Washington · County property tax · ACS 2024
Asotin County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Asotin County pays $2,340 a year, an effective rate of 0.72%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,340
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.72%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +17%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 39
- rank in WA
The verdict
Homeowners in Asotin County pay a median $2,340 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.72%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,340
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.72%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1325 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +17%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($325,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Washington. Population: 22,467. Owner-occupied homes: 6,950.
The median annual property tax in Asotin County is $2,340, which is 49% lower than the Washington state average and 17% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.72% on a median home value of $325,600. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Asotin County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Asotin County's 0.72% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Washington median
Homeowners in Asotin County pay a median annual property tax of $2,340, notably higher than the national median and well below the Washington state median. On a $325,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.72% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Washington counties by effective rate
Asotin County ranks #24 of 39 counties in Washington by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Asotin County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $72,283 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Asotin County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Asotin County rose 53.7%, from $211,900 to $325,600. The effective rate fell 23.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 91% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 17.2%, to $2,340. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,997 to $2,340, a gain of 17%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,013 of 6,950 owner-occupied homes (29.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 3.2% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Asotin County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Asotin County homeowners, 2,013 of 6,950 owner-occupied homes (29.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.2% (638)
- $800 to $1,499 14.8% (1,032)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.7% (950)
- $2,000 to $2,999 27.4% (1,901)
- $3,000 or more 29.0% (2,013)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
416 homes here (6.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Washington handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Asotin County pay about the same bill, within a 6% gap either way.
Asotin County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Asotin County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 39 counties in Washington - ranking #24 of 39.
Where Asotin County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.72% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Asotin County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Asotin County | Washington Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Asotin County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Washington counties.
Asotin County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,340 +2.2% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | $2,289 +4.3% | 0.80% |
| 2022 | $2,195 +8.6% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | $2,022 +1.3% | 0.88% |
| 2020 | $1,997 | 0.94% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Asotin County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Asotin County's effective rate
On effective rate, Asotin County sits nearest Radford city (VA), Noble County (OH), Bottineau County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are LaSalle County (IL), Dawson County (NE), Washburn County (WI).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Asotin County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 430 of 10,170 returns from Asotin County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,765 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Asotin County rate FAQs
- How does Asotin County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Asotin County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.72% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Asotin County, Washington?
- The median annual property tax in Asotin County is $2,340, an effective rate of 0.72% on a $325,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Asotin County?
- Asotin County, Washington scores D (47/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-157). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Asotin County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Asotin County climbed 17.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,997 to $2,340, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Asotin County?
- Property taxes in Asotin County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $72,283 median household income.
What to do with Asotin County's UNDER rate
Inside Washington, Asotin County's $2,340 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Washington overview →
Asotin County ranks #24 of 39 Washington counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Washington overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Asotin County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.72%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,340/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Asotin County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Asotin County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Grant County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,339/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Asotin County 0.72%.
Lyon County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,341/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.55% vs Asotin County 0.72%.
Shelby County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,339/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.77% vs Asotin County 0.72%.
Osage County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,343/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.49% vs Asotin County 0.72%.
Washington county set
State ACS overview for every published Washington county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Asotin County stamps UNDER · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Asotin County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.