their internal system.⁴

How Your Assessed Value Is Calculated

Mississippi’s constitution sorts property into five classes, each taxed on a different percentage of true value:

Class I (10%): single-family, owner-occupied residential property.
Class II (15%): other real property, including commercial buildings, rental homes, and vacant land.
Class III (15%): personal property such as business equipment and inventory, excluding motor vehicles.
Class IV (30%): public utility property appraised by the state or county.
Class V (30%): motor vehicles.

A home worth $200,000 on the market has an assessed value of $20,000 under Class I. Your bill is that assessed value multiplied by the millage rate for your tax district.⁵ Commercial and utility owners pay on a much larger slice of value than homeowners do.

Paying Your Bill Online and On Time

Rankin County takes online payments through a third-party portal called Paystar, which handles property taxes, personal property taxes, mobile home taxes, car tag renewals, and garbage bills. The county’s website links directly to the payment page, and convenience fees may apply depending on payment method.⁶

Property taxes are due February 1 of the year following the assessment.⁷ If the county allows installments under state law, the schedule runs:

One-half of taxes due by February 1.
One-fourth, plus any interest and penalty, by May 1.
The final one-fourth, plus interest and penalty, by July 1.

Any balance still unpaid on August 1 triggers a tax sale on the last Monday of that month.⁷

Objecting If Your Value Looks Too High

You can challenge an assessment before the Board of Supervisors. The Board opens objection hearings on the first Monday of August at the courthouse and meets day after day until every objection is resolved. If it runs out of time, it may take matters under advisement but must issue a decision by the first Monday of September.⁸

Bring evidence. Comparable recent sales, photos showing the property’s condition, or an independent appraisal all carry weight. The Board can raise or lower any assessment to keep similar properties on equal footing, so a general complaint won’t move the number. Once your objection is on record, the county mails written notice of your specific hearing date and time.⁸

Homestead Exemption

Mississippi offers a homestead exemption that can meaningfully cut the bill on an owner-occupied home. You must have ownership established before January 1 of the year you apply, with the deed filed with the Chancery Clerk by January 7.⁹ Applications are typically due by April 1.

The program has tiers:

Regular exemption for qualifying homeowners under 65 without a disability: a tax credit of up to $300 per year, applied to the first $7,500 of assessed value.
Age or disability exemption for owners at least 65 or totally disabled by January 1: full exemption from taxes on the first $7,500 of assessed value, which after the first year can expand to cover most future increases in value. When you turn 65, you must reapply during the next filing period to claim the higher benefit.
Total exemption for honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected total disability (and their unremarried surviving spouses), plus honorably discharged veterans aged 90 or older.

Both you and your spouse must comply with Mississippi income tax laws, and neither can claim residency in another state.⁹

What Happens If You Don’t Pay

Unpaid taxes lead to a tax sale on the last Monday of August.⁷ The buyer doesn’t take immediate ownership, but you’re then on the clock.

Mississippi gives you two years from the sale date to redeem. To do so, you pay the chancery clerk the full taxes owed, all costs from the sale, a 5% damage charge on the tax amount, and interest at 1.5% per month (any partial month counts as a full one) from the sale date forward. Additional costs that accrue after the sale also carry 1.5% monthly interest.¹⁰ On a $3,000 tax debt, interest alone adds roughly $540 a year before the damages and added costs are counted. If the two-year window closes without redemption, the buyer can pursue full ownership.

Paying by February 1 costs nothing extra. Letting the balance ride to a tax sale can easily double the amount owed within two years.

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Rankin County, Mississippi. Property Record Search
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Rankin County, Mississippi. Tax Assessor
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Rankin County Chancery Clerk. Online Land Records
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Rankin County, Mississippi. Tax Collector
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Mississippi Department of Revenue. Local Property Appraisal
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Rankin County, Mississippi. Online Payments
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Justia. Mississippi Code 27-41-1 – Taxes; When Due, Payable and Collectible
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Justia. Mississippi Code 27-35-89 – Objections to Assessments; Board of Supervisors Hearing
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Mississippi Department of Revenue. Homestead Exemption
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Justia. Mississippi Code 27-45-3 – Persons Who May Redeem Land