Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Elko County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Elko County pays $1,492 a year, an effective rate of 0.50%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,492
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.50%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Elko County pay a median $1,492 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.50%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,492
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.50%
- Effective rate on median home
- #514 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 ($301,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 54,047. Owner-occupied homes: 14,004.
The median annual property tax in Elko County is $1,492, which is 26% lower than the Nevada state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.50% on a median home value of $301,400. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Elko County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Elko County's 0.50% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Elko County pay a median annual property tax of $1,492, well below the national median and well below the Nevada state median. On a $301,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.50% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Elko County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $86,487 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Nevada counties by effective rate
Elko County ranks #9 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (47% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Elko 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 52% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 33.5%, the median bill rose 17.9% to $1,492: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,266 to $1,492, 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 3,230 of 14,004 owner-occupied homes (23.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.7% 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 Elko County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Elko County homeowners, 3,230 of 14,004 owner-occupied homes (23.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.0% (3,078)
- $800 to $1,499 23.1% (3,230)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.0% (1,967)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.7% (2,200)
- $3,000 or more 14.8% (2,071)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,458 homes here (10.4%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Elko County pay a substantially higher bill, 51% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Elko County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Elko County's effective rate is higher than 47% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #9 of 17.
Where Elko County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.50% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% 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 smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 6% of the Nevada median, yet the median bill runs 26% 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 $1,492 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Elko County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Elko County | Nevada Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
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.
Elko County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Elko County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,492 +4.0% | 0.50% |
| 2023 | $1,434 -1.5% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | $1,456 +9.8% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | $1,326 +4.7% | 0.56% |
| 2020 | $1,266 | 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.
Elko County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Elko County's effective rate
On effective rate, Elko County sits nearest Ravalli County (MT), Fallon County (MT), Howell County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Anderson County (KY), Johnson County (MO), Hardin County (IA).
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
Elko County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 900 of 24,020 returns from Elko County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,381 - 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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Elko County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Elko County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Elko County is $1,492, an effective rate of 0.50% on a $301,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Elko County?
- Elko County, Nevada scores C+ (62/100) 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 A- (0.50%). 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 Elko County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Elko County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.50% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Elko County?
- Property taxes in Elko County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $86,487 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Elko County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Elko County climbed 17.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,266 to $1,492, 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 Elko County's QUIET rate
Elko County's $1,492 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 1.7% of Elko County's $86,487 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Elko 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: 0.50%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,492/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Elko County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Elko County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Cambria County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Elko County at $1,492/yr; rate 1.23% vs Elko County 0.50%.
Roberts County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Elko County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.97% vs Elko County 0.50%.
Rockbridge County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Elko County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.60% vs Elko County 0.50%.
Fillmore County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,491/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.99% vs Elko County 0.50%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Elko 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 Elko County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.