Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Payette County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Payette County pays $1,357 a year, an effective rate of 0.40%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,357
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.40%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #31 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Payette County pay a median $1,357 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.40%, more affordable than 93% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,357
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.40%
- Effective rate on median home
- #217 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($341,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 26,771. Owner-occupied homes: 7,221.
The median annual property tax in Payette County is $1,357, which is 33% lower than the Idaho state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.40% on a median home value of $341,800. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Payette County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Payette County's 0.40% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 93% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Payette County pay a median annual property tax of $1,357, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $341,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.40% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Idaho counties by effective rate
Payette County ranks #31 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Payette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $67,673 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Payette 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 Payette County rose 86.2%, from $183,600 to $341,800. The effective rate fell 38.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 99% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 14.5%, to $1,357. 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 $1,185 to $1,357, a gain of 15%. 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 2,855 of 7,221 owner-occupied homes (39.5%). 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 2.0% 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 Payette County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Payette County homeowners, 2,855 of 7,221 owner-occupied homes (39.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.5% (1,191)
- $800 to $1,499 39.5% (2,855)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.6% (1,199)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.1% (949)
- $3,000 or more 9.8% (708)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
319 homes here (4.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Payette County, mortgaged homeowners pay 23% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Payette County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Payette County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #31 of 44.
Where Payette County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.40% Among the most affordable more affordable than 93% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.40%, Payette County sits in the lowest 7% 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 $1,357, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Payette County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Payette 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 Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Payette County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Payette County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,357 +0.3% | 0.40% |
| 2023 | $1,353 +2.3% | 0.44% |
| 2022 | $1,323 +7.2% | 0.50% |
| 2021 | $1,234 +4.1% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | $1,185 | 0.65% |
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.
Payette County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Payette County's effective rate
On effective rate, Payette County sits nearest Moffat County (CO), Conejos County (CO), Randolph County (AR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cass County (NE), Aroostook County (ME), Red River County (TX).
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
Payette County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 550 of 11,640 returns from Payette County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,460 - 40% 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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Payette County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Payette County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Payette County is $1,357, an effective rate of 0.40% on a $341,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Payette County?
- Payette County, Idaho scores B- (66/100) 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+ (0.40%). 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.
- How does Payette County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Payette County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.40% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Payette County?
- Property taxes in Payette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $67,673 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Payette County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Payette County climbed 14.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,185 to $1,357, 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 Payette County's QUIET rate
Payette County's $1,357 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 →
Payette County ranks #31 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Payette 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: 0.40%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,357/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Payette County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Payette County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Adams County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,356/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Payette County 0.40%.
Talbot County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,356/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.16% vs Payette County 0.40%.
Adams County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,359/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.36% vs Payette County 0.40%.
Fisher County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,359/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.73% vs Payette County 0.40%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Payette 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 Payette County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.