Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Douglas County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Douglas County pays $2,750 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,750
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +38%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Douglas County pay a median $2,750 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,750
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +38%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($615,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 49,623. Owner-occupied homes: 16,811.
The median annual property tax in Douglas County is $2,750, which is 36% higher than the Nevada state average and 38% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $615,400. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Douglas County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Douglas County's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Douglas County pay a median annual property tax of $2,750, well above the national median and well above the Nevada state median. On a $615,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Nevada counties by effective rate
Douglas County ranks #14 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (18% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Douglas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $90,754 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Douglas 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 Douglas County rose 47.6%, from $416,900 to $615,400. The effective rate fell 20.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 83% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 17.8%, to $2,750. 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 $2,334 to $2,750, a gain of 18%. 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: 7,202 of 16,811 owner-occupied homes (42.8%) 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.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 3.0% 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 Douglas County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Douglas County homeowners, 7,202 of 16,811 owner-occupied homes (42.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.7% (955)
- $800 to $1,499 13.9% (2,342)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.1% (2,035)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.2% (3,738)
- $3,000 or more 42.8% (7,202)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
539 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Douglas County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 14% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Douglas County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Douglas County's effective rate is higher than 18% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #14 of 17.
Where Douglas County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.45% Among the most affordable more affordable than 89% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Nevada, a larger bill
The effective rate here sits within 4% of the Nevada median, yet the median bill runs 36% above 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 costlier housing produces $2,750 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Douglas County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Douglas County | Nevada Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Douglas County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Douglas County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,750 +3.8% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $2,649 +3.6% | 0.45% |
| 2022 | $2,557 +4.7% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | $2,443 +4.7% | 0.55% |
| 2020 | $2,334 | 0.56% |
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.
Douglas County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Douglas County's effective rate
On effective rate, Douglas County sits nearest Judith Basin County (MT), Carter County (MT), Terrebonne Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Crawford County (GA), Skagway Municipality (AK), Garland County (AR).
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
Douglas County: only 12% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 3,180 of 27,580 returns from Douglas County reported real estate taxes, averaging $8,479 - 39% of those reporters sat in the $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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Douglas County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Douglas County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Douglas County is $2,750, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $615,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Douglas County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Douglas County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Douglas County?
- Douglas County, Nevada scores C- (54/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-439). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Douglas County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Douglas County climbed 17.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,334 to $2,750, 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 Douglas County?
- Property taxes in Douglas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $90,754 median household income.
What to do with Douglas County's QUIET rate
Douglas County's $2,750 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Douglas County ranks #14 of 17 Nevada counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Nevada overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Douglas 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: 0.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,750/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Douglas County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Douglas County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Franklin County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Douglas County at $2,750/yr; rate 0.73% vs Douglas County 0.45%.
Denver County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,751/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.45% vs Douglas County 0.45%.
Taylor County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,748/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.39% vs Douglas County 0.45%.
Bond County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,747/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.89% vs Douglas County 0.45%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Douglas 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 Douglas County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.