Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Carson City Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Carson City pays $1,870 a year, an effective rate of 0.41%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,870
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.41%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -6%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Carson City pay a median $1,870 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.41%, more affordable than 92% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,870
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.41%
- Effective rate on median home
- #246 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -6%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($453,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 58,384. Owner-occupied homes: 14,769.
The median annual property tax in Carson City is $1,870, which is 8% lower than the Nevada state average and 6% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.41% on a median home value of $453,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Carson City's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Carson City's 0.41% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 92% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among Nevada counties by effective rate
Carson City ranks #16 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (6% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Carson City pay a median annual property tax of $1,870, modestly below the national median and modestly below the Nevada state median. On a $453,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.41% 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 Carson City run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $72,355 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Carson City 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 Carson City rose 51.1%, from $299,900 to $453,000. The effective rate fell 22.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.7%, to $1,870. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,603 to $1,870, a gain of 17%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,880 of 14,769 owner-occupied homes (26.3%) 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.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.6% 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 Carson City Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Carson City homeowners, 3,880 of 14,769 owner-occupied homes (26.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 13.7% (2,019)
- $800 to $1,499 23.1% (3,415)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.3% (2,119)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.4% (2,575)
- $3,000 or more 26.3% (3,880)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
761 homes here (5.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Carson City pay about the same bill, within a 7% gap either way.
Carson City's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Carson City's effective rate is higher than 6% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #16 of 17.
Where Carson City sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.41% Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.41%, Carson City sits in the lowest 8% 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 $1,870, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Carson City vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Carson City | Nevada 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 | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Carson City is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Carson City rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,870 +5.0% | 0.41% |
| 2023 | $1,781 -0.9% | 0.42% |
| 2022 | $1,798 +10.2% | 0.46% |
| 2021 | $1,631 +1.7% | 0.50% |
| 2020 | $1,603 | 0.53% |
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.
Carson City: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Carson City's effective rate
On effective rate, Carson City sits nearest Madison County (MT), Hickory County (MO), Tangipahoa Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Idaho County (ID), Shelby County (TN), Onondaga County (NY).
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
Carson City: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,650 of 29,510 returns from Carson City reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,630 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Carson City rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Carson City?
- Carson City, Nevada scores C+ (63/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-140). 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 Carson City, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Carson City is $1,870, an effective rate of 0.41% on a $453,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Carson City property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Carson City run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.41% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Carson City?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Carson City climbed 16.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,603 to $1,870, 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 Carson City?
- Property taxes in Carson City run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $72,355 median household income.
What to do with Carson City's QUIET rate
At Carson City's 0.41% effective rate, a $453,000 home implies about $1,870/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Carson City ranks #16 of 17 Nevada counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Nevada overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Carson City'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: 0.41%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,870/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Carson City
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Carson City (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Clay County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Carson City at $1,870/yr; rate 1.20% vs Carson City 0.41%.
Fremont County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,868/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.21% vs Carson City 0.41%.
Parmer County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,872/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.28% vs Carson City 0.41%.
Gladwin County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,867/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.15% vs Carson City 0.41%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Carson City 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 Carson City (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.