North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Barnes County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Barnes County pays $1,796 a year, an effective rate of 1.03%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,796
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.03%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -10%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Barnes County pay a median $1,796 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.03%, more affordable than 33% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,796
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.03%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2102 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -10%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($173,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 10,773. Owner-occupied homes: 3,474.
The median annual property tax in Barnes County is $1,796, which is 27% lower than the North Dakota state average and 10% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.03% on a median home value of $173,700. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Barnes County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Barnes County's 1.03% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 33%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the North Dakota median
Homeowners in Barnes County pay a median annual property tax of $1,796, notably lower than the national median and well below the North Dakota state median. On a $173,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.03% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of North Dakota counties by effective rate
Barnes County ranks #15 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (72% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Barnes County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $68,038 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill down
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has eased 2.5%, from $1,842 to $1,796. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Barnes 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 27% from $1,418 to $1,796. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 856 of 3,474 (24.6%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.6% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Barnes County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Barnes County homeowners, 856 of 3,474 owner-occupied homes (24.6%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.9% (623)
- $800 to $1,499 21.1% (732)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.7% (477)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.6% (856)
- $3,000 or more 16.9% (587)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
199 homes here (5.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Barnes County, mortgaged homeowners pay 25% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Barnes County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Barnes County's effective rate is higher than 72% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #15 of 53.
Where Barnes County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.03% more affordable than 33% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Barnes County moved from $1,418 in the 2020 release to $1,796 in 2024, a change of about 27%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Barnes County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Barnes County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Barnes County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Barnes County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,796 -2.5% | 1.03% |
| 2023 | $1,842 +13.1% | 1.10% |
| 2022 | $1,628 +7.6% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $1,513 +6.7% | 1.03% |
| 2020 | $1,418 | 1.03% |
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.
Barnes County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Barnes County's effective rate
On effective rate, Barnes County sits nearest Bronx County (NY), Thayer County (NE), Boone County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Floyd County (IA), Antrim County (MI), Boise County (ID).
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
Barnes County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 5,010 returns from Barnes County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,300 - 40% 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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Barnes County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Barnes County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Barnes County is $1,796, an effective rate of 1.03% on a $173,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Barnes County?
- Barnes County, North Dakota scores D (43/100) 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 housing pressure at B- (2.55×). 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.
- How does Barnes County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Barnes County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.03% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Barnes County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Barnes County is recorded at $1,796 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,418 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,474 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Barnes County?
- Property taxes in Barnes County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $68,038 median household income.
What to do with Barnes County's PAR rate
Inside North Dakota, Barnes County's $1,796 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. North Dakota overview →
Barnes County ranks #15 of 53 North Dakota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. North Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Barnes County's PAR 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: 1.03%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,796/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Barnes County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Barnes County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Allen County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Barnes County at $1,796/yr; rate 1.67% vs Barnes County 1.03%.
Gunnison County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,798/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.29% vs Barnes County 1.03%.
Northumberland County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,794/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.10% vs Barnes County 1.03%.
Somerset County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,798/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.08% vs Barnes County 1.03%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Barnes County stamps PAR · 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 Barnes County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.