Arizona · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pima County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pima County pays $2,272 a year, an effective rate of 0.71%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,272
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.71%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- +14%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 15
- rank in AZ
The verdict
Homeowners in Pima County pay a median $2,272 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.71%, more affordable than 58% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,272
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.71%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1302 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +14%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($319,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arizona. Population: 1,060,490. Owner-occupied homes: 285,639.
The median annual property tax in Pima County is $2,272, which is 21% higher than the Arizona state average and 14% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.71% on a median home value of $319,700. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Pima County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Pima County's 0.71% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 58%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Arizona counties by effective rate
Pima County ranks #2 of 15 counties in Arizona by effective rate (87% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits above the Arizona median
Homeowners in Pima County pay a median annual property tax of $2,272, notably higher than the national median and notably higher than the Arizona state median. On a $319,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.71% 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 Pima County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $70,315 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pima 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 Pima County rose 60.3%, from $199,400 to $319,700. The effective rate fell 25.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 93% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 19.8%, to $2,272. 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 $1,897 to $2,272, a gain of 20%. 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: 91,027 of 285,639 owner-occupied homes (31.9%) 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.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 3.2% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Pima County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pima County homeowners, 91,027 of 285,639 owner-occupied homes (31.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.2% (32,097)
- $800 to $1,499 17.4% (49,611)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (36,833)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.2% (60,443)
- $3,000 or more 31.9% (91,027)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
15,628 homes here (5.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Arizona handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Pima County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Pima County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pima County's effective rate is higher than 87% of the 15 counties in Arizona - ranking #2 of 15.
Where Pima County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.71% more affordable than 58% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Above Arizona on both measures
Pima County's effective rate runs 48% over the Arizona median and its bill 21% over. When both move together the rate is not being offset by cheaper housing, so the $2,272 median bill is carrying the full weight of the higher rate rather than a valuation difference. This is a comparison of two published medians, not a statement about any individual parcel.
Pima County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pima County | Arizona Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Pima County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arizona counties.
Pima County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,272 +1.1% | 0.71% |
| 2023 | $2,248 +4.0% | 0.78% |
| 2022 | $2,161 +9.8% | 0.84% |
| 2021 | $1,968 +3.7% | 0.90% |
| 2020 | $1,897 | 0.95% |
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.
Pima County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Pima County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pima County sits nearest Aleutians West Census Area (AK), Amador County (CA), San Francisco County (CA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jackson County (OR), St. Clair County (MI), Huron County (MI).
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
Pima County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 29,220 of 488,180 returns from Pima County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,960 - 34% 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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Pima County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Pima County?
- Pima County, Arizona scores D (44/100) 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+ (+$126). 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 Pima County, Arizona?
- The median annual property tax in Pima County is $2,272, an effective rate of 0.71% on a $319,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Pima County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pima County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.71% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pima County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pima County climbed 19.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,897 to $2,272, 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 Pima County?
- Property taxes in Pima County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $70,315 median household income.
What to do with Pima County's UNDER rate
Inside Arizona, Pima County's $2,272 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Arizona overview →
Pima County ranks #2 of 15 Arizona counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Arizona overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Pima 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: 0.71%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,272/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pima County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pima County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Bay County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,271/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.49% vs Pima County 0.71%.
Grundy County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,273/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.14% vs Pima County 0.71%.
St. Louis County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,271/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.03% vs Pima County 0.71%.
Wallowa County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,270/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.57% vs Pima County 0.71%.
Arizona county set
State ACS overview for every published Arizona county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pima County stamps UNDER · 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 Pima County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.