Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Caribou County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Caribou County pays $1,341 a year, an effective rate of 0.56%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,341
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.56%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -33%
- vs U.S. average
- #8 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Caribou County pay a median $1,341 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.56%, more affordable than 76% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,341
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.56%
- Effective rate on median home
- #740 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -33%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($241,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 7,162. Owner-occupied homes: 2,020.
The median annual property tax in Caribou County is $1,341, which is 34% lower than the Idaho state average and 33% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.56% on a median home value of $241,500. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Caribou County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Caribou County's 0.56% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 76%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Caribou County pay a median annual property tax of $1,341, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $241,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.56% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Idaho counties by effective rate
Caribou County ranks #8 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (82% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Caribou County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $68,782 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.8%, from $1,330 to $1,341. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Caribou 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 27% from $1,056 to $1,341. 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 632 of 2,020 owner-occupied homes (31.3%). 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 1.9% 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 Caribou County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Caribou County homeowners, 632 of 2,020 owner-occupied homes (31.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.9% (482)
- $800 to $1,499 31.3% (632)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.7% (377)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.4% (271)
- $3,000 or more 8.1% (163)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
95 homes here (4.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Caribou County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Caribou County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Caribou County's effective rate is higher than 82% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #8 of 44.
Where Caribou County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.56% Among the most affordable more affordable than 76% 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 Caribou County moved from $1,056 in the 2020 release to $1,341 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.
Caribou County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Caribou County | Idaho 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.
Caribou County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Caribou County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,341 +0.8% | 0.56% |
| 2023 | $1,330 +0.8% | 0.60% |
| 2022 | $1,320 +14.3% | 0.65% |
| 2021 | $1,155 +9.4% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $1,056 | 0.70% |
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.
Caribou County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Caribou County's effective rate
On effective rate, Caribou County sits nearest Rabun County (GA), Heard County (GA), Hart County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Oklahoma County (OK), Licking County (OH), Lafayette County (AR).
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
Caribou County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 140 of 3,020 returns from Caribou County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,629 - 50% 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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Caribou County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Caribou County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Caribou County is $1,341, an effective rate of 0.56% on a $241,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Caribou County?
- Caribou County, Idaho scores C+ (62/100) 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 B+ (0.56%). 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 Caribou County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Caribou County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.56% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Caribou County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Caribou County is recorded at $1,341 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,056 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,020 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Caribou County?
- Property taxes in Caribou County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $68,782 median household income.
What to do with Caribou County's QUIET rate
Caribou County's $1,341 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 Caribou County's $68,782 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Caribou 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: 0.56%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,341/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Caribou County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Caribou County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Alcona County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Caribou County at $1,341/yr; rate 0.82% vs Caribou County 0.56%.
Lewis County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Caribou County at $1,341/yr; rate 0.60% vs Caribou County 0.56%.
Charles City County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,343/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.56% vs Caribou County 0.56%.
Oliver County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,343/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.62% vs Caribou County 0.56%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Caribou 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 Caribou County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.