Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Big Horn County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Big Horn County pays $1,198 a year, an effective rate of 0.55%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,198
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.55%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -40%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Big Horn County pay a median $1,198 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.55%, more affordable than 78% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,198
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.55%
- Effective rate on median home
- #694 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -40%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($216,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 11,828. Owner-occupied homes: 3,385.
The median annual property tax in Big Horn County is $1,198, which is 32% lower than the Wyoming state average and 40% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.55% on a median home value of $216,500. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Big Horn County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Big Horn County's 0.55% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 78%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Big Horn County pay a median annual property tax of $1,198, well below the national median and well below the Wyoming state median. On a $216,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.55% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Big Horn County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $62,101 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Wyoming counties by effective rate
Big Horn County ranks #16 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Big Horn 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Big Horn County's effective rate fell 16.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 35.3%, leaving the median bill 12.9% higher at $1,198. That rate move is larger than the one in 71% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,061 to $1,198, a gain of 13%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,128 of 3,385 owner-occupied homes (33.3%). 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 1.9% 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 Big Horn County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Big Horn County homeowners, 1,128 of 3,385 owner-occupied homes (33.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.5% (966)
- $800 to $1,499 33.3% (1,128)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (401)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.9% (471)
- $3,000 or more 9.0% (303)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
116 homes here (3.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Big Horn County pay about the same bill, within a 3% gap either way.
Big Horn County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Big Horn County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #16 of 23.
Where Big Horn County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.55% Among the most affordable more affordable than 78% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Wyoming, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 4% of the Wyoming median, yet the median bill runs 32% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,198 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Big Horn County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Big Horn County | Wyoming 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 | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Big Horn County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Big Horn County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,198 +3.6% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $1,156 +6.4% | 0.58% |
| 2022 | $1,086 +3.2% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $1,052 -0.8% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | $1,061 | 0.66% |
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.
Big Horn County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Big Horn County's effective rate
On effective rate, Big Horn County sits nearest Harrison County (WV), Patrick County (VA), Orange County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Fort Bend County (TX), Stevens County (KS), Russell 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.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Big Horn County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 5,260 returns from Big Horn County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,327 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Big Horn County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Big Horn County?
- Big Horn County, Wyoming scores B (72/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-40). 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 Big Horn County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Big Horn County is $1,198, an effective rate of 0.55% on a $216,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Big Horn County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Big Horn County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.55% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Big Horn County?
- Property taxes in Big Horn County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $62,101 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Big Horn County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Big Horn County climbed 12.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,061 to $1,198, 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 to do with Big Horn County's QUIET rate
Big Horn County's $1,198 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 1.9% of Big Horn County's $62,101 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Big Horn 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: 0.55%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,198/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Big Horn County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Big Horn County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Bowman County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,199/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.73% vs Big Horn County 0.55%.
Yazoo County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,197/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Big Horn County 0.55%.
Franklin County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,196/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.50% vs Big Horn County 0.55%.
Jasper County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,196/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.72% vs Big Horn County 0.55%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Big Horn 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 Big Horn County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.