Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Platte County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Platte County pays $1,549 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,549
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.52%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #19 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Platte County pay a median $1,549 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.52%, more affordable than 81% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,549
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.52%
- Effective rate on median home
- #580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($297,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 8,612. Owner-occupied homes: 2,927.
The median annual property tax in Platte County is $1,549, which is 12% lower than the Wyoming state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.52% on a median home value of $297,900. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Platte County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Platte County's 0.52% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 81%).
Decision signal 2
High among Wyoming counties by effective rate
Platte County ranks #19 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (17% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Platte County pay a median annual property tax of $1,549, notably lower than the national median and notably lower than the Wyoming state median. On a $297,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.52% 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 Platte County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $67,718 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 5.8%, from $1,464 to $1,549. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Platte 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $1,188 to $1,549. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 740 of 2,927 owner-occupied homes (25.3%). 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 2.3% 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 Platte County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Platte County homeowners, 740 of 2,927 owner-occupied homes (25.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 21.7% (635)
- $800 to $1,499 25.3% (740)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.1% (501)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.8% (698)
- $3,000 or more 9.4% (275)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
78 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Platte County pay a substantially higher bill, 46% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Platte County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Platte County's effective rate is higher than 17% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #19 of 23.
Where Platte County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.52% Among the most affordable more affordable than 81% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Platte County moved from $1,188 in the 2020 release to $1,549 in 2024, a change of about 30%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Platte County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Platte County | Wyoming 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 | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Platte County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Platte County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,549 +5.8% | 0.52% |
| 2023 | $1,464 +5.2% | 0.59% |
| 2022 | $1,391 +11.8% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | $1,244 +4.7% | 0.59% |
| 2020 | $1,188 | 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.
Platte County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Platte County's effective rate
On effective rate, Platte County sits nearest Wirt County (WV), Berkeley County (WV), Warren County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jefferson Davis Parish (LA), Martin County (KY), Kittson County (MN).
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
Platte County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 110 of 4,230 returns from Platte County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,382 - 27% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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 Wyoming
Platte County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Platte County?
- Platte County, Wyoming scores C- (54/100) 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- (0.52%). 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 Platte County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Platte County is $1,549, an effective rate of 0.52% on a $297,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Platte County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Platte County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.52% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Platte County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Platte County is recorded at $1,549 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,188 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,927 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Platte County?
- Property taxes in Platte County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $67,718 median household income.
What to do with Platte County's QUIET rate
At Platte County's 0.52% effective rate, a $297,900 home implies about $1,549/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Platte County ranks #19 of 23 Wyoming counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Wyoming overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Platte 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: 0.52%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,549/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Platte County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Platte County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Callaway County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,548/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.77% vs Platte County 0.52%.
Henderson County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,548/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Platte County 0.52%.
Stafford County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,550/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.59% vs Platte County 0.52%.
Custer County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,547/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.39% vs Platte County 0.52%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Platte County stamps QUIET · 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 Platte County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.