Pearl River County, Mississippi
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Mississippi tax-lien county. Pearl River County (Poplarville / Picayune / New Orleans north fringe) holds the annual tax lien sale online on GovEase beginning the last Monday of August each year, running until all delinquent parcels sell (typically 5–7 days). Online registration opens the first week of August. After sale, owner has two years to redeem through the Chancery Clerk at 1.5% per month interest on the initial lien amount (overbid excluded from redemption principal). End of sale: Tax Collector turns process to Chancery Clerk. Training docs on GovEase MS help site.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
Deal maths for Mississippi
- Assessment ratio
- 0.15× of market value
- Typical quiet title
- $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
- Recording and transfer
- $250
Miss. Const. art. 4, § 112: Class I, single-family owner-occupied residential, is assessed at 10% of true value; Class II, all other real property, at 15%; Class III at 15% and Class IV public utility property at 30%. This entry uses the Class II rate.
Offices and records
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
New Orleans metro north spillover and retail employment with more liquid SF
Government and community-college employment with steadier small-town inventory
Entry-priced acreage and SF with Stennis/Slidell commute patterns