Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Benewah County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Benewah County pays $1,443 a year, an effective rate of 0.49%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,443
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.49%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -28%
- vs U.S. average
- #19 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Benewah County pay a median $1,443 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.49%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,443
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.49%
- Effective rate on median home
- #486 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -28%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($293,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 10,142. Owner-occupied homes: 2,980.
The median annual property tax in Benewah County is $1,443, which is 29% lower than the Idaho state average and 28% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.49% on a median home value of $293,500. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Benewah County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Benewah County's 0.49% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Benewah County pay a median annual property tax of $1,443, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $293,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.49% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Benewah County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $59,794 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Idaho counties by effective rate
Benewah County ranks #19 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (57% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 2.6%, from $1,407 to $1,443. 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 Benewah 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 25% from $1,153 to $1,443. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 916 of 2,980 owner-occupied homes (30.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 2.4% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Benewah County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Benewah County homeowners, 916 of 2,980 owner-occupied homes (30.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.2% (513)
- $800 to $1,499 30.7% (916)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.5% (580)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.7% (409)
- $3,000 or more 10.3% (307)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
255 homes here (8.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Benewah County, mortgaged homeowners pay 22% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Benewah County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Benewah County's effective rate is higher than 57% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #19 of 44.
Where Benewah County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.49% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Benewah County moved from $1,153 in the 2020 release to $1,443 in 2024, a change of about 25%. 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.
Benewah County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Benewah County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Benewah County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Benewah County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,443 +2.6% | 0.49% |
| 2023 | $1,407 +2.0% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $1,380 +8.0% | 0.57% |
| 2021 | $1,278 +10.8% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $1,153 | 0.65% |
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.
Benewah County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Benewah County's effective rate
On effective rate, Benewah County sits nearest Kit Carson County (CO), Perry County (AR), Franklin County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ochiltree County (TX), Alfalfa County (OK), Llano County (TX).
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
Benewah County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 140 of 4,580 returns from Benewah County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,821 - 29% 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.
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Benewah County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Benewah County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Benewah County is $1,443, an effective rate of 0.49% on a $293,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Benewah County?
- Benewah County, Idaho scores C (59/100) 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 rate relief at A- (0.49%). 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 Benewah County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Benewah County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.49% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Benewah County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Benewah County is recorded at $1,443 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,153 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 2,980 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 Benewah County?
- Property taxes in Benewah County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $59,794 median household income.
What to do with Benewah County's QUIET rate
Benewah County's $1,443 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Benewah County ranks #19 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 Benewah 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: 0.49%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,443/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Benewah County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Benewah County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Clearwater County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Benewah County at $1,443/yr; rate 0.54% vs Benewah County 0.49%.
Bedford County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,444/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.81% vs Benewah County 0.49%.
White County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,444/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.34% vs Benewah County 0.49%.
Bossier Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,445/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.64% vs Benewah County 0.49%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Benewah County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - 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 Benewah County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.