Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Nye County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Nye County pays $1,316 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,316
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -34%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Nye County pay a median $1,316 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,316
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -34%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($290,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 54,344. Owner-occupied homes: 17,250.
The median annual property tax in Nye County is $1,316, which is 35% lower than the Nevada state average and 34% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $290,900. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Nye County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Nye County's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Nye County pay a median annual property tax of $1,316, well below the national median and well below the Nevada state median. On a $290,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Nevada counties by effective rate
Nye County ranks #14 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (18% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Nye County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $60,714 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Nye 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 Nye County rose 68.8%, from $172,300 to $290,900. The effective rate fell 28.4% over the same span, a steeper move than in 96% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 21.0%, to $1,316. 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 $1,088 to $1,316, 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 5,911 of 17,250 owner-occupied homes (34.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 2.2% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Nye County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Nye County homeowners, 5,911 of 17,250 owner-occupied homes (34.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.2% (3,824)
- $800 to $1,499 34.3% (5,911)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.0% (2,753)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.9% (2,220)
- $3,000 or more 10.4% (1,795)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
747 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Nye County, mortgaged homeowners pay 26% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Nye County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Nye County's effective rate is higher than 18% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #14 of 17.
Where Nye 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
Same rate as Nevada, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 4% of the Nevada median, yet the median bill runs 35% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,316 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Nye County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Nye County | Nevada Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Nye County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Nye County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,316 +4.8% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $1,256 +4.9% | 0.47% |
| 2022 | $1,197 +7.7% | 0.51% |
| 2021 | $1,111 +2.1% | 0.56% |
| 2020 | $1,088 | 0.63% |
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.
Nye County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Nye County's effective rate
On effective rate, Nye County sits nearest Judith Basin County (MT), Carter County (MT), Terrebonne Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Kiowa County (OK), Plymouth County (MA), Prince William County (VA).
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
Nye County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,030 of 22,010 returns from Nye County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,116 - 36% 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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Nye County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Nye County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Nye County is $1,316, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $290,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Nye County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Nye County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Nye County?
- Nye 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 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Nye County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Nye County jumped 21.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,088 to $1,316, 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 Nye County?
- Property taxes in Nye County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $60,714 median household income.
What to do with Nye County's QUIET rate
Nye County's $1,316 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 →
Nye County ranks #14 of 17 Nevada counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Nevada overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Nye 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: $1,316/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Nye County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Nye County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Gasconade County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,315/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.73% vs Nye County 0.45%.
Marshall County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,315/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Nye County 0.45%.
San Juan County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,317/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.68% vs Nye County 0.45%.
Callahan County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,318/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.91% vs Nye County 0.45%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Nye 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 Nye County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.