North Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Walsh County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Walsh County pays $1,421 a year, an effective rate of 1.07%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,421
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.07%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 53
- rank in ND
The verdict
Homeowners in Walsh County pay a median $1,421 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.07%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,421
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.07%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2185 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($132,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for North Dakota. Population: 10,396. Owner-occupied homes: 3,346.
The median annual property tax in Walsh County is $1,421, which is 42% lower than the North Dakota state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.07% on a median home value of $132,700. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Walsh County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Walsh County's 1.07% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Walsh County pay a median annual property tax of $1,421, well below the national median and well below the North Dakota state median. On a $132,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.07% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among North Dakota counties by effective rate
Walsh County ranks #13 of 53 counties in North Dakota by effective rate (75% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Walsh County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $71,944 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 2.3%, from $1,389 to $1,421. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Walsh 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 40% from $1,016 to $1,421. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 899 of 3,346 owner-occupied homes (26.9%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.0% 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 Walsh County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Walsh County homeowners, 899 of 3,346 owner-occupied homes (26.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.9% (899)
- $800 to $1,499 23.0% (770)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.1% (505)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.8% (664)
- $3,000 or more 9.8% (327)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
181 homes here (5.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how North Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Walsh County, mortgaged homeowners pay 27% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Walsh County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Walsh County's effective rate is higher than 75% of the 53 counties in North Dakota - ranking #13 of 53.
Where Walsh County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.07% more affordable than 30% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Walsh County moved from $1,016 in the 2020 release to $1,421 in 2024, a change of about 40%. 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.
Walsh County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Walsh County | North Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Walsh County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · North Dakota counties.
Walsh County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,421 +2.3% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | $1,389 +11.6% | 1.11% |
| 2022 | $1,245 +10.8% | 1.11% |
| 2021 | $1,124 +10.6% | 1.14% |
| 2020 | $1,016 | 1.08% |
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.
Walsh County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Walsh County's effective rate
On effective rate, Walsh County sits nearest Rock County (NE), Clay County (MO), Chisago County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Stanton County (NE), Fairfield County (SC), Currituck County (NC).
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
Walsh County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 4,940 returns from Walsh County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,643 - 57% 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.
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Walsh County rate FAQs
- How does Walsh County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Walsh County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.07% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Walsh County, North Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Walsh County is $1,421, an effective rate of 1.07% on a $132,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Walsh County?
- Walsh County, North Dakota scores C- (54/100) 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 A+ (1.84×). 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 Walsh County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Walsh County is recorded at $1,421 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,016 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 3,346 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Walsh County?
- Property taxes in Walsh County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $71,944 median household income.
What to do with Walsh County's PAR rate
Walsh County's $1,421 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 2.0% of Walsh County's $71,944 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Walsh 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: 1.07%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,421/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Walsh County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Walsh County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Buena Vista city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Walsh County at $1,421/yr; rate 0.91% vs Walsh County 1.07%.
Cape Girardeau County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Walsh County at $1,421/yr; rate 0.64% vs Walsh County 1.07%.
Crawford County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Walsh County at $1,421/yr; rate 0.87% vs Walsh County 1.07%.
Garrard County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,422/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Walsh County 1.07%.
North Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published North Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Walsh County stamps PAR · LIGHT - 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 Walsh County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.