North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
McKenzie County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in McKenzie County pays $1,491 a year, an effective rate of 0.43%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,491
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.43%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #51 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in McKenzie County pay a median $1,491 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.43%, more affordable than 91% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,491
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.43%
- Effective rate on median home
- #292 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($349,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 14,321. Owner-occupied homes: 3,202.
The median annual property tax in McKenzie County is $1,491, which is 40% lower than the North Dakota state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.43% on a median home value of $349,600. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
McKenzie County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
McKenzie County's 0.43% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 91% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among North Dakota counties by effective rate
McKenzie County ranks #51 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (4% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in McKenzie County pay a median annual property tax of $1,491, well below the national median and well below the North Dakota state median. On a $349,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.43% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in McKenzie County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $93,404 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in McKenzie 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 10.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 57% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 23.4%, the median bill rose 10.3% to $1,491: 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 $1,352 to $1,491, a gain of 10%. 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 849 of 3,202 owner-occupied homes (26.5%). 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 1.6% 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 McKenzie County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of McKenzie County homeowners, 849 of 3,202 owner-occupied homes (26.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.8% (570)
- $800 to $1,499 26.5% (849)
- $1,500 to $1,999 7.2% (232)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.3% (778)
- $3,000 or more 12.2% (391)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
382 homes here (11.9%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in McKenzie County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+91%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
McKenzie County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
McKenzie County's effective rate is higher than 4% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #51 of 53.
Where McKenzie County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.43% Among the most affordable more affordable than 91% 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 0.43%, McKenzie County sits in the lowest 9% 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 $1,491, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
McKenzie County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | McKenzie County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.6% | - | - |
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.
McKenzie County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
McKenzie County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,491 +1.2% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | $1,473 +5.8% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | $1,392 +2.1% | 0.42% |
| 2021 | $1,364 +0.9% | 0.44% |
| 2020 | $1,352 | 0.48% |
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.
McKenzie County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near McKenzie County's effective rate
On effective rate, McKenzie County sits nearest Macon County (NC), Clay County (NC), Carteret County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Riley County (KS), Clinton County (PA), Wyoming County (PA).
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
McKenzie County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 210 of 5,520 returns from McKenzie County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,576 - 48% 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.
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McKenzie County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in McKenzie County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in McKenzie County is $1,491, an effective rate of 0.43% on a $349,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does McKenzie County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in McKenzie County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.43% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for McKenzie County?
- McKenzie County, North Dakota scores C+ (62/100) 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+ (0.43%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in McKenzie County?
- Property taxes in McKenzie County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $93,404 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in McKenzie County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for McKenzie County climbed 10.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,352 to $1,491, 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 McKenzie County's QUIET rate
McKenzie County's $1,491 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 1.6% of McKenzie County's $93,404 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for McKenzie 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: 0.43%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,491/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with McKenzie County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for McKenzie County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Fillmore County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with McKenzie County at $1,491/yr; rate 0.99% vs McKenzie County 0.43%.
Cambria County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,492/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.23% vs McKenzie County 0.43%.
Elko County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,492/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.50% vs McKenzie County 0.43%.
Kossuth County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,490/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs McKenzie County 0.43%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
McKenzie 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 McKenzie County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.