Taxes in Pascagoula
Pascagoula's tax picture combines the highest property tax rate cited among Jackson County cities with Mississippi's real, favorable, phasing-down statewide income tax.
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Learn moreThe county's highest property tax rate
Pascagoula's effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.37% per Ownwell -- the highest cited among Jackson County cities, above the county's own broader median (~1.18%) and the national median (~1.02%).
Mississippi's real, current flat, phasing-down income tax
Mississippi taxes income at a flat 4.0% above a $10,000 exemption for 2026, legislated under the Build-Up Mississippi Act to phase down to 3.0% in 2027 and ultimately 0% by 2037.
A real, full retirement-income exemption
Mississippi fully exempts Social Security, pensions, 401(k)s, IRAs, 403(b)s, SEP-IRAs, and 457(b)s from state income tax, with no age or income limit.
Key takeaways
- Pascagoula's effective property tax rate (~1.37%) is the highest cited among Jackson County cities.
- Mississippi's flat 4.0% income tax (2026) is legislated to phase toward 0% by 2037.
- All qualified retirement income is fully exempt from Mississippi state income tax.
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