Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $1,664 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,664
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -17%
- vs U.S. average
- #21 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $1,664 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,664
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -17%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($372,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 20,486. Owner-occupied homes: 6,412.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,664, which is 6% lower than the Wyoming state average and 17% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $372,600. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Lincoln County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln County's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
High among Wyoming counties by effective rate
Lincoln County ranks #21 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Lincoln County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $89,330 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $1,664, notably lower than the national median and modestly below the Wyoming state median. On a $372,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lincoln 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 11.8% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 52% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 47.0%, the median bill rose 29.7% to $1,664: 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 30% from $1,283 to $1,664. 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 1,769 of 6,412 owner-occupied homes (27.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.9% 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 Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 1,769 of 6,412 owner-occupied homes (27.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.4% (1,117)
- $800 to $1,499 27.6% (1,769)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.5% (673)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.1% (1,417)
- $3,000 or more 19.3% (1,238)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
198 homes here (3.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Lincoln County pay a substantially higher bill, 41% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Lincoln County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #21 of 23.
Where Lincoln County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.45% Among the most affordable more affordable than 89% 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 Lincoln County moved from $1,283 in the 2020 release to $1,664 in 2024, a change of about 30%. 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.
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln County | Wyoming Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Lincoln County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Lincoln County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,664 +14.1% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $1,458 -1.0% | 0.44% |
| 2022 | $1,473 +5.6% | 0.45% |
| 2021 | $1,395 +8.7% | 0.49% |
| 2020 | $1,283 | 0.51% |
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.
Lincoln County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Lincoln County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Wyoming County (WV), Mineral County (WV), Marshall County (WV).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Shasta County (CA), Cassia County (ID), Lincoln County (OR).
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
Lincoln County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 740 of 9,540 returns from Lincoln County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,992 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $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
Lincoln County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Lincoln County?
- Lincoln County, Wyoming scores C+ (60/100) 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 (0.45%). 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 Lincoln County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,664, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $372,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Lincoln County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lincoln County jumped 29.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,283 to $1,664, 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 Lincoln County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lincoln County?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $89,330 median household income.
What to do with Lincoln County's QUIET rate
At Lincoln County's 0.45% effective rate, a $372,600 home implies about $1,664/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of Lincoln County's $89,330 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lincoln 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: 0.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,664/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Granville County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,664/yr; rate 0.67% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Banks County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,663/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Dunn County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,665/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
St. Joseph County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,665/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.86% vs Lincoln County 0.45%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.