North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Emmons County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Emmons County pays $1,063 a year, an effective rate of 0.91%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,063
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.91%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -47%
- vs U.S. average
- #31 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Emmons County pay a median $1,063 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.91%, more affordable than 42% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,063
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.91%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1821 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -47%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($117,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Emmons County, ND
72/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Emmons County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Emmons County
Median tax as a share of Emmons County's median household income
Emmons County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Emmons County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Emmons County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 96/100 (A+) · 1.76×
- Mortgage premium: 94/100 (A+) · $-38
- Income room: 81/100 (A-) · 1.6%
- Bill size: 75/100 (B) · $1,063/yr
- Rate relief: 42/100 (D) · 0.91%
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 3,254. Owner-occupied homes: 1,219.
The median annual property tax in Emmons County is $1,063, which is 57% lower than the North Dakota state average and 47% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.91% on a median home value of $117,200. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Emmons County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Emmons County pay a median annual property tax of $1,063, well below the national median and far below the North Dakota state median. On a $117,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.91% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Emmons County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $66,538 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Emmons County's 0.91% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 42%).
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of North Dakota counties by effective rate
Emmons County ranks #31 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (42% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Emmons County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 6.3% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 74% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 24.0%, the median bill rose 16.2% to $1,063: 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 $915 to $1,063, a gain of 16%. 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 447 of 1,219 owner-occupied homes (36.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 1.6% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Emmons County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Emmons County homeowners, 447 of 1,219 owner-occupied homes (36.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 27.4% (334)
- $800 to $1,499 36.7% (447)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.3% (113)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.5% (116)
- $3,000 or more 7.4% (90)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
119 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 and non-mortgaged homeowners in Emmons County pay about the same bill, within a 4% gap either way.
How Emmons County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Emmons County's effective rate is higher than 42% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #31 of 53 for property tax burden.
Where Emmons County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.91% more affordable than 42% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as North Dakota, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 8% of the North Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 57% 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 $1,063 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Emmons County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Emmons County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
Think your Emmons County property tax bill is too high?
On Emmons County's published figures, a $117,200 median home carries a $1,063 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $106 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in North Dakota.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,063 +5.1% | 0.91% |
| 2023 | $1,011 +3.5% | 0.90% |
| 2022 | $977 +10.8% | 0.89% |
| 2021 | $882 -3.6% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | $915 | 0.97% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate roughly in line with the national average of 0.92% puts Emmons County in the "Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Emmons County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Emmons County sits nearest Orange County (NC), Bladen County (NC), Kent County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Gove County (KS), Gallatin County (IL), Kendall County (TX).
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
What tax filers report in Emmons County
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Emmons 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Emmons County's numbers
- Emmons County's $1,063 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 1.6% of Emmons County's $66,538 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Emmons County ranks #31 of 53 North Dakota counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state board. North Dakota overview →
- If Emmons County's assessment looks high versus the $117,200 typical home, check North Dakota's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($117,200); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Emmons County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.