Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Iron County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Iron County pays $1,558 a year, an effective rate of 0.41%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,558
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.41%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #22 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Iron County pay a median $1,558 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.41%, more affordable than 92% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,558
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.41%
- Effective rate on median home
- #246 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($379,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 62,252. Owner-occupied homes: 13,763.
The median annual property tax in Iron County is $1,558, which is 38% lower than the Utah state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.41% on a median home value of $379,000. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Iron County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Iron County's 0.41% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 92% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Utah median
Homeowners in Iron County pay a median annual property tax of $1,558, notably lower than the national median and well below the Utah state median. On a $379,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.41% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Utah counties by effective rate
Iron County ranks #22 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (24% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Iron County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $66,247 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Iron 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Iron County rose 63.9%, from $231,300 to $379,000. The effective rate fell 23.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 25.9%, to $1,558. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $1,237 to $1,558. 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 4,929 of 13,763 owner-occupied homes (35.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 2.4% 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.
What Iron County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Iron County homeowners, 4,929 of 13,763 owner-occupied homes (35.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.1% (1,252)
- $800 to $1,499 35.8% (4,929)
- $1,500 to $1,999 21.2% (2,917)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.6% (2,565)
- $3,000 or more 10.0% (1,373)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
727 homes here (5.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Iron County pay about the same bill, a 1% gap.
Iron County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Iron County's effective rate is higher than 24% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #22 of 29.
Where Iron County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.41% Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% 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 0.41%, Iron County sits in the lowest 8% 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 $1,558, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Iron County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Iron County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Iron County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Iron County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,558 +7.9% | 0.41% |
| 2023 | $1,444 +4.2% | 0.42% |
| 2022 | $1,386 +7.3% | 0.46% |
| 2021 | $1,292 +4.4% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | $1,237 | 0.53% |
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.
Iron County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Iron County's effective rate
On effective rate, Iron County sits nearest McMullen County (TX), Pickett County (TN), Monroe County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Audrain County (MO), Calaveras County (CA), Bienville Parish (LA).
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
Iron County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,920 of 25,830 returns from Iron County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,823 - 45% 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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Iron County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Iron County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Iron County is $1,558, an effective rate of 0.41% on a $379,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Iron County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Iron County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.41% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Iron County?
- Iron County, Utah 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 A+ (0.41%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Iron County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Iron County jumped 25.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,237 to $1,558, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Iron County?
- Property taxes in Iron County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $66,247 median household income.
What to do with Iron County's QUIET rate
Inside Utah, Iron County's $1,558 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Utah overview →
Iron County ranks #22 of 29 Utah counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Utah overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Iron 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: 0.41%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,558/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Iron County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Iron County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Lancaster County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Iron County at $1,558/yr; rate 0.48% vs Iron County 0.41%.
Washington County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Iron County at $1,558/yr; rate 0.90% vs Iron County 0.41%.
Grant County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,557/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Iron County 0.41%.
Labette County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,559/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.65% vs Iron County 0.41%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Iron County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 Iron County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.