Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Piute County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Piute County pays $939 a year, an effective rate of 0.35%, far below the U.S. average.
- $939
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.35%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -53%
- vs U.S. average
- #27 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Piute County pay a median $939 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.35%, more affordable than 96% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $939
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.35%
- Effective rate on median home
- #138 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -53%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($264,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 1,694. Owner-occupied homes: 530.
The median annual property tax in Piute County is $939, which is 63% lower than the Utah state average and 53% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.35% on a median home value of $264,800. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Piute County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Piute County's 0.35% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 96% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Piute County pay a median annual property tax of $939, far below the national median and far below the Utah state median. On a $264,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.35% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Utah counties by effective rate
Piute County ranks #27 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (7% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Piute County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $48,393 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Piute 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 Piute County rose 45.2%, from $182,400 to $264,800. The effective rate fell 30.7% over the same span, a steeper move than in 97% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 0.6%, to $939. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $933 to $939, a change of 1%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 205 of 530 owner-occupied homes (38.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.9% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Piute County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Piute County homeowners, 205 of 530 owner-occupied homes (38.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 37.7% (200)
- $800 to $1,499 38.7% (205)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.1% (48)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.0% (37)
- $3,000 or more 3.2% (17)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
23 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Piute County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Piute County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Piute County's effective rate is higher than 7% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #27 of 29.
Where Piute County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.35% Among the most affordable more affordable than 96% 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 0.35%, Piute County sits in the lowest 4% 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 $939, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Piute County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Piute County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Piute County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Piute County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $939 -7.4% | 0.35% |
| 2023 | $1,014 -5.1% | 0.43% |
| 2022 | $1,068 +13.4% | 0.49% |
| 2021 | $942 +1.0% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | $933 | 0.51% |
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.
Piute County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Piute County's effective rate
On effective rate, Piute County sits nearest Trousdale County (TN), McMinn County (TN), DeKalb County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hunterdon County (NJ), Ellsworth County (KS), Robertson County (KY).
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
Piute County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 620 returns from Piute County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,933 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $75-100k 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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Piute County rate FAQs
- How does Piute County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Piute County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.35% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Piute County?
- Piute County, Utah scores B (73/100) 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+ (0.35%). 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 Piute County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Piute County is $939, an effective rate of 0.35% on a $264,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Piute County?
- Property taxes in Piute County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $48,393 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Piute County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Piute County held roughly steady, up 0.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $933 to $939, 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 Piute County's QUIET rate
Piute County's $939 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 1.9% of Piute County's $48,393 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Piute 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: 0.35%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $939/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Piute County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Piute County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Dickens County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piute County at $939/yr; rate 1.44% vs Piute County 0.35%.
Kiowa County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piute County at $939/yr; rate 0.58% vs Piute County 0.35%.
Stewart County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piute County at $939/yr; rate 0.46% vs Piute County 0.35%.
Stoddard County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Piute County at $939/yr; rate 0.66% vs Piute County 0.35%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Piute 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 Piute County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.