Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Canyon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Canyon County pays $2,011 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $2,011
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.52%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +1%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Canyon County pay a median $2,011 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.52%, more affordable than 81% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,011
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.52%
- Effective rate on median home
- #580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($390,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 250,790. Owner-occupied homes: 65,016.
The median annual property tax in Canyon County is $2,011, which is 1% lower than the Idaho state average and 1% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.52% on a median home value of $390,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Canyon County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Canyon County's 0.52% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 81%).
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of Idaho counties by effective rate
Canyon County ranks #12 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (73% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Canyon County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $76,488 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Canyon County pay a median annual property tax of $2,011, roughly in line with the national median and roughly in line with the Idaho state median. On a $390,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.52% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Canyon 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 Canyon County rose 84.3%, from $211,600 to $390,000. The effective rate fell 31.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 98% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 27.0%, to $2,011. 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 27% from $1,583 to $2,011. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 15,702 of 65,016 owner-occupied homes (24.2%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.6% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Canyon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Canyon County homeowners, 15,702 of 65,016 owner-occupied homes (24.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.9% (5,117)
- $800 to $1,499 20.5% (13,320)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.0% (12,338)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.7% (15,419)
- $3,000 or more 24.2% (15,702)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,120 homes here (4.8%) 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 Canyon County pay about the same bill, a 3% gap.
Canyon County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Canyon County's effective rate is higher than 73% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #12 of 44.
Where Canyon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.52% Among the most affordable more affordable than 81% 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 Canyon County moved from $1,583 in the 2020 release to $2,011 in 2024, a change of about 27%. 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.
Canyon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Canyon County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Canyon County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Canyon County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,011 +0.8% | 0.52% |
| 2023 | $1,996 +6.2% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | $1,879 +9.9% | 0.61% |
| 2021 | $1,710 +8.0% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $1,583 | 0.75% |
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.
Canyon County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Canyon County's effective rate
On effective rate, Canyon County sits nearest Union County (GA), Weld County (CO), Morgan County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Watauga County (NC), Humphreys County (TN), Whitfield County (GA).
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
Canyon County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 6,620 of 110,900 returns from Canyon County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,406 - 38% 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 Idaho
Canyon County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Canyon County?
- Canyon County, Idaho scores C (56/100) 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- (+$65). 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 Canyon County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Canyon County is $2,011, an effective rate of 0.52% on a $390,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Canyon County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Canyon County jumped 27.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,583 to $2,011, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Canyon County?
- Property taxes in Canyon County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $76,488 median household income.
- How does Canyon County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Canyon County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.52% versus 0.92% nationally.
What to do with Canyon County's QUIET rate
At Canyon County's 0.52% effective rate, a $390,000 home implies about $2,011/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Canyon County ranks #12 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 Canyon 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: 0.52%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,011/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Canyon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Canyon County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Cache County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Canyon County at $2,011/yr; rate 0.45% vs Canyon County 0.52%.
Humboldt County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Canyon County at $2,011/yr; rate 1.29% vs Canyon County 0.52%.
Okaloosa County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Canyon County at $2,011/yr; rate 0.57% vs Canyon County 0.52%.
Becker County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,014/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.69% vs Canyon County 0.52%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Canyon 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 Canyon County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.