Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Oneida County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Oneida County pays $1,207 a year, an effective rate of 0.44%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,207
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.44%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -39%
- vs U.S. average
- #25 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Oneida County pay a median $1,207 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.44%, more affordable than 90% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,207
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.44%
- Effective rate on median home
- #318 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -39%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($272,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 4,768. Owner-occupied homes: 1,696.
The median annual property tax in Oneida County is $1,207, which is 41% lower than the Idaho state average and 39% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.44% on a median home value of $272,000. Property taxes represent 1.6% of the median household income in this county.
Oneida County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Oneida County's 0.44% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 90% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Oneida County pay a median annual property tax of $1,207, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $272,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.44% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Oneida County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $74,954 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Idaho counties by effective rate
Oneida County ranks #25 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (43% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Oneida 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 Oneida County rose 48.9%, from $182,700 to $272,000. The effective rate fell 21.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 87% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.8%, to $1,207. 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 $1,033 to $1,207, a gain of 17%. 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 723 of 1,696 owner-occupied homes (42.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.6% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 Oneida County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Oneida County homeowners, 723 of 1,696 owner-occupied homes (42.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.1% (392)
- $800 to $1,499 42.6% (723)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.1% (206)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.0% (152)
- $3,000 or more 8.1% (138)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
85 homes here (5.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Oneida County, mortgaged homeowners pay 10% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Oneida County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Oneida County's effective rate is higher than 43% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #25 of 44.
Where Oneida County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.44% Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% 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 0.44%, Oneida County sits in the lowest 10% 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 $1,207, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Oneida County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Oneida County | Idaho 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.
Oneida County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Oneida County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,207 +3.1% | 0.44% |
| 2023 | $1,171 +1.9% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | $1,149 +7.8% | 0.51% |
| 2021 | $1,066 +3.2% | 0.55% |
| 2020 | $1,033 | 0.57% |
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.
Oneida County: tax takes only 1.6% of income
Counties near Oneida County's effective rate
On effective rate, Oneida County sits nearest Lincoln County (CO), Baca County (CO), Sevier County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Paulding County (OH), Marshall County (WV), Baltimore County (MD).
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
Oneida County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 110 of 2,140 returns from Oneida County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,900 - 45% 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.
Other Counties in Idaho
Oneida County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Oneida County?
- Oneida County, Idaho scores B+ (75/100) 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+ (0.44%). 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 Oneida County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Oneida County is $1,207, an effective rate of 0.44% on a $272,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Oneida County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Oneida County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.44% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Oneida County?
- Property taxes in Oneida County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.6% of the $74,954 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Oneida County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Oneida County climbed 16.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,033 to $1,207, 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 Oneida County's QUIET rate
Oneida County's $1,207 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 Oneida County's $74,954 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Oneida 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: 0.44%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,207/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Oneida County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Oneida County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Beckham County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oneida County at $1,207/yr; rate 0.84% vs Oneida County 0.44%.
Newton County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oneida County at $1,207/yr; rate 0.63% vs Oneida County 0.44%.
Real County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Oneida County at $1,207/yr; rate 1.07% vs Oneida County 0.44%.
Pawnee County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,206/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.52% vs Oneida County 0.44%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Oneida 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 Oneida County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.