Taxes in Searcy
Searcy's tax picture combines a low property tax rate and Arkansas's falling state income tax with a real, genuinely high combined sales tax rate.
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Learn moreA property tax rate at Arkansas's statewide median
Searcy's own median effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.80% per Ownwell, at or slightly below both White County's (~0.81%) and Arkansas's own statewide median (~0.81%), and well below the national median (~1.02%).
Arkansas's real, current falling income tax
Arkansas's top individual income tax rate fell to a real, current 3.7% for 2026, the fourth consecutive annual cut since 2022 (down from 5.9%), signed into law May 6, 2026.
A real, high combined sales tax
Searcy's combined sales tax rate ran 10.25% (6.5% state + 2.0% city + 1.75% White County) -- a real, genuinely high rate this record discloses honestly as a trade-off against the low property tax.
Key takeaways
- Searcy's effective property tax rate (~0.80%) sits at Arkansas's statewide median.
- Arkansas's real, current 3.7% top income tax rate (2026) applies statewide.
- Searcy's real, high 10.25% combined sales tax is a genuine, disclosed trade-off.
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