Arizona · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greenlee County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greenlee County pays $518 a year, an effective rate of 0.33%, far below the U.S. average.
- $518
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.33%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -74%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 15
- rank in AZ
The verdict
Homeowners in Greenlee County pay a median $518 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.33%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $518
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.33%
- Effective rate on median home
- #113 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -74%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($158,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arizona. Population: 9,409. Owner-occupied homes: 1,904.
The median annual property tax in Greenlee County is $518, which is 72% lower than the Arizona state average and 74% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.33% on a median home value of $158,600. Property taxes represent 0.7% of the median household income in this county.
Greenlee County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Greenlee County's 0.33% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Greenlee County pay a median annual property tax of $518, far below the national median and far below the Arizona state median. On a $158,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.33% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Arizona counties by effective rate
Greenlee County ranks #15 of 15 counties in Arizona by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Greenlee County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.7% of the $71,164 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 5.9%, from $489 to $518. 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 Greenlee 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 43% from $361 to $518. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,011 of 1,904 owner-occupied homes (53.1%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 0.7% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
32.6% of Greenlee County homes owned free and clear (397 of 1,218) report no property tax at all, against 7.9% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Greenlee County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greenlee County homeowners, 1,011 of 1,904 owner-occupied homes (53.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 53.1% (1,011)
- $800 to $1,499 19.1% (363)
- $1,500 to $1,999 1.9% (37)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.0% (39)
- $3,000 or more 0.2% (3)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
451 homes here (23.7%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Arizona handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Greenlee County pay a substantially higher bill, 43% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Greenlee County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greenlee County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 15 counties in Arizona - ranking #15 of 15.
Where Greenlee County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.33% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.33%, Greenlee County sits in the lowest 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $518, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Greenlee County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greenlee County | Arizona Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 0.7% | - | - |
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.
Greenlee County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arizona counties.
Greenlee County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $518 +5.9% | 0.33% |
| 2023 | $489 +39.3% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | $351 -8.4% | 0.37% |
| 2021 | $383 +6.1% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | $361 | 0.39% |
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.
Greenlee County: tax takes only 0.7% of income
Counties near Greenlee County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greenlee County sits nearest Perry County (AL), Clarke County (AL), Chilton County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Juab County (UT), Grenada County (MS), Klickitat County (WA).
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
Greenlee County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 3,360 returns from Greenlee County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,125 - 100% 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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Greenlee County rate FAQs
- How does Greenlee County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greenlee County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.33% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Greenlee County?
- Greenlee County, Arizona scores A+ (92/100) 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+ (0.33%). 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 Greenlee County, Arizona?
- The median annual property tax in Greenlee County is $518, an effective rate of 0.33% on a $158,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greenlee County?
- Property taxes in Greenlee County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 0.7% of the $71,164 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greenlee County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greenlee County is recorded at $518 in the 2024 5-year release against $361 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 1,904 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.
What to do with Greenlee County's QUIET rate
Greenlee County's $518 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 0.7% of Greenlee County's $71,164 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Greenlee 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: 0.33%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $518/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greenlee County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greenlee County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Pushmataha County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenlee County at $518/yr; rate 0.39% vs Greenlee County 0.33%.
Union Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenlee County at $518/yr; rate 0.46% vs Greenlee County 0.33%.
Bent County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $517/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.35% vs Greenlee County 0.33%.
Jefferson County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $517/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.63% vs Greenlee County 0.33%.
Arizona county set
State ACS overview for every published Arizona county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greenlee 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 Greenlee County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.