Taxes in Pearl
Pearl's tax picture combines a genuinely below-median effective property tax rate with Mississippi's real, currently declining flat income tax.
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Learn moreA real, below-median property tax rate
Pearl's effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.95% per Ownwell -- below both the Rankin County median (~0.99%) and the Mississippi statewide median (~1.31%).
Mississippi's real, current flat income tax
Mississippi taxes income above a $10,000 exemption at a flat 4% rate for 2026, down from 4.4% in 2025 -- the result of a real, ongoing multi-year phase-down.
A rate scheduled to keep falling
Legislation signed in March 2025 locks in further 0.25-point annual cuts from 2027-2029, reaching 3% by 2030, with a mechanism aimed at eventual full elimination.
Key takeaways
- Pearl's effective property tax rate (~0.95%) runs below both county and state medians.
- Mississippi's 2026 flat income tax rate is 4%, down from 4.4% in 2025.
- The rate is scheduled to keep falling to 3% by 2030 under a real, ongoing state law.
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