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North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024

Dickey County Property Taxes

The median homeowner in Dickey County pays $1,488 a year, an effective rate of 0.92%, well below the U.S. average.

$1,488
Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
0.92%
Effective rate · Above-median rate
-25%
vs U.S. average
#27 of 53
rank in ND

The verdict

Homeowners in Dickey County pay a median $1,488 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.92%, more affordable than 41% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).

$1,488
Median annual tax bill, 2024
0.92%
Effective rate on median home
#1839 of 3135
U.S. counties by tax burden
-25%
vs the national average bill

Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($162,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.

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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 4,935. Owner-occupied homes: 1,564.

The median annual property tax in Dickey County is $1,488, which is 40% lower than the North Dakota state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.92% on a median home value of $162,400. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.

Dickey County's rate standing among U.S. counties

Primary signal

The effective rate sits near the national middle

Dickey County's 0.92% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 41%).

Decision signal 2

The bill sits well below the national median

Homeowners in Dickey County pay a median annual property tax of $1,488, well below the national median and well below the North Dakota state median. On a $162,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.92% 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 Dickey County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $68,654 median household income.

Decision signal 4

Near the middle of North Dakota counties by effective rate

Dickey County ranks #27 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).

Informational notice

Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dickey 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

Dickey County's effective rate fell 15.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 25.3%, leaving the median bill 6.2% higher at $1,488. That rate move is larger than the one in 65% 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.

Median Annual Tax
$1,488
Below-median bill
-40% vs State -25% vs US
Median Home Value
$162,400
-35% vs State -29% vs US
Effective Tax Rate
0.92%
Above-median rate
-7% vs State +0% vs US

How to read this county's bill

Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,401 to $1,488, a change of 6%. 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 454 of 1,564 owner-occupied homes (29.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.

Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.2% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.

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 Dickey County Homeowners Actually Pay

The single largest group of Dickey County homeowners, 454 of 1,564 owner-occupied homes (29.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.

  • Less than $800 17.8% (278)
  • $800 to $1,499 29.0% (454)
  • $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (197)
  • $2,000 to $2,999 20.6% (322)
  • $3,000 or more 12.4% (194)

Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.

119 homes here (7.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.

With vs Without Mortgage

With Mortgage
$1,631
$136/mo
Without Mortgage
$1,396
$116/mo

In Dickey County, mortgaged homeowners pay 17% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.

Dickey County's effective rate vs peers

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.

Dickey County 0.92%
North Dakota average 0.99%
U.S. average 0.92%

Dickey County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #27 of 53.

Where Dickey County sits among every U.S. county

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)

0.92% more affordable than 41% of 3,135 U.S. counties

Show national distribution This county 0.00% 4.00% every U.S. county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more U.S. counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024

Same rate as North Dakota, a smaller bill

The effective rate here sits within 7% of the North Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 40% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,488 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.

Dickey County vs Benchmarks

Metric Dickey County North Dakota Avg U.S. Avg
Median Annual Tax Below-median bill $1,488 $2,468 $1,993
Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate 0.92% 0.99% 0.92%
Median Home Value $162,400 $249,900 $227,791
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.

Dickey County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.

Dickey County rate trail · UNDER

$1,350$1,400$1,450$1,500$1,550 20202021202220232024 $1,488
Dickey County ACS median tax 2020–2024: +6% ($1,401 → $1,488).
Year Median Tax (vs prior release) Effective Rate
2024 $1,488 -3.3% 0.92%
2023 $1,538 +1.3% 0.92%
2022 $1,518 +3.5% 0.92%
2021 $1,466 +4.6% 1.08%
2020 $1,401 1.08%

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.

Dickey County: tax-to-income at 2.2%

Tax-to-Income Ratio
2.2%
of median household income
Median Income
$68,654
per year
Monthly Tax
$124
per month

Counties near Dickey County's effective rate

On effective rate, Dickey County sits nearest Richmond County (NY), New York County (NY), Lauderdale County (MS).

On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Robeson County (NC), Doddridge County (WV), Harding County (NM).

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.

Dickey County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax

Tax year 2022: 30 of 2,330 returns from Dickey County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,500 - 100% 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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Dickey County rate FAQs

What is the average property tax in Dickey County, North Dakota?
The median annual property tax in Dickey County is $1,488, an effective rate of 0.92% on a $162,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
How does Dickey County property tax compare to the national average?
Property taxes in Dickey County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.92% versus 0.92% nationally.
What is the tax affordability score for Dickey County?
Dickey County, North Dakota scores C (56/100) 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 housing pressure at B+ (2.37×). 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 Dickey County?
Property taxes in Dickey County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $68,654 median household income.
Are property taxes increasing in Dickey County?
The ACS median property-tax bill for Dickey County ticked up 6.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,401 to $1,488, 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 Dickey County's UNDER rate

Dickey County's $1,488 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 →

Dickey County ranks #27 of 53 North Dakota counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. North Dakota overview →

Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)

Rate-first peers for Dickey County's UNDER 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: 0.92%.

Similar median bill

Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,488/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.

Read with Dickey County

Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dickey County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.

UNDER LIGHT

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 Dickey County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.