Arizona · County property tax · ACS 2024
Cochise County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Cochise County pays $1,310 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,310
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -34%
- vs U.S. average
- #6 of 15
- rank in AZ
The verdict
Homeowners in Cochise County pay a median $1,310 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,310
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -34%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($218,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arizona. Population: 125,566. Owner-occupied homes: 36,213.
The median annual property tax in Cochise County is $1,310, which is 30% lower than the Arizona state average and 34% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $218,300. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Cochise County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Cochise County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Cochise County pay a median annual property tax of $1,310, well below the national median and well below the Arizona state median. On a $218,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Cochise County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $59,742 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Arizona counties by effective rate
Cochise County ranks #6 of 15 counties in Arizona by effective rate (60% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Cochise 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 Cochise County rose 45.4%, from $150,100 to $218,300. The effective rate fell 26.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 95% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 6.9%, to $1,310. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,225 to $1,310, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 12,204 of 36,213 owner-occupied homes (33.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.2% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Cochise County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Cochise County homeowners, 12,204 of 36,213 owner-occupied homes (33.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.6% (8,197)
- $800 to $1,499 33.7% (12,204)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.6% (4,915)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.0% (4,714)
- $3,000 or more 11.5% (4,155)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,028 homes here (5.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Arizona handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Cochise County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Cochise County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Cochise County's effective rate is higher than 60% of the 15 counties in Arizona - ranking #6 of 15.
Where Cochise County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Cochise County taxes property at 0.60%, about 25% above the Arizona average, yet its median bill of $1,310 lands roughly 30% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Cochise County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Cochise County | Arizona Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Cochise County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arizona counties.
Cochise County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,310 -1.1% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $1,325 +1.0% | 0.64% |
| 2022 | $1,312 +3.9% | 0.72% |
| 2021 | $1,263 +3.1% | 0.79% |
| 2020 | $1,225 | 0.82% |
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.
Cochise County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Cochise County's effective rate
On effective rate, Cochise County sits nearest Petersburg Borough (AK), Ashley County (AR), Broomfield County (CO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Keokuk County (IA), Labette County (KS), Miller 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
Cochise County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,960 of 56,150 returns from Cochise County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,992 - 40% 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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Cochise County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Cochise County, Arizona?
- The median annual property tax in Cochise County is $1,310, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $218,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Cochise County?
- Cochise County, Arizona 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 (0.60%). 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 Cochise County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Cochise County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Cochise County?
- Property taxes in Cochise County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $59,742 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Cochise County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Cochise County ticked up 6.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,225 to $1,310, 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 Cochise County's QUIET rate
Cochise County's $1,310 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 →
Cochise County ranks #6 of 15 Arizona counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Arizona overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Cochise 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: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,310/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Cochise County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Cochise County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Gilpin County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Cochise County at $1,310/yr; rate 0.23% vs Cochise County 0.60%.
Noble County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Cochise County at $1,310/yr; rate 0.67% vs Cochise County 0.60%.
Putnam County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,311/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Cochise County 0.60%.
Hettinger County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,308/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.12% vs Cochise County 0.60%.
Arizona county set
State ACS overview for every published Arizona county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Cochise 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 Cochise County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.