North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ransom County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ransom County pays $1,959 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,959
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -2%
- vs U.S. average
- #17 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Ransom County pay a median $1,959 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,959
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($193,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 5,643. Owner-occupied homes: 1,745.
The median annual property tax in Ransom County is $1,959, which is 21% lower than the North Dakota state average and 2% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $193,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Ransom County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ransom County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the North Dakota median
Homeowners in Ransom County pay a median annual property tax of $1,959, roughly in line with the national median and notably lower than the North Dakota state median. On a $193,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of North Dakota counties by effective rate
Ransom County ranks #17 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (68% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Ransom County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $75,736 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ransom 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 55% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 38.6%, the median bill rose 23.3% to $1,959: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,589 to $1,959, a gain of 23%. 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: 427 of 1,745 owner-occupied homes (24.5%) 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.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.6% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Ransom County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ransom County homeowners, 427 of 1,745 owner-occupied homes (24.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.1% (264)
- $800 to $1,499 18.6% (325)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.4% (252)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.4% (373)
- $3,000 or more 24.5% (427)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
104 homes here (6.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Ransom County, mortgaged homeowners pay 20% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Ransom County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ransom County's effective rate is higher than 68% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #17 of 53.
Where Ransom County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as North Dakota, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 3% of the North Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 21% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,959 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Ransom County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ransom County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Ransom County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Ransom County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,959 +6.6% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $1,838 +10.3% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | $1,667 +1.8% | 1.14% |
| 2021 | $1,637 +3.0% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | $1,589 | 1.14% |
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.
Ransom County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Ransom County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ransom County sits nearest Leflore County (MS), Grenada County (MS), Martin County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Howard County (NE), Blackford County (IN), Smith County (KS).
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
Ransom County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 2,700 returns from Ransom County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,800 - 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.
Other Counties in North Dakota
Ransom County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Ransom County?
- Ransom County, North Dakota 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 housing pressure at B- (2.55×). 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 Ransom County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Ransom County is $1,959, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $193,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Ransom County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ransom County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Ransom County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ransom County jumped 23.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,589 to $1,959, 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 Ransom County?
- Property taxes in Ransom County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $75,736 median household income.
What to do with Ransom County's PAR rate
Inside North Dakota, Ransom County's $1,959 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. North Dakota overview →
Ransom County ranks #17 of 53 North Dakota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. North Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Ransom County's PAR 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: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,959/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ransom County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ransom County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Bosque County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ransom County at $1,959/yr; rate 0.98% vs Ransom County 1.02%.
Jasper County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ransom County at $1,959/yr; rate 0.80% vs Ransom County 1.02%.
St. Joseph County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ransom County at $1,959/yr; rate 1.10% vs Ransom County 1.02%.
Cass County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,958/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 2.02% vs Ransom County 1.02%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Ransom County stamps PAR · 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 Ransom County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.