North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bottineau County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bottineau County pays $1,393 a year, an effective rate of 0.72%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,393
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.72%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #39 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Bottineau County pay a median $1,393 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.72%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,393
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.72%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1325 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($193,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 6,378. Owner-occupied homes: 2,117.
The median annual property tax in Bottineau County is $1,393, which is 44% lower than the North Dakota state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.72% on a median home value of $193,200. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Bottineau County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bottineau County's 0.72% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Bottineau County pay a median annual property tax of $1,393, well below the national median and well below the North Dakota state median. On a $193,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.72% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Bottineau County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $85,000 median household income.
Decision signal 4
High among North Dakota counties by effective rate
Bottineau County ranks #39 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (26% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bottineau 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 held while the market moved
Bottineau County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.2% up, against a median home value that rose 22.8%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 23.1%, from $1,132 to $1,393.
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 $1,132 to $1,393, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 542 of 2,117 owner-occupied homes (25.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 1.6% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Bottineau County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bottineau County homeowners, 542 of 2,117 owner-occupied homes (25.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.6% (542)
- $800 to $1,499 25.3% (536)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.0% (253)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.3% (387)
- $3,000 or more 11.9% (252)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
147 homes here (6.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Bottineau County pay about the same bill, within a 3% gap either way.
Bottineau County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bottineau County's effective rate is higher than 26% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #39 of 53.
Where Bottineau County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.72% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below North Dakota on both measures
Bottineau County's effective rate runs 27% under the North Dakota median and its bill 44% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,393 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the North Dakota norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Bottineau County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bottineau County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
Bottineau County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Bottineau County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,393 +4.3% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | $1,335 +1.7% | 0.70% |
| 2022 | $1,313 +8.7% | 0.70% |
| 2021 | $1,208 +6.7% | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $1,132 | 0.72% |
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.
Bottineau County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Bottineau County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bottineau County sits nearest Mora County (NM), Linn County (MO), Jasper County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cleveland County (AR), Greene County (NC), Ashland County (WI).
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
Bottineau County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 3,010 returns from Bottineau County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,300 - 63% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in North Dakota
Bottineau County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Bottineau County?
- Bottineau County, North Dakota scores B (72/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-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.
- How does Bottineau County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bottineau County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.72% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Bottineau County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Bottineau County is $1,393, an effective rate of 0.72% on a $193,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Bottineau County?
- Property taxes in Bottineau County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $85,000 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Bottineau County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bottineau County jumped 23.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,132 to $1,393, 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 Bottineau County's UNDER rate
Bottineau County's $1,393 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 1.6% of Bottineau County's $85,000 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bottineau County's UNDER 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: 0.72%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,393/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bottineau County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bottineau County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Carbon County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,394/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Bottineau County 0.72%.
Clay County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,392/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.43% vs Bottineau County 0.72%.
Franklin County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,394/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.57% vs Bottineau County 0.72%.
Karnes County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,392/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.93% vs Bottineau County 0.72%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bottineau County stamps UNDER · 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 Bottineau County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.