Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bonner County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bonner County pays $1,847 a year, an effective rate of 0.38%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,847
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.38%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -7%
- vs U.S. average
- #34 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Bonner County pay a median $1,847 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.38%, more affordable than 94% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,847
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.38%
- Effective rate on median home
- #179 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -7%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($487,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 51,049. Owner-occupied homes: 15,877.
The median annual property tax in Bonner County is $1,847, which is 9% lower than the Idaho state average and 7% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.38% on a median home value of $487,900. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Bonner County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Bonner County's 0.38% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 94% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among Idaho counties by effective rate
Bonner County ranks #34 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (23% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Bonner County pay a median annual property tax of $1,847, modestly below the national median and modestly below the Idaho state median. On a $487,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.38% 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 Bonner County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $66,979 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bonner 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 Bonner County rose 77.0%, from $275,700 to $487,900. The effective rate fell 23.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 35.7%, to $1,847. 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 36% from $1,361 to $1,847. 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 4,038 of 15,877 owner-occupied homes (25.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.8% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Bonner County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bonner County homeowners, 4,038 of 15,877 owner-occupied homes (25.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.5% (1,673)
- $800 to $1,499 25.4% (4,038)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.7% (2,815)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.0% (3,181)
- $3,000 or more 22.8% (3,621)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
549 homes here (3.5%) 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 Bonner County pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
Bonner County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bonner County's effective rate is higher than 23% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #34 of 44.
Where Bonner County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.38% Among the most affordable more affordable than 94% 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 0.38%, Bonner County sits in the lowest 6% 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 $1,847, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Bonner County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bonner County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
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.
Bonner County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Bonner County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,847 +7.6% | 0.38% |
| 2023 | $1,716 +9.4% | 0.40% |
| 2022 | $1,568 +11.0% | 0.41% |
| 2021 | $1,412 +3.7% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | $1,361 | 0.49% |
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.
Bonner County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Bonner County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bonner County sits nearest Mesa County (CO), Newton County (AR), Skagway Municipality (AK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Furnas County (NE), Eastland County (TX), Madison 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
Bonner County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,720 of 23,570 returns from Bonner County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,433 - 34% 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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Bonner County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Bonner County?
- Bonner 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+ (0.38%). 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 Bonner County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Bonner County is $1,847, an effective rate of 0.38% on a $487,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Bonner County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bonner County jumped 35.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,361 to $1,847, 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 Bonner County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bonner County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.38% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bonner County?
- Property taxes in Bonner County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $66,979 median household income.
What to do with Bonner County's QUIET rate
At Bonner County's 0.38% effective rate, a $487,900 home implies about $1,847/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Bonner County ranks #34 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bonner 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: 0.38%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,847/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bonner County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bonner County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Allen County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bonner County at $1,847/yr; rate 1.12% vs Bonner County 0.38%.
Floyd County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bonner County at $1,847/yr; rate 0.85% vs Bonner County 0.38%.
Cedar County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,848/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs Bonner County 0.38%.
Frederick County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,846/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Bonner County 0.38%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bonner 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 Bonner County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.