Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Elmore County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Elmore County pays $1,701 a year, an effective rate of 0.54%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,701
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.54%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -15%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Elmore County pay a median $1,701 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.54%, more affordable than 79% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,701
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.54%
- Effective rate on median home
- #659 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -15%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($316,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 29,321. Owner-occupied homes: 7,259.
The median annual property tax in Elmore County is $1,701, which is 17% lower than the Idaho state average and 15% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.54% on a median home value of $316,500. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Elmore County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Elmore County's 0.54% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 79%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Idaho counties by effective rate
Elmore County ranks #10 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (77% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Elmore County pay a median annual property tax of $1,701, notably lower than the national median and notably lower than the Idaho state median. On a $316,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.54% 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 Elmore County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $65,359 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Elmore 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 Elmore County rose 92.5%, from $164,400 to $316,500. The effective rate fell 30.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 97% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 33.2%, to $1,701. 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 33% from $1,277 to $1,701. 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 1,755 of 7,259 owner-occupied homes (24.2%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 2.6% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Elmore County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Elmore County homeowners, 1,755 of 7,259 owner-occupied homes (24.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.4% (1,121)
- $800 to $1,499 24.2% (1,755)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.2% (1,394)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.7% (1,283)
- $3,000 or more 18.2% (1,320)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
386 homes here (5.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Elmore 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.
Elmore County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Elmore County's effective rate is higher than 77% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #10 of 44.
Where Elmore County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.54% Among the most affordable more affordable than 79% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Elmore County moved from $1,277 in the 2020 release to $1,701 in 2024, a change of about 33%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Elmore County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Elmore County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Elmore County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Elmore County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,701 +1.3% | 0.54% |
| 2023 | $1,680 +12.4% | 0.60% |
| 2022 | $1,495 +9.4% | 0.64% |
| 2021 | $1,367 +7.0% | 0.77% |
| 2020 | $1,277 | 0.78% |
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.
Elmore County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Elmore County's effective rate
On effective rate, Elmore County sits nearest Holmes County (FL), Grant County (AR), Faulkner County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Louis County (MN), Monroe County (GA), Thayer County (NE).
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
Elmore County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 370 of 12,630 returns from Elmore County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,924 - 35% 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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Elmore County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Elmore County?
- Elmore County, Idaho 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 rate relief at B+ (0.54%). 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 Elmore County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Elmore County is $1,701, an effective rate of 0.54% on a $316,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Elmore County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Elmore County jumped 33.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,277 to $1,701, 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.
- How does Elmore County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Elmore County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.54% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Elmore County?
- Property taxes in Elmore County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $65,359 median household income.
What to do with Elmore County's QUIET rate
At Elmore County's 0.54% effective rate, a $316,500 home implies about $1,701/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Elmore County ranks #10 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Elmore 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: 0.54%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,701/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Elmore County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Elmore County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
O'Brien County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Elmore County at $1,701/yr; rate 0.98% vs Elmore County 0.54%.
Anderson County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,702/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.92% vs Elmore County 0.54%.
Watonwan County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,700/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.05% vs Elmore County 0.54%.
Clark County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,699/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.94% vs Elmore County 0.54%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Elmore 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 Elmore County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.