Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lander County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lander County pays $1,366 a year, an effective rate of 0.64%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,366
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.64%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -31%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Lander County pay a median $1,366 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.64%, more affordable than 67% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,366
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.64%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1040 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -31%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($213,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 5,770. Owner-occupied homes: 1,648.
The median annual property tax in Lander County is $1,366, which is 33% lower than the Nevada state average and 31% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.64% on a median home value of $213,800. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
Lander County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lander County's 0.64% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 67%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Nevada counties by effective rate
Lander County ranks #2 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (88% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Lander County pay a median annual property tax of $1,366, well below the national median and well below the Nevada state median. On a $213,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.64% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Lander County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $89,014 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lander 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 55% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 27.7%, the median bill rose 13.5% to $1,366: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,203 to $1,366, a gain of 14%. 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 706 of 1,648 owner-occupied homes (42.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 1.5% of median household income. Counties in this position span a wide range on the ratio above, because the dollar bill tracks home values rather than the rate.
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 Lander County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lander County homeowners, 706 of 1,648 owner-occupied homes (42.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.4% (171)
- $800 to $1,499 42.8% (706)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.7% (110)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.9% (262)
- $3,000 or more 16.1% (265)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
134 homes here (8.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Lander County pay a substantially higher bill, 45% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Lander County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lander County's effective rate is higher than 88% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #2 of 17.
Where Lander County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.64% Among the most affordable more affordable than 67% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Lander County taxes property at 0.64%, about 36% above the Nevada average, yet its median bill of $1,366 lands roughly 33% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Lander County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lander County | Nevada Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
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.
Lander County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Lander County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,366 +2.2% | 0.64% |
| 2023 | $1,336 +0.0% | 0.63% |
| 2022 | $1,336 +4.5% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $1,278 +6.2% | 0.74% |
| 2020 | $1,203 | 0.72% |
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.
Lander County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near Lander County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lander County sits nearest Phelps County (MO), Chariton County (MO), Cape Girardeau County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Brown County (SD), Iron County (MI), Kendall 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
Lander County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,390 returns from Lander County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,400 - 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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Lander County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Lander County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Lander County is $1,366, an effective rate of 0.64% on a $213,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Lander County?
- Lander County, Nevada scores B- (66/100) 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- (1.5%). 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.
- How does Lander County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lander County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.64% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lander County?
- Property taxes in Lander County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $89,014 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lander County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lander County climbed 13.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,203 to $1,366, 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 Lander County's QUIET rate
Lander County's $1,366 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 1.5% of Lander County's $89,014 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lander 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: 0.64%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,366/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lander County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lander County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Jackson County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lander County at $1,366/yr; rate 0.71% vs Lander County 0.64%.
Jeff Davis County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,365/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Lander County 0.64%.
Knox County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,367/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.43% vs Lander County 0.64%.
Saline County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,367/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Lander County 0.64%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lander 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 Lander County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.