North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
McHenry County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in McHenry County pays $994 a year, an effective rate of 0.66%, far below the U.S. average.
- $994
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.66%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -50%
- vs U.S. average
- #43 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in McHenry County pay a median $994 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.66%, more affordable than 64% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $994
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.66%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1116 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -50%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($151,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 5,207. Owner-occupied homes: 1,826.
The median annual property tax in McHenry County is $994, which is 60% lower than the North Dakota state average and 50% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.66% on a median home value of $151,000. Property taxes represent 1.2% of the median household income in this county.
McHenry County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
McHenry County's 0.66% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 64%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in McHenry County pay a median annual property tax of $994, far below the national median and far below the North Dakota state median. On a $151,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.66% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in McHenry County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $80,733 median household income.
Decision signal 4
High among North Dakota counties by effective rate
McHenry County ranks #43 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (19% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in McHenry 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 7.9% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 68% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 26.4%, the median bill rose 16.4% to $994: 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 $854 to $994, 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: 657 of 1,826 owner-occupied homes (36.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Top-quartile earnings meet a below-median rate, putting the median bill at 1.2% 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 McHenry County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of McHenry County homeowners, 657 of 1,826 owner-occupied homes (36.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 36.0% (657)
- $800 to $1,499 24.4% (446)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.0% (201)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.3% (170)
- $3,000 or more 11.1% (202)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
150 homes here (8.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in McHenry County pay a substantially higher bill, 41% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
McHenry County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
McHenry County's effective rate is higher than 19% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #43 of 53.
Where McHenry County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.66% Among the most affordable more affordable than 64% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below North Dakota on both measures
McHenry County's effective rate runs 33% under the North Dakota median and its bill 60% 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 $994 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the North Dakota norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
McHenry County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | McHenry County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax 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.
McHenry County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
McHenry County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $994 +4.7% | 0.66% |
| 2023 | $949 +4.7% | 0.66% |
| 2022 | $906 +4.6% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $866 +1.4% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $854 | 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.
McHenry County: tax takes only 1.2% of income
Counties near McHenry County's effective rate
On effective rate, McHenry County sits nearest Meagher County (MT), Stoddard County (MO), Johnson County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jefferson County (OR), Washington County (VT), Webster 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
McHenry County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 2,550 returns from McHenry County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,200 - 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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McHenry County rate FAQs
- How does McHenry County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in McHenry County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.66% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for McHenry County?
- McHenry County, North Dakota scores B (74/100) 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 McHenry County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in McHenry County is $994, an effective rate of 0.66% on a $151,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in McHenry County?
- Property taxes in McHenry County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $80,733 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in McHenry County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for McHenry County climbed 16.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $854 to $994, 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 McHenry County's QUIET rate
McHenry County's $994 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 McHenry County's $80,733 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for McHenry 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: 0.66%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $994/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with McHenry County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for McHenry County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Stewart County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with McHenry County at $994/yr; rate 1.53% vs McHenry County 0.66%.
Unicoi County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with McHenry County at $994/yr; rate 0.52% vs McHenry County 0.66%.
Idaho County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $995/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.32% vs McHenry County 0.66%.
Webster County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $993/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.88% vs McHenry County 0.66%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
McHenry 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 McHenry County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.