Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gooding County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gooding County pays $1,279 a year, an effective rate of 0.51%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,279
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.51%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -36%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Gooding County pay a median $1,279 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.51%, more affordable than 83% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,279
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #536 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -36%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($250,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 15,931. Owner-occupied homes: 4,039.
The median annual property tax in Gooding County is $1,279, which is 37% lower than the Idaho state average and 36% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.51% on a median home value of $250,900. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Gooding County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gooding County's 0.51% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 83%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Gooding County pay a median annual property tax of $1,279, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $250,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.51% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Idaho counties by effective rate
Gooding County ranks #13 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (70% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gooding County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $63,559 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 4.6%, from $1,223 to $1,279. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gooding 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 50% from $854 to $1,279. 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 1,488 of 4,039 owner-occupied homes (36.8%). 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 2.0% 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 Gooding County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gooding County homeowners, 1,488 of 4,039 owner-occupied homes (36.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.4% (945)
- $800 to $1,499 36.8% (1,488)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.7% (635)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.1% (529)
- $3,000 or more 5.3% (214)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
228 homes here (5.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Gooding County pay about the same bill, within a 3% gap either way.
Gooding County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gooding County's effective rate is higher than 70% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #13 of 44.
Where Gooding County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.51% Among the most affordable more affordable than 83% 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 Gooding County moved from $854 in the 2020 release to $1,279 in 2024, a change of about 50%. 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.
Gooding County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gooding County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Gooding County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Gooding County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,279 +4.6% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $1,223 +14.1% | 0.53% |
| 2022 | $1,072 +17.5% | 0.54% |
| 2021 | $912 +6.8% | 0.56% |
| 2020 | $854 | 0.55% |
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.
Gooding County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Gooding County's effective rate
On effective rate, Gooding County sits nearest Calhoun County (FL), Ouachita County (AR), Monroe County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Dixie County (FL), Towner County (ND), Alexander County (IL).
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
Gooding County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 170 of 6,880 returns from Gooding County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,312 - 41% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Gooding County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Gooding County?
- Gooding County, Idaho scores B (70/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-37). 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 Gooding County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Gooding County is $1,279, an effective rate of 0.51% on a $250,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Gooding County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Gooding County is recorded at $1,279 in the 2024 5-year release against $854 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 4,039 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- How does Gooding County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Gooding County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Gooding County?
- Property taxes in Gooding County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $63,559 median household income.
What to do with Gooding County's QUIET rate
Gooding County's $1,279 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 →
Gooding County ranks #13 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 Gooding 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: 0.51%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,279/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gooding County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gooding County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Carbon County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gooding County at $1,279/yr; rate 0.57% vs Gooding County 0.51%.
Harrison County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gooding County at $1,279/yr; rate 1.05% vs Gooding County 0.51%.
Buchanan County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,281/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.77% vs Gooding County 0.51%.
Adair County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,276/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.77% vs Gooding County 0.51%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Gooding 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 Gooding County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.