New Hampshire · County property tax · ACS 2024
Coos County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Coos County pays $3,579 a year, an effective rate of 1.89%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,579
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.89%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +80%
- vs U.S. average
- #3 of 10
- rank in NH
The verdict
Homeowners in Coos County pay a median $3,579 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.89%, more affordable than 4% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,579
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.89%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3022 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +80%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($188,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for New Hampshire. Population: 31,271. Owner-occupied homes: 10,396.
The median annual property tax in Coos County is $3,579, which is 46% lower than the New Hampshire state average and 80% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.89% on a median home value of $188,900. Property taxes represent 6.2% of the median household income in this county.
Coos County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Coos County's 1.89% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 96% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Coos County pay a median annual property tax of $3,579, far above the national median and well below the New Hampshire state median. On a $188,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.89% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Coos County run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 6.2% of the $57,677 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Low among New Hampshire counties by effective rate
Coos County ranks #3 of 10 counties in New Hampshire by effective rate (70% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Coos 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 Coos County rose 42.6%, from $132,500 to $188,900. The effective rate fell 18.4% over the same span, a steeper move than in 77% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.3%, to $3,579. 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 $3,077 to $3,579, a gain of 16%. 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: 6,228 of 10,396 owner-occupied homes (59.9%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 6.2% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned here.
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 Coos County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Coos County homeowners, 6,228 of 10,396 owner-occupied homes (59.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.0% (625)
- $800 to $1,499 8.0% (830)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.6% (684)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.5% (1,820)
- $3,000 or more 59.9% (6,228)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
209 homes here (2.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how New Hampshire handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Coos County pay about the same bill, a 5% gap.
Coos County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Coos County's effective rate is higher than 70% of the 10 counties in New Hampshire - ranking #3 of 10.
Where Coos County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.89% more affordable than 4% 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 highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.89%, Coos County sits in the top 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $3,579 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Coos County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Coos County | New Hampshire Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 6.2% | - | - |
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.
Coos County's PEAK · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Coos County's published figures (PEAK · HEAVY), a $188,900 median home carries a $3,579 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $358 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for New Hampshire.
Coos County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,579 +1.9% | 1.89% |
| 2023 | $3,511 +4.9% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | $3,348 +7.4% | 2.12% |
| 2021 | $3,116 +1.3% | 2.32% |
| 2020 | $3,077 | 2.32% |
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.
Coos County: tax takes 6.2% of income
Counties near Coos County's effective rate
On effective rate, Coos County sits nearest Greeley County (KS), Bond County (IL), Union County (NJ).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Will County (IL), Lawrence County (IN), Jackson County (KS).
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
Coos County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 320 of 15,430 returns from Coos County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,944 - 31% 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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Coos County rate FAQs
- How does Coos County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Coos County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.89% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Coos County, New Hampshire?
- The median annual property tax in Coos County is $3,579, an effective rate of 1.89% on a $188,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Coos County?
- Coos County, New Hampshire scores F (16/100) 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 B- (+$171). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Coos County?
- Property taxes in Coos County run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 6.2% of the $57,677 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Coos County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Coos County climbed 16.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $3,077 to $3,579, 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 Coos County's PEAK rate
Coos County's $3,579 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 6.2% of Coos County's $57,677 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Coos County's PEAK 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: 1.89%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,579/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Coos County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Coos County (PEAK · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK HEAVY
Kodiak Island Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,569/yr (near-tied bill ABS $10); rate 0.87% vs Coos County 1.89%.
Cass County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,564/yr (near-tied bill ABS $15); rate 1.20% vs Coos County 1.89%.
Adams County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,561/yr (near-tied bill ABS $18); rate 1.33% vs Coos County 1.89%.
Medina County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,560/yr (near-tied bill ABS $19); rate 1.24% vs Coos County 1.89%.
New Hampshire county set
State ACS overview for every published New Hampshire county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Coos County stamps PEAK · HEAVY - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
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 Coos County (PEAK · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.