Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hot Springs County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hot Springs County pays $1,236 a year, an effective rate of 0.54%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,236
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.54%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -38%
- vs U.S. average
- #18 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Hot Springs County pay a median $1,236 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.54%, more affordable than 79% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,236
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.54%
- Effective rate on median home
- #659 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -38%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($227,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 4,620. Owner-occupied homes: 1,555.
The median annual property tax in Hot Springs County is $1,236, which is 30% lower than the Wyoming state average and 38% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.54% on a median home value of $227,500. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Hot Springs County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hot Springs County's 0.54% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 79%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hot Springs County pay a median annual property tax of $1,236, well below the national median and well below the Wyoming state median. On a $227,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.54% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Wyoming counties by effective rate
Hot Springs County ranks #18 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (22% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hot Springs County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $61,250 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hot Springs 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Hot Springs County's effective rate fell 15.1% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 38.4%, leaving the median bill 17.5% higher at $1,236. That rate move is larger than the one in 64% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,052 to $1,236, a gain of 17%. 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 527 of 1,555 owner-occupied homes (33.9%). 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 Hot Springs County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hot Springs County homeowners, 527 of 1,555 owner-occupied homes (33.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.0% (436)
- $800 to $1,499 33.9% (527)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.3% (191)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.5% (225)
- $3,000 or more 9.6% (149)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
27 homes here (1.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Hot Springs County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Hot Springs County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hot Springs County's effective rate is higher than 22% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #18 of 23.
Where Hot Springs 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
Same rate as Wyoming, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 5% of the Wyoming median, yet the median bill runs 30% 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 $1,236 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Hot Springs County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hot Springs County | Wyoming 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.
Hot Springs County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Hot Springs County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,236 +2.8% | 0.54% |
| 2023 | $1,202 +4.2% | 0.56% |
| 2022 | $1,153 +4.7% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $1,101 +4.7% | 0.62% |
| 2020 | $1,052 | 0.64% |
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.
Hot Springs County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Hot Springs County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hot Springs County sits nearest Taylor County (WV), Pleasants County (WV), Mercer County (WV).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Franklin County (PA), Lemhi County (ID), Winnebago County (WI).
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
Hot Springs County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,160 returns from Hot Springs County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,500 - 60% 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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Hot Springs County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Hot Springs County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Hot Springs County is $1,236, an effective rate of 0.54% on a $227,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Hot Springs County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hot Springs County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.54% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Hot Springs County?
- Hot Springs County, Wyoming scores B- (65/100) 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hot Springs County?
- Property taxes in Hot Springs County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $61,250 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hot Springs County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hot Springs County climbed 17.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,052 to $1,236, 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 Hot Springs County's QUIET rate
Hot Springs County's $1,236 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 →
Hot Springs County ranks #18 of 23 Wyoming counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Wyoming overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hot Springs 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: $1,236/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hot Springs County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hot Springs County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Eddy County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,237/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs Hot Springs County 0.54%.
Knox County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,237/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.60% vs Hot Springs County 0.54%.
Randolph County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,235/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Hot Springs County 0.54%.
Toombs County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,235/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Hot Springs County 0.54%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.