Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bannock County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bannock County pays $1,920 a year, an effective rate of 0.64%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,920
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.64%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -4%
- vs U.S. average
- #4 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Bannock County pay a median $1,920 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.64%, more affordable than 67% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,920
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.64%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1040 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -4%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($300,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 89,454. Owner-occupied homes: 23,353.
The median annual property tax in Bannock County is $1,920, which is 6% lower than the Idaho state average and 4% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.64% on a median home value of $300,700. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Bannock County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bannock County's 0.64% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 67%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Idaho counties by effective rate
Bannock County ranks #4 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (91% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Bannock County pay a median annual property tax of $1,920, modestly below the national median and modestly below the Idaho state median. On a $300,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.64% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Bannock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $66,499 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bannock 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 Bannock County rose 79.7%, from $167,300 to $300,700. The effective rate fell 30.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 97% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 24.4%, to $1,920. 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 $1,544 to $1,920, a gain of 24%. 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: 5,688 of 23,353 owner-occupied homes (24.4%) 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 2.9% 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 Bannock County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bannock County homeowners, 5,688 of 23,353 owner-occupied homes (24.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.2% (2,372)
- $800 to $1,499 21.7% (5,073)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.8% (4,385)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.3% (4,743)
- $3,000 or more 24.4% (5,688)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,092 homes here (4.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Bannock County pay about the same bill, a 7% gap.
Bannock County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bannock County's effective rate is higher than 91% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #4 of 44.
Where Bannock County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.64% Among the most affordable more affordable than 67% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as Idaho, a higher rate
The median bill lands within 6% of the Idaho median while the effective rate runs 31% above it. The two offset each other: a steeper rate applied to less valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $1,920. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Bannock County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bannock County | Idaho 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 | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Bannock County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Bannock County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,920 +0.1% | 0.64% |
| 2023 | $1,918 +4.1% | 0.72% |
| 2022 | $1,843 +13.5% | 0.79% |
| 2021 | $1,624 +5.2% | 0.88% |
| 2020 | $1,544 | 0.92% |
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.
Bannock County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Bannock County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bannock County sits nearest Whitfield County (GA), Wakulla County (FL), Baker County (FL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Sonoma County (CA), Converse County (WY), Berrien County (MI).
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
Bannock County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,130 of 38,060 returns from Bannock County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,038 - 42% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in Idaho
Bannock County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Bannock County?
- Bannock County, Idaho scores C- (50/100) 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 B (+$133). 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.
- What is the average property tax in Bannock County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Bannock County is $1,920, an effective rate of 0.64% on a $300,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Bannock County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bannock County jumped 24.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,544 to $1,920, 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.
- How does Bannock County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bannock County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.64% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bannock County?
- Property taxes in Bannock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $66,499 median household income.
What to do with Bannock County's QUIET rate
At Bannock County's 0.64% effective rate, a $300,700 home implies about $1,920/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Bannock County ranks #4 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bannock County's QUIET 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: 0.64%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,920/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bannock County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bannock County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Mitchell County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,919/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.10% vs Bannock County 0.64%.
Lassen County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,923/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.72% vs Bannock County 0.64%.
Carroll County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,916/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.09% vs Bannock County 0.64%.
Albany County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,925/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.58% vs Bannock County 0.64%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bannock County stamps QUIET · 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 Bannock County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.