Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sheridan County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sheridan County pays $2,177 a year, an effective rate of 0.55%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,177
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.55%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +9%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Sheridan County pay a median $2,177 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.55%, more affordable than 78% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,177
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.55%
- Effective rate on median home
- #694 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +9%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($394,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 32,055. Owner-occupied homes: 9,782.
The median annual property tax in Sheridan County is $2,177, which is 23% higher than the Wyoming state average and 9% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.55% on a median home value of $394,900. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Sheridan County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sheridan County's 0.55% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 78%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits above the Wyoming median
Homeowners in Sheridan County pay a median annual property tax of $2,177, modestly above the national median and notably higher than the Wyoming state median. On a $394,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.55% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Wyoming counties by effective rate
Sheridan County ranks #16 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Sheridan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $71,388 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sheridan 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 held while the market moved
Sheridan County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 1.4% up, against a median home value that rose 39.0%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 40.9%, from $1,545 to $2,177.
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 41% from $1,545 to $2,177. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,881 of 9,782 owner-occupied homes (29.5%) 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.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 3.0% 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 Sheridan County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sheridan County homeowners, 2,881 of 9,782 owner-occupied homes (29.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.4% (726)
- $800 to $1,499 22.5% (2,201)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.7% (1,437)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.5% (2,299)
- $3,000 or more 29.5% (2,881)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
238 homes here (2.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Sheridan County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Sheridan County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sheridan County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #16 of 23.
Where Sheridan County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.55% Among the most affordable more affordable than 78% 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 Sheridan County moved from $1,545 in the 2020 release to $2,177 in 2024, a change of about 41%. 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.
Sheridan County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sheridan County | Wyoming Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Sheridan County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Sheridan County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,177 +11.6% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $1,951 +6.8% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $1,826 +7.5% | 0.53% |
| 2021 | $1,698 +9.9% | 0.59% |
| 2020 | $1,545 | 0.54% |
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.
Sheridan County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Sheridan County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sheridan County sits nearest Harrison County (WV), Patrick County (VA), Orange County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Chugach Census Area (AK), Murray County (MN), Montrose County (CO).
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
Sheridan County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 880 of 16,350 returns from Sheridan County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,085 - 41% of those reporters sat in the $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.
Other Counties in Wyoming
Sheridan County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Sheridan County?
- Sheridan County, Wyoming scores D (45/100) 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+ (0.55%). 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 Sheridan County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Sheridan County is $2,177, an effective rate of 0.55% on a $394,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Sheridan County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sheridan County jumped 40.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,545 to $2,177, 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.
- How does Sheridan County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sheridan County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.55% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Sheridan County?
- Property taxes in Sheridan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $71,388 median household income.
What to do with Sheridan County's QUIET rate
Inside Wyoming, Sheridan County's $2,177 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Wyoming overview →
Sheridan County ranks #16 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 Sheridan 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: 0.55%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,177/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sheridan County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sheridan County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Greeley County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,178/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.89% vs Sheridan County 0.55%.
Beaufort County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,174/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.48% vs Sheridan County 0.55%.
Guilford County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,174/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.84% vs Sheridan County 0.55%.
Winona County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,180/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.93% vs Sheridan County 0.55%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sheridan 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 Sheridan County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.