Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bethel Census Area Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bethel Census Area pays $199 a year, an effective rate of 0.12%, far below the U.S. average.
- $199
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.12%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -90%
- vs U.S. average
- #26 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Bethel Census Area pay a median $199 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.12%, more affordable than 100% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $199
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.12%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -90%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($168,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 18,394. Owner-occupied homes: 2,972.
The median annual property tax in Bethel Census Area is $199, which is 95% lower than the Alaska state average and 90% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.12% on a median home value of $168,100. Property taxes represent 0.3% of the median household income in this county.
Bethel Census Area's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Bethel Census Area's 0.12% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 100% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Bethel Census Area pay a median annual property tax of $199, far below the national median and far below the Alaska state median. On a $168,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.12% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Bethel Census Area run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.3% of the $73,996 median household income.
Decision signal 4
High among Alaska counties by effective rate
Bethel Census Area ranks #26 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (7% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Release comparisons need the historical table
The historical table on this page compares published ACS estimates across releases. It does not identify the local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause of any difference.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bethel Census Area 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.
What Bethel Census Area Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Bethel Census Area homeowners are not billed at all: 2,900 of 2,972 owner-occupied homes (97.6%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 1.3% (40)
- $800 to $1,499 0.2% (6)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.0% (0)
- $2,000 to $2,999 0.5% (16)
- $3,000 or more 0.3% (10)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,900 homes here (97.6%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Bethel Census Area homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Alaska handles assessments and appeals.
Bethel Census Area's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bethel Census Area's effective rate is higher than 7% of the 28 counties in Alaska - ranking #26 of 28.
Where Bethel Census Area sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.12% Among the most affordable more affordable than 99% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.12%, Bethel Census Area sits in the lowest 1% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $199, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Bethel Census Area vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bethel Census Area | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 0.3% | - | - |
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.
Bethel Census Area is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Alaska counties.
Bethel Census Area rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $199 | 0.12% |
| 2023 | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A |
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.
Bethel Census Area: tax takes only 0.3% of income
Counties near Bethel Census Area's effective rate
On effective rate, Bethel Census Area sits nearest East Feliciana Parish (LA), Maui County (HI), Choctaw County (AL).
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.
Bethel Census Area: only 0% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20 of 6,580 returns from Bethel Census Area reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,300 - 100% 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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Bethel Census Area rate FAQs
- How does Bethel Census Area property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bethel Census Area run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.12% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Bethel Census Area, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Bethel Census Area is $199, an effective rate of 0.12% on a $168,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Bethel Census Area?
- Bethel Census Area, Alaska scores A+ (98/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 4 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+ (0.12%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bethel Census Area?
- Property taxes in Bethel Census Area run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.3% of the $73,996 median household income.
What to do with Bethel Census Area's QUIET rate
Bethel Census Area's $199 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 →
Income burden is light here: about 0.3% of Bethel Census Area's $73,996 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bethel Census Area'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: 0.12%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $199/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bethel Census Area
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bethel Census Area (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Aleutians East Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bethel Census Area at $199/yr; rate 0.15% vs Bethel Census Area 0.12%.
Copper River Census Area, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bethel Census Area at $199/yr; rate 0.07% vs Bethel Census Area 0.12%.
Kusilvak Census Area, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bethel Census Area at $199/yr; rate 0.24% vs Bethel Census Area 0.12%.
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bethel Census Area at $199/yr; rate 0.10% vs Bethel Census Area 0.12%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bethel Census Area 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 Bethel Census Area (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.