Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Davis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Davis County pays $2,665 a year, an effective rate of 0.53%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,665
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.53%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +34%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Davis County pay a median $2,665 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.53%, more affordable than 80% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,665
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.53%
- Effective rate on median home
- #619 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 ($505,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 370,924. Owner-occupied homes: 89,654.
The median annual property tax in Davis County is $2,665, which is 6% higher than the Utah state average and 34% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.53% on a median home value of $505,500. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Davis County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Davis County's 0.53% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 80%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Davis County pay a median annual property tax of $2,665, well above the national median and modestly above the Utah state median. On a $505,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.53% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Utah counties by effective rate
Davis County ranks #9 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (69% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Davis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $110,884 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Davis 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Davis County's effective rate fell 13.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 57.9%, leaving the median bill 36.7% higher at $2,665. That rate move is larger than the one in 56% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 37% from $1,949 to $2,665. 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 plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 32,873 of 89,654 (36.7%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.4% 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 Davis County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Davis County homeowners, 32,873 of 89,654 owner-occupied homes (36.7%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.7% (3,358)
- $800 to $1,499 7.3% (6,535)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.2% (11,857)
- $2,000 to $2,999 36.7% (32,873)
- $3,000 or more 36.3% (32,569)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,462 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Davis County pay about the same bill, within a 3% gap either way.
Davis County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Davis County's effective rate is higher than 69% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #9 of 29.
Where Davis County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.53% Among the most affordable more affordable than 80% 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 Davis County moved from $1,949 in the 2020 release to $2,665 in 2024, a change of about 37%. 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.
Davis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Davis County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Davis County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Davis County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,665 +4.7% | 0.53% |
| 2023 | $2,546 +6.4% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $2,392 +13.1% | 0.57% |
| 2021 | $2,115 +8.5% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | $1,949 | 0.61% |
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.
Davis County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Davis County's effective rate
On effective rate, Davis County sits nearest Roane County (TN), Perry County (TN), Lawrence County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Decatur County (KS), York County (SC), Fulton County (IN).
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
Davis County: only 15% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 25,030 of 162,470 returns from Davis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,080 - 46% 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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Davis County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Davis County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Davis County is $2,665, an effective rate of 0.53% on a $505,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Davis County?
- Davis County, Utah scores C (57/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-68). 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 Davis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Davis County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.53% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Davis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Davis County jumped 36.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,949 to $2,665, 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 Davis County?
- Property taxes in Davis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $110,884 median household income.
What to do with Davis County's QUIET rate
Davis County's $2,665 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Davis County ranks #9 of 29 Utah counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Utah overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Davis 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: 0.53%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,665/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Davis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Davis County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Saline County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,663/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.35% vs Davis County 0.53%.
Pike County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,668/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.87% vs Davis County 0.53%.
Walker County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,669/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.18% vs Davis County 0.53%.
Hughes County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,659/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.10% vs Davis County 0.53%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Davis 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 Davis County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.