Oklahoma · County property tax · ACS 2024
Tulsa County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Tulsa County pays $2,227 a year, an effective rate of 0.97%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,227
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.97%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +12%
- vs U.S. average
- #4 of 77
- rank in OK
The verdict
Homeowners in Tulsa County pay a median $2,227 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.97%, more affordable than 38% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,227
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.97%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1943 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +12%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($230,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oklahoma. Population: 680,794. Owner-occupied homes: 162,554.
The median annual property tax in Tulsa County is $2,227, which is 39% higher than the Oklahoma state average and 12% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.97% on a median home value of $230,400. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Tulsa County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Tulsa County's 0.97% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 38%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Oklahoma counties by effective rate
Tulsa County ranks #4 of 77 counties in Oklahoma by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits above the Oklahoma median
Homeowners in Tulsa County pay a median annual property tax of $2,227, notably higher than the national median and well above the Oklahoma state median. On a $230,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.97% 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 Tulsa County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $69,009 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Tulsa 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Tulsa County's effective rate fell 14.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 43.4%, leaving the median bill 22.7% higher at $2,227. That rate move is larger than the one in 61% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,815 to $2,227, 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: 49,870 of 162,554 owner-occupied homes (30.7%) 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 3.2% 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.
Tulsa County is an outlier inside Oklahoma
Across the 77 Oklahoma counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.64%. Tulsa County is at 0.97%, which sits 2.4 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 Tulsa County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Tulsa County homeowners, 49,870 of 162,554 owner-occupied homes (30.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.2% (18,221)
- $800 to $1,499 16.8% (27,276)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.0% (24,314)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.5% (36,548)
- $3,000 or more 30.7% (49,870)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
6,325 homes here (3.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oklahoma handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Tulsa County, mortgaged homeowners pay 26% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Tulsa County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Tulsa County's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 77 counties in Oklahoma - ranking #4 of 77.
Where Tulsa County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.97% more affordable than 38% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Above Oklahoma on both measures
Tulsa County's effective rate runs 21% over the Oklahoma median and its bill 39% over. When both move together the rate is not being offset by cheaper housing, so the $2,227 median bill is carrying the full weight of the higher rate rather than a valuation difference. This is a comparison of two published medians, not a statement about any individual parcel.
Tulsa County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Tulsa County | Oklahoma 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 | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Tulsa County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oklahoma counties.
Tulsa County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,227 +3.1% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $2,161 +5.3% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | $2,052 +8.6% | 1.05% |
| 2021 | $1,890 +4.1% | 1.12% |
| 2020 | $1,815 | 1.13% |
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.
Tulsa County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Tulsa County's effective rate
On effective rate, Tulsa County sits nearest Putnam County (OH), Roseau County (MN), Rice County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are McLean County (ND), Lexington County (SC), Cumberland County (TN).
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
Tulsa County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20,630 of 297,370 returns from Tulsa County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,908 - 39% 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 Oklahoma
Tulsa County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Tulsa County?
- Tulsa County, Oklahoma scores F (33/100) 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 F (0.97%). 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 Tulsa County, Oklahoma?
- The median annual property tax in Tulsa County is $2,227, an effective rate of 0.97% on a $230,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Tulsa County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Tulsa County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.97% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Tulsa County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Tulsa County jumped 22.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,815 to $2,227, 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 Tulsa County?
- Property taxes in Tulsa County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $69,009 median household income.
What to do with Tulsa County's UNDER rate
Inside Oklahoma, Tulsa County's $2,227 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Oklahoma overview →
Tulsa County ranks #4 of 77 Oklahoma counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Oklahoma overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Tulsa 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: 0.97%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,227/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Tulsa County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Tulsa County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Butler County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,226/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.35% vs Tulsa County 0.97%.
Lexington city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,224/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.81% vs Tulsa County 0.97%.
Buncombe County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,222/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.57% vs Tulsa County 0.97%.
Hopkins County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,221/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.00% vs Tulsa County 0.97%.
Oklahoma county set
State ACS overview for every published Oklahoma county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Tulsa County stamps UNDER · 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 Tulsa County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.