Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Laramie County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Laramie County pays $1,980 a year, an effective rate of 0.57%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,980
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.57%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -1%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Laramie County pay a median $1,980 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.57%, more affordable than 75% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,980
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.57%
- Effective rate on median home
- #782 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($348,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 101,060. Owner-occupied homes: 30,537.
The median annual property tax in Laramie County is $1,980, which is 12% higher than the Wyoming state average and 1% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.57% on a median home value of $348,700. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Laramie County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Laramie County's 0.57% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 75%).
Decision signal 2
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Laramie County pay a median annual property tax of $1,980, roughly in line with the national median and notably higher than the Wyoming state median. On a $348,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.57% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Laramie County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $80,173 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Wyoming counties by effective rate
Laramie County ranks #10 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (57% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Laramie 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 6.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 45.4%, the median bill rose 35.8% to $1,980: 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 36% from $1,458 to $1,980. 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 plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 8,355 of 30,537 (27.4%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.5% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Laramie County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Laramie County homeowners, 8,355 of 30,537 owner-occupied homes (27.4%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.2% (2,514)
- $800 to $1,499 18.2% (5,572)
- $1,500 to $1,999 22.0% (6,725)
- $2,000 to $2,999 27.4% (8,355)
- $3,000 or more 19.4% (5,910)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,461 homes here (4.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Laramie County pay about the same bill, a 3% gap.
Laramie County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Laramie County's effective rate is higher than 57% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #10 of 23.
Where Laramie County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.57% Among the most affordable more affordable than 75% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Laramie County moved from $1,458 in the 2020 release to $1,980 in 2024, a change of about 36%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Laramie County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Laramie County | Wyoming Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Laramie County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Laramie County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,980 +4.6% | 0.57% |
| 2023 | $1,893 +11.0% | 0.58% |
| 2022 | $1,705 +10.1% | 0.58% |
| 2021 | $1,549 +6.2% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | $1,458 | 0.61% |
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.
Laramie County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Laramie County's effective rate
On effective rate, Laramie County sits nearest Tyler County (WV), Northampton County (VA), Highland County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Sanders County (MT), Rock County (MN), Blaine County (MT).
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
Laramie County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,180 of 50,110 returns from Laramie County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,798 - 34% 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.
Other Counties in Wyoming
Laramie County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Laramie County?
- Laramie County, Wyoming scores C (57/100) 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 mortgage premium at A- (+$58). 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 Laramie County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Laramie County is $1,980, an effective rate of 0.57% on a $348,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Laramie County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Laramie County jumped 35.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,458 to $1,980, 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.
- How does Laramie County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Laramie County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.57% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Laramie County?
- Property taxes in Laramie County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $80,173 median household income.
What to do with Laramie County's QUIET rate
At Laramie County's 0.57% effective rate, a $348,700 home implies about $1,980/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Laramie County ranks #10 of 23 Wyoming counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Wyoming overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Laramie 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: 0.57%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,980/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Laramie County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Laramie County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Hill County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Laramie County at $1,980/yr; rate 0.98% vs Laramie County 0.57%.
Hanson County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,979/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.04% vs Laramie County 0.57%.
Shelby County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,981/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.95% vs Laramie County 0.57%.
Gaston County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,982/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.75% vs Laramie County 0.57%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Laramie 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 Laramie County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.