Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Valley County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Valley County pays $1,964 a year, an effective rate of 0.30%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,964
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.30%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -1%
- vs U.S. average
- #43 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Valley County pay a median $1,964 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.30%, more affordable than 98% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,964
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.30%
- Effective rate on median home
- #65 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($657,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 12,389. Owner-occupied homes: 3,536.
The median annual property tax in Valley County is $1,964, which is 4% lower than the Idaho state average and 1% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.30% on a median home value of $657,000. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Valley County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Valley County's 0.30% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 98% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among Idaho counties by effective rate
Valley County ranks #43 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (2% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 10.5%, from $1,778 to $1,964. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Valley County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $76,078 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Valley County pay a median annual property tax of $1,964, roughly in line with the national median and modestly below the Idaho state median. On a $657,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.30% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Valley 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 44% from $1,363 to $1,964. 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: 986 of 3,536 owner-occupied homes (27.9%) 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.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.6% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 Valley County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Valley County homeowners, 986 of 3,536 owner-occupied homes (27.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.6% (339)
- $800 to $1,499 22.9% (810)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.2% (609)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.3% (684)
- $3,000 or more 27.9% (986)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
108 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 Valley County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 11% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Valley County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Valley County's effective rate is higher than 2% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #43 of 44.
Where Valley County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.30% Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.30%, Valley County sits in the lowest 2% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $1,964, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Valley County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Valley County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low 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.
Valley County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Valley County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,964 +10.5% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | $1,778 +6.3% | 0.30% |
| 2022 | $1,672 +13.2% | 0.35% |
| 2021 | $1,477 +8.4% | 0.42% |
| 2020 | $1,363 | 0.44% |
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.
Valley County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Valley County's effective rate
On effective rate, Valley County sits nearest Prowers County (CO), Tallapoosa County (AL), Jackson County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jack County (TX), Custer County (CO), Lac qui Parle County (MN).
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
Valley County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 480 of 6,180 returns from Valley County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,063 - 40% 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.
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Valley County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Valley County?
- Valley County, Idaho scores B- (65/100) 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 A+ (0.30%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Valley County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Valley County is recorded at $1,964 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,363 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,536 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in Valley County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Valley County is $1,964, an effective rate of 0.30% on a $657,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Valley County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Valley County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.30% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Valley County?
- Property taxes in Valley County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $76,078 median household income.
What to do with Valley County's QUIET rate
At Valley County's 0.30% effective rate, a $657,000 home implies about $1,964/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Valley County ranks #43 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Valley 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: 0.30%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,964/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Valley County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Valley County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Cherokee County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,963/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.16% vs Valley County 0.30%.
Box Elder County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,966/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.49% vs Valley County 0.30%.
Clinton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,962/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.93% vs Valley County 0.30%.
Tuscarawas County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,962/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.06% vs Valley County 0.30%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Valley 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 Valley County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.