Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sevier County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sevier County pays $1,683 a year, an effective rate of 0.54%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,683
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.54%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -16%
- vs U.S. average
- #8 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Sevier County pay a median $1,683 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.54%, more affordable than 79% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,683
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.54%
- Effective rate on median home
- #659 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -16%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($311,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 22,085. Owner-occupied homes: 5,838.
The median annual property tax in Sevier County is $1,683, which is 33% lower than the Utah state average and 16% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.54% on a median home value of $311,200. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Sevier County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sevier County's 0.54% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 79%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Utah median
Homeowners in Sevier County pay a median annual property tax of $1,683, notably lower than the national median and well below the Utah state median. On a $311,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.54% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Utah counties by effective rate
Sevier County ranks #8 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (72% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Sevier County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $74,884 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sevier 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 Sevier County rose 79.3%, from $173,600 to $311,200. The effective rate fell 20.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 83% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 42.9%, to $1,683. 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 43% from $1,178 to $1,683. 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 1,832 of 5,838 owner-occupied homes (31.4%). 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 2.2% 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 Sevier County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sevier County homeowners, 1,832 of 5,838 owner-occupied homes (31.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.6% (500)
- $800 to $1,499 31.4% (1,832)
- $1,500 to $1,999 21.9% (1,277)
- $2,000 to $2,999 27.3% (1,596)
- $3,000 or more 6.8% (396)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
237 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Sevier County, mortgaged homeowners pay 11% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Sevier County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sevier County's effective rate is higher than 72% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #8 of 29.
Where Sevier County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.54% Among the most affordable more affordable than 79% 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 Sevier County moved from $1,178 in the 2020 release to $1,683 in 2024, a change of about 43%. 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.
Sevier County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sevier County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Sevier County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Sevier County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,683 +11.2% | 0.54% |
| 2023 | $1,513 +6.5% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $1,420 +8.6% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | $1,307 +11.0% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | $1,178 | 0.68% |
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.
Sevier County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Sevier County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sevier County sits nearest Houston County (TN), Hawkins County (TN), Anderson County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Saline County (NE), Seminole County (GA), Pike County (IN).
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
Sevier County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 560 of 9,320 returns from Sevier County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,320 - 45% 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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Sevier County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Sevier County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Sevier County is $1,683, an effective rate of 0.54% on a $311,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Sevier County?
- Sevier County, Utah 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 rate relief at B+ (0.54%). 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 Sevier County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sevier County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.54% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Sevier County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sevier County jumped 42.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,178 to $1,683, 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 Sevier County?
- Property taxes in Sevier County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $74,884 median household income.
What to do with Sevier County's QUIET rate
Inside Utah, Sevier County's $1,683 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Utah overview →
Sevier County ranks #8 of 29 Utah counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Utah overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Sevier 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: 0.54%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,683/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sevier County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sevier County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Hardin County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sevier County at $1,683/yr; rate 1.37% vs Sevier County 0.54%.
Hodgeman County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sevier County at $1,683/yr; rate 1.66% vs Sevier County 0.54%.
Washington County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sevier County at $1,683/yr; rate 1.04% vs Sevier County 0.54%.
Thurston County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,682/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Sevier County 0.54%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sevier 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 Sevier County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.