Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Mineral County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Mineral County pays $1,157 a year, an effective rate of 0.74%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,157
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.74%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -42%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Mineral County pay a median $1,157 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.74%, more affordable than 56% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,157
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.74%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1390 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -42%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($156,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 4,542. Owner-occupied homes: 1,327.
The median annual property tax in Mineral County is $1,157, which is 43% lower than the Nevada state average and 42% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.74% on a median home value of $156,200. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Mineral County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Mineral County's 0.74% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 56%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Nevada counties by effective rate
Mineral County ranks #1 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (94% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Mineral County pay a median annual property tax of $1,157, well below the national median and well below the Nevada state median. On a $156,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.74% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Mineral County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $54,855 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Mineral 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Mineral County rose 56.4%, from $99,900 to $156,200. The effective rate fell 22.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 89% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 20.8%, to $1,157. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 $958 to $1,157, a gain of 21%. 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 525 of 1,327 owner-occupied homes (39.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 2.1% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
28.4% of Mineral County homes owned free and clear (220 of 775) report no property tax at all, against 9.4% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
Mineral County is an outlier inside Nevada
Across the 17 Nevada counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.52%. Mineral County is at 0.74%, which sits 2.3 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Mineral County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Mineral County homeowners, 525 of 1,327 owner-occupied homes (39.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.8% (250)
- $800 to $1,499 39.6% (525)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.1% (147)
- $2,000 to $2,999 3.8% (50)
- $3,000 or more 6.3% (83)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
272 homes here (20.5%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Mineral County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Mineral County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Mineral County's effective rate is higher than 94% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #1 of 17.
Where Mineral County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.74% more affordable than 56% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Mineral County taxes property at 0.74%, about 57% above the Nevada average, yet its median bill of $1,157 lands roughly 43% 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.
Mineral County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Mineral 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 Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Mineral County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Mineral County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,157 -6.0% | 0.74% |
| 2023 | $1,231 +17.5% | 0.70% |
| 2022 | $1,048 +7.7% | 0.68% |
| 2021 | $973 +1.6% | 0.81% |
| 2020 | $958 | 0.96% |
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.
Mineral County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Mineral County's effective rate
On effective rate, Mineral County sits nearest Richland County (MT), Perry County (MO), Lincoln County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Sagadahoc County (ME), Fayette County (IL), Waldo County (ME).
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
Mineral County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 1,970 returns from Mineral County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,367 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Mineral County rate FAQs
- How does Mineral County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Mineral County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.74% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Mineral County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Mineral County is $1,157, an effective rate of 0.74% on a $156,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Mineral County?
- Mineral County, Nevada scores C+ (63/100) 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 B (+$150). 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 Mineral County?
- Property taxes in Mineral County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $54,855 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Mineral County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Mineral County jumped 20.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $958 to $1,157, 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 Mineral County's UNDER rate
Mineral County's $1,157 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 →
Mineral County ranks #1 of 17 Nevada counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Nevada overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Mineral County's UNDER 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: 0.74%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,157/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Mineral County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Mineral County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Marion County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mineral County at $1,157/yr; rate 0.69% vs Mineral County 0.74%.
Yancey County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mineral County at $1,157/yr; rate 0.48% vs Mineral County 0.74%.
Boyd County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,156/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.88% vs Mineral County 0.74%.
Kinney County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,158/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.41% vs Mineral County 0.74%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Mineral County stamps UNDER · 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 Mineral County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.