Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Duchesne County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Duchesne County pays $1,742 a year, an effective rate of 0.61%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,742
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.61%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -13%
- vs U.S. average
- #4 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Duchesne County pay a median $1,742 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.61%, more affordable than 70% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,742
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.61%
- Effective rate on median home
- #932 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -13%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($283,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 20,185. Owner-occupied homes: 5,428.
The median annual property tax in Duchesne County is $1,742, which is 31% lower than the Utah state average and 13% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.61% on a median home value of $283,700. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Duchesne County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Duchesne County's 0.61% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 70%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Utah counties by effective rate
Duchesne County ranks #4 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Utah median
Homeowners in Duchesne County pay a median annual property tax of $1,742, notably lower than the national median and well below the Utah state median. On a $283,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.61% 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 Duchesne County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $78,445 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Duchesne 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
Duchesne County's effective rate fell 13.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 50.7%, leaving the median bill 30.5% higher at $1,742. 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 30% from $1,335 to $1,742. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,401 of 5,428 owner-occupied homes (25.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 2.2% 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 Duchesne County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Duchesne County homeowners, 1,401 of 5,428 owner-occupied homes (25.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.6% (631)
- $800 to $1,499 25.8% (1,401)
- $1,500 to $1,999 22.9% (1,244)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.5% (1,167)
- $3,000 or more 15.2% (827)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
158 homes here (2.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Duchesne County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Duchesne County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Duchesne County's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #4 of 29.
Where Duchesne County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.61% Among the most affordable more affordable than 70% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Duchesne County taxes property at 0.61%, about 17% above the Utah average, yet its median bill of $1,742 lands roughly 31% 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.
Duchesne County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Duchesne County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| 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.
Duchesne County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Duchesne County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,742 +8.1% | 0.61% |
| 2023 | $1,611 +7.5% | 0.64% |
| 2022 | $1,498 +8.6% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $1,379 +3.3% | 0.71% |
| 2020 | $1,335 | 0.71% |
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.
Duchesne County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Duchesne County's effective rate
On effective rate, Duchesne County sits nearest Montgomery County (TN), Douglas County (OR), Dunn County (ND).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Joseph County (IN), Iowa County (IA), Ramsey County (MN).
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
Duchesne County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 540 of 8,150 returns from Duchesne County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,972 - 43% 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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Duchesne County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Duchesne County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Duchesne County is $1,742, an effective rate of 0.61% on a $283,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Duchesne County?
- Duchesne 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 rate relief at B (0.61%). 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 Duchesne County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Duchesne County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.61% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Duchesne County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Duchesne County jumped 30.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,335 to $1,742, 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 Duchesne County?
- Property taxes in Duchesne County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $78,445 median household income.
What to do with Duchesne County's QUIET rate
Inside Utah, Duchesne County's $1,742 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Utah overview →
Duchesne County ranks #4 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 Duchesne 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: 0.61%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,742/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Duchesne County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Duchesne County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Hyde County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,743/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.96% vs Duchesne County 0.61%.
Lincoln County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,744/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.60% vs Duchesne County 0.61%.
Mills County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,740/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.78% vs Duchesne County 0.61%.
York County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,740/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.48% vs Duchesne County 0.61%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Duchesne 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 Duchesne County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.