Arkansas has some of the lowest property tax rates in the US — but appeals still matter. See how Arkansas stacks up against Texas, Florida, and Georgia and why appealing is still worth it.
Arkansas's low property tax rate is a genuine advantage for homeowners — but it does not mean over-assessments are costless. Here is how the states compare.
Even at a 0.6% effective rate, a $50,000 over-assessment costs $300 per year. Over 10 years of ownership, that is $3,000 in unnecessary taxes paid. More importantly, the assessed value established in an appeal year becomes the baseline for all future years — the savings compound. And TaxAppeal's $89 flat fee pays for itself on any over-assessment above $14,833 (at 0.6% effective rate). Most NWA properties are over-assessed by far more than that.
Arkansas is one of a handful of states that use a fractional assessment ratio — assessed value is set at 20% of market value. This means your tax bill is calculated on 20% of what your home is worth, multiplied by a higher millage rate. When comparing tax bills across states, make sure you are comparing effective rates (taxes paid as a percentage of market value) rather than nominal rates, which differ dramatically.
TaxAppeal USA prepares property tax appeals in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Arkansas for a flat $89 per property. Whether you are in Bentonville, Little Rock, Atlanta, Tampa, or Houston, the process is the same: enter your address, we check whether an appeal will lower your bill, and if it will, we mail you the official form filled in with your evidence and a return envelope addressed to the county. You sign it and mail it before your state's deadline. No percentage fees in any state.
We check first. If an appeal will lower your bill, we mail you a ready-to-sign kit for $89 flat. You sign it and mail it, and you keep 100% of your savings.
TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation service. We prepare a ready-to-sign appeal kit and mail it to you; you sign it and mail it to the county yourself. In every state we serve, including Florida, we are not property tax consultants, agents, or representatives, we do not provide tax or legal advice, and we do not file appeals or represent customers before any appraisal district, board of assessors, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every appeal, protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and mailed by the owner in the owner’s name. In Florida your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes, and the county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee is paid by you directly to the county. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.