Taxes in Jonesboro
Jonesboro's tax picture combines a genuinely below-median effective property tax rate with Arkansas's real, statewide falling income tax.
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Learn moreA property tax rate below Arkansas's own statewide median
Jonesboro's effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.58% -- genuinely below the Arkansas statewide median (~0.81%) and among the lowest this project has documented for any Arkansas Tier A market.
Arkansas's real, current falling income tax
Arkansas's top individual income tax rate runs 3.7% for 2026 -- the fourth consecutive annual cut since 2022 -- alongside a full Social Security exemption and a $6,000 retirement-income exclusion for filers 59.5+.
A real, zip-variable combined sales tax
Jonesboro's combined sales tax runs 8.5% at the base rate (6.5% state + 1% Craighead County + 1% city), with real, disclosed zip-level variance running as high as 10.5% due to special taxing districts.
Key takeaways
- Jonesboro's effective property tax rate (~0.58%) runs genuinely below Arkansas's own statewide median.
- Arkansas's top income tax rate (3.7%, 2026) has fallen for four consecutive years.
- Jonesboro's combined sales tax ranges from 8.5% to as much as 10.5% depending on zip code.
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