North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Morton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Morton County pays $2,686 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,686
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +35%
- vs U.S. average
- #17 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Morton County pay a median $2,686 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,686
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +35%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($263,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 33,777. Owner-occupied homes: 10,341.
The median annual property tax in Morton County is $2,686, which is 9% higher than the North Dakota state average and 35% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $263,900. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Morton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Morton County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Morton County pay a median annual property tax of $2,686, well above the national median and modestly above the North Dakota state median. On a $263,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of North Dakota counties by effective rate
Morton County ranks #17 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (68% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Morton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $79,382 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Morton 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 held while the market moved
Morton County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.3% up, against a median home value that rose 19.5%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 22.2%, from $2,198 to $2,686.
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 $2,198 to $2,686, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,290 of 10,341 owner-occupied homes (41.5%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.4% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Morton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Morton County homeowners, 4,290 of 10,341 owner-occupied homes (41.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.8% (1,121)
- $800 to $1,499 14.4% (1,485)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.0% (832)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.1% (2,288)
- $3,000 or more 41.5% (4,290)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
325 homes here (3.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Morton County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Morton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Morton County's effective rate is higher than 68% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #17 of 53.
Where Morton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the North Dakota median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the North Dakota medians here, which makes Morton County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $2,686 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Morton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Morton County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Morton County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Morton County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,686 +4.8% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $2,562 +2.9% | 1.03% |
| 2022 | $2,491 +12.5% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $2,214 +0.7% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $2,198 | 1.00% |
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.
Morton County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Morton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Morton County sits nearest Leflore County (MS), Grenada County (MS), Martin County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Allegan County (MI), Cumberland County (ME), Sanborn County (SD).
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
Morton County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 530 of 16,020 returns from Morton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,919 - 34% 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 North Dakota
Morton County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Morton County?
- Morton County, North Dakota scores F (28/100) 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 housing pressure at F (3.32×). 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 Morton County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Morton County is $2,686, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $263,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Morton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Morton County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Morton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Morton County jumped 22.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,198 to $2,686, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Morton County?
- Property taxes in Morton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $79,382 median household income.
What to do with Morton County's PAR rate
Morton County's $2,686 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Morton County ranks #17 of 53 North Dakota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. North Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Morton County's PAR 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: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,686/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Morton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Morton County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Lewis County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,688/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.62% vs Morton County 1.02%.
Waldo County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,684/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.04% vs Morton County 1.02%.
Ellis County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,682/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.24% vs Morton County 1.02%.
Williamson County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,690/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.72% vs Morton County 1.02%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Morton County stamps PAR · 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 Morton County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.