Alaska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dillingham Census Area Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dillingham Census Area pays $2,738 a year, an effective rate of 1.72%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,738
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.72%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +37%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 28
- rank in AK
The verdict
Homeowners in Dillingham Census Area pay a median $2,738 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.72%, more affordable than 6% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,738
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.72%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2959 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +37%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($159,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Alaska. Population: 4,724. Owner-occupied homes: 861.
The median annual property tax in Dillingham Census Area is $2,738, which is 30% lower than the Alaska state average and 37% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.72% on a median home value of $159,000. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Dillingham Census Area's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Dillingham Census Area's 1.72% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 94% pay more.
Decision signal 2
Low among Alaska counties by effective rate
Dillingham Census Area ranks #1 of 28 counties in Alaska by effective rate (96% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Dillingham Census Area pay a median annual property tax of $2,738, well above the national median and well below the Alaska state median. On a $159,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.72% 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 Dillingham Census Area run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $78,533 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill down
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has eased 4.8%, from $2,875 to $2,738. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dillingham Census Area 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 25% from $2,189 to $2,738. 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 largest single group of owner-occupied homes in this county reports no real estate tax at all: 565 of 861 homes (65.6%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 3.5% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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.
Dillingham Census Area is an outlier inside Alaska
Across the 28 Alaska counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.75%. Dillingham Census Area is at 1.72%, which sits 2.3 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Dillingham Census Area Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Dillingham Census Area homeowners are not billed at all: 565 of 861 owner-occupied homes (65.6%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 4.1% (35)
- $800 to $1,499 1.7% (15)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.8% (50)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.5% (65)
- $3,000 or more 15.2% (131)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
565 homes here (65.6%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Dillingham Census Area homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Alaska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Dillingham Census Area pay a substantially higher bill, 52% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Dillingham Census Area's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dillingham Census Area's effective rate is higher than 96% of the 28 counties in Alaska - ranking #1 of 28.
Where Dillingham Census Area sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.72% more affordable than 6% 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
Dillingham Census Area taxes property at 1.72%, about 55% above the Alaska average, yet its median bill of $2,738 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.
Dillingham Census Area vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dillingham Census Area | Alaska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Dillingham Census Area's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Dillingham Census Area's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $159,000 median home carries a $2,738 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $274 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Alaska.
Dillingham Census Area rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,738 -4.8% | 1.72% |
| 2023 | $2,875 +16.2% | 1.76% |
| 2022 | $2,475 +16.3% | 1.48% |
| 2021 | $2,128 -2.8% | 1.36% |
| 2020 | $2,189 | 1.40% |
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.
Dillingham Census Area: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Dillingham Census Area's effective rate
On effective rate, Dillingham Census Area sits nearest Jo Daviess County (IL), Menard County (IL), Williamson County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Newton County (MO), St. Johns County (FL), Lubbock County (TX).
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
Dillingham Census Area: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 1,940 returns from Dillingham Census Area reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,000 - 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.
Other Counties in Alaska
Dillingham Census Area rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Dillingham Census Area?
- Dillingham Census Area, Alaska scores F (21/100) 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 A (2.02×). 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 Dillingham Census Area, Alaska?
- The median annual property tax in Dillingham Census Area is $2,738, an effective rate of 1.72% on a $159,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Dillingham Census Area property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Dillingham Census Area run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.72% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Dillingham Census Area?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Dillingham Census Area is recorded at $2,738 in the 2024 5-year release against $2,189 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 861 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Dillingham Census Area?
- Property taxes in Dillingham Census Area run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $78,533 median household income.
What to do with Dillingham Census Area's STEEP rate
Dillingham Census Area's $2,738 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Dillingham Census Area ranks #1 of 28 Alaska counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Alaska overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Dillingham Census Area's STEEP 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: 1.72%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,738/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dillingham Census Area
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dillingham Census Area (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Worcester County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Dillingham Census Area at $2,738/yr; rate 0.73% vs Dillingham Census Area 1.72%.
Franklin County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,740/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.10% vs Dillingham Census Area 1.72%.
Kearney County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,740/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.23% vs Dillingham Census Area 1.72%.
Routt County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,736/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.32% vs Dillingham Census Area 1.72%.
Alaska county set
State ACS overview for every published Alaska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Dillingham Census Area stamps STEEP · MID - 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 Dillingham Census Area (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.