Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Power County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Power County pays $1,496 a year, an effective rate of 0.70%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,496
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.70%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Power County pay a median $1,496 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.70%, more affordable than 60% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,496
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.70%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1260 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($212,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 8,133. Owner-occupied homes: 2,074.
The median annual property tax in Power County is $1,496, which is 27% lower than the Idaho state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.70% on a median home value of $212,900. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Power County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Power County's 0.70% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 60%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Idaho counties by effective rate
Power County ranks #2 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Power County pay a median annual property tax of $1,496, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $212,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.70% 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 Power County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $61,146 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Power 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 Power County rose 42.8%, from $149,100 to $212,900. The effective rate fell 19.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 81% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 15.0%, to $1,496. 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 $1,301 to $1,496, 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 744 of 2,074 owner-occupied homes (35.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 2.4% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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.
Power County is an outlier inside Idaho
Across the 44 Idaho counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.46%. Power County is at 0.70%, which sits 2.1 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Power County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Power County homeowners, 744 of 2,074 owner-occupied homes (35.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.8% (265)
- $800 to $1,499 35.9% (744)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.1% (354)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.8% (410)
- $3,000 or more 11.4% (236)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
65 homes here (3.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Power County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 16% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Power County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Power County's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #2 of 44.
Where Power County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.70% Among the most affordable more affordable than 60% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Power County taxes property at 0.70%, about 43% above the Idaho average, yet its median bill of $1,496 lands roughly 27% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Power County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Power County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Power County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Power County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,496 -5.1% | 0.70% |
| 2023 | $1,577 +3.3% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $1,526 +7.7% | 0.88% |
| 2021 | $1,417 +8.9% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | $1,301 | 0.87% |
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.
Power County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Power County's effective rate
On effective rate, Power County sits nearest Oconee County (GA), Monroe County (GA), Bartow County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Burnett County (WI), Freestone County (TX), Delta 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
Power County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 3,440 returns from Power County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,660 - 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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Power County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Power County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Power County is $1,496, an effective rate of 0.70% on a $212,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Power County?
- Power County, Idaho scores C+ (60/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-260). 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 Power County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Power County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.70% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Power County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Power County climbed 15.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,301 to $1,496, 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 Power County?
- Property taxes in Power County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $61,146 median household income.
What to do with Power County's UNDER rate
Power County's $1,496 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 →
Power County ranks #2 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Power 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: 0.70%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,496/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Power County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Power County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Childress County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Power County at $1,496/yr; rate 1.19% vs Power County 0.70%.
Escambia County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,495/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Power County 0.70%.
Harper County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,495/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.78% vs Power County 0.70%.
Page County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,497/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.64% vs Power County 0.70%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Power County stamps UNDER · 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 Power County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.