North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Divide County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Divide County pays $1,006 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, far below the U.S. average.
- $1,006
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -50%
- vs U.S. average
- #46 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Divide County pay a median $1,006 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,006
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -50%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($167,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 2,167. Owner-occupied homes: 785.
The median annual property tax in Divide County is $1,006, which is 59% lower than the North Dakota state average and 50% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $167,600. Property taxes represent 1.1% of the median household income in this county.
Divide County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Divide 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 Divide County pay a median annual property tax of $1,006, far below the national median and far below the North Dakota state median. On a $167,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among North Dakota counties by effective rate
Divide County ranks #46 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (13% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Divide County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $91,852 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Divide 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 Divide County rose 34.2%, from $124,900 to $167,600. The effective rate fell 21.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 87% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 5.3%, to $1,006. 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 $955 to $1,006, a change of 5%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 308 of 785 owner-occupied homes (39.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 1.1% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Divide County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Divide County homeowners, 308 of 785 owner-occupied homes (39.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 39.2% (308)
- $800 to $1,499 17.1% (134)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.2% (88)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.8% (61)
- $3,000 or more 14.9% (117)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
77 homes here (9.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Divide County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+159%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Divide County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Divide County's effective rate is higher than 13% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #46 of 53.
Where Divide 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
Below North Dakota on both measures
Divide County's effective rate runs 39% under the North Dakota median and its bill 59% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,006 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the North Dakota norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Divide County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Divide County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.1% | - | - |
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.
Divide County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Divide County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,006 -2.7% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $1,034 -3.9% | 0.60% |
| 2022 | $1,076 +4.9% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $1,026 +7.4% | 0.64% |
| 2020 | $955 | 0.76% |
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.
Divide County: tax takes only 1.1% of income
Counties near Divide County's effective rate
On effective rate, Divide County sits nearest Surry County (NC), Stokes County (NC), Davidson County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Obion County (TN), Douglas County (IL), Cumberland County (IL).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Divide County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Divide County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
Other Counties in North Dakota
Divide County rate FAQs
- How does Divide County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Divide County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Divide County?
- Divide County, North Dakota scores B (71/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.1%). 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 Divide County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Divide County is $1,006, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $167,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Divide County?
- Property taxes in Divide County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $91,852 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Divide County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Divide County ticked up 5.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $955 to $1,006, 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 Divide County's QUIET rate
Divide County's $1,006 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 →
Income burden is light here: about 1.1% of Divide County's $91,852 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Divide 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: $1,006/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Divide County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Divide County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Mercer County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Divide County at $1,006/yr; rate 0.96% vs Divide County 0.60%.
Cibola County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,003/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.80% vs Divide County 0.60%.
Corson County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,009/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.45% vs Divide County 0.60%.
Jefferson County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,009/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.96% vs Divide County 0.60%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Divide 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 Divide County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.