Oklahoma · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hughes County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hughes County pays $615 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, far below the U.S. average.
- $615
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -69%
- vs U.S. average
- #44 of 77
- rank in OK
The verdict
Homeowners in Hughes County pay a median $615 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $615
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -69%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($102,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oklahoma. Population: 13,389. Owner-occupied homes: 2,989.
The median annual property tax in Hughes County is $615, which is 62% lower than the Oklahoma state average and 69% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $102,000. Property taxes represent 1.2% of the median household income in this county.
Hughes County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hughes County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hughes County pay a median annual property tax of $615, far below the national median and far below the Oklahoma state median. On a $102,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Hughes County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $51,581 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Oklahoma counties by effective rate
Hughes County ranks #44 of 77 counties in Oklahoma by effective rate (43% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hughes 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
Hughes County's effective rate fell 15.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.5%, leaving the median bill 16.0% higher at $615. That rate move is larger than the one in 67% 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 $530 to $615, 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,594 of 2,989 owner-occupied homes (53.3%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 1.2% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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 Hughes County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hughes County homeowners, 1,594 of 2,989 owner-occupied homes (53.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 53.3% (1,594)
- $800 to $1,499 24.2% (724)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.1% (271)
- $2,000 to $2,999 4.6% (136)
- $3,000 or more 2.4% (72)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
192 homes here (6.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oklahoma handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Hughes County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+81%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Hughes County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hughes County's effective rate is higher than 43% of the 77 counties in Oklahoma - ranking #44 of 77.
Where Hughes County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Oklahoma on both measures
Hughes County's effective rate runs 25% under the Oklahoma median and its bill 62% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $615 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Oklahoma norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Hughes County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hughes County | Oklahoma Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.2% | - | - |
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.
Hughes County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oklahoma counties.
Hughes County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $615 +6.0% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $580 +3.6% | 0.61% |
| 2022 | $560 +4.9% | 0.64% |
| 2021 | $534 +0.8% | 0.69% |
| 2020 | $530 | 0.71% |
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.
Hughes County: tax takes only 1.2% of income
Counties near Hughes County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hughes County sits nearest Divide County (ND), Surry County (NC), Stokes County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Orange County (VA), Gem County (ID), Buchanan County (MO).
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
Hughes County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 4,900 returns from Hughes County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,713 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Hughes County rate FAQs
- How does Hughes County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hughes County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Hughes County?
- Hughes County, Oklahoma scores B+ (78/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.2%). 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 Hughes County, Oklahoma?
- The median annual property tax in Hughes County is $615, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $102,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hughes County?
- Property taxes in Hughes County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $51,581 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hughes County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hughes County climbed 16.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $530 to $615, 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 Hughes County's QUIET rate
Hughes County's $615 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 1.2% of Hughes County's $51,581 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hughes 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: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $615/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hughes County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hughes County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Cherokee County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $614/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.43% vs Hughes County 0.60%.
Roosevelt County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $616/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.45% vs Hughes County 0.60%.
Lewis County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $617/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.64% vs Hughes County 0.60%.
Seminole County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $613/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.62% vs Hughes County 0.60%.
Oklahoma county set
State ACS overview for every published Oklahoma county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hughes 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 Hughes County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.