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.
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.
Emmons County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
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 2
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 3
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 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).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Emmons 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 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.
Emmons County's effective rate vs peers
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.
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.
Emmons County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Emmons County rate trail · UNDER
| 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.
Emmons County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Emmons County's effective rate
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Emmons County Schedule A rows
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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Emmons County rate FAQs
- How does Emmons County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Emmons County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.91% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Emmons County?
- Emmons County, North Dakota scores B (72/100) 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.76×). 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 Emmons County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Emmons County is $1,063, an effective rate of 0.91% on a $117,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Emmons County?
- 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Emmons County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Emmons County climbed 16.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $915 to $1,063, 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 Emmons County's UNDER rate
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.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Emmons County's UNDER 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: 0.91%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,063/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Emmons County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Emmons County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Cherokee County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,064/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.46% vs Emmons County 0.91%.
Craig County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,064/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Emmons County 0.91%.
Ballard County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,065/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.73% vs Emmons County 0.91%.
Butte County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,061/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.49% vs Emmons County 0.91%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Emmons County stamps UNDER · 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 Emmons County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.