Property Tax Appeal · Hinds County, MS
Appeal your property taxes
in Hinds County, MS.
Home to Jackson, Hinds County homeowners appeal through Mississippi’s system: the county tax assessor sets the value, and the county Board of Supervisors (sitting as the board of equalization) hears the case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date — a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence. Start with the $5 check to see what you’d save.
The assessment rolls open for public inspection in July, and written objections are heard when the Board of Supervisors sits to equalize the rolls in August — your county posts the exact dates. Your assessment notice states the exact date — and the appraiser prepares your report and filing guidance for Hinds County’s procedure.
Owner-occupied homes are Class I property, assessed at 10% of true value — so the dispute is over the true (market) value behind the assessment. Documented comparable sales as of January 1, the core of a licensed appraisal, are what a board of supervisors can act on; also confirm your homestead exemption application is on file, since it meaningfully cuts the bill.
Hinds County questions
The assessment rolls open for public inspection in July, and written objections are heard when the Board of Supervisors sits to equalize the rolls in August — your county posts the exact dates. Your assessment notice states the exact date for Hinds County.
Mississippi’s county tax assessor prepares the land roll, which opens for public inspection in July. Objections don’t go to a separate appeals board — the county Board of Supervisors itself sits as the board of equalization in August and rules on written objections to the roll. If the supervisors deny yours, the next step is circuit court. Because the window between the roll opening and the August equalization meeting is short, homeowners who check their assessment in July are the ones who make the deadline with evidence in hand.
Comparable sales as of the assessment date, adjusted for the differences between those homes and yours — the substance of a licensed appraisal. county Board of Supervisors (sitting as the board of equalization) panels see hundreds of cases; a signed, USPAP-compliant report is the document they can act on.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.