Utah · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wasatch County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wasatch County pays $3,624 a year, an effective rate of 0.46%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,624
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 0.46%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- +82%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 29
- rank in UT
The verdict
Homeowners in Wasatch County pay a median $3,624 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.46%, more affordable than 88% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,624
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #389 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +82%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($787,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Utah. Population: 36,642. Owner-occupied homes: 10,338.
The median annual property tax in Wasatch County is $3,624, which is 44% higher than the Utah state average and 82% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.46% on a median home value of $787,300. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Wasatch County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wasatch County's 0.46% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 88%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Wasatch County pay a median annual property tax of $3,624, far above the national median and well above the Utah state median. On a $787,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 12.2%, from $3,230 to $3,624. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Utah counties by effective rate
Wasatch County ranks #16 of 29 counties in Utah by effective rate (45% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Wasatch County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $117,608 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wasatch 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 57% from $2,314 to $3,624. 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: 6,098 of 10,338 owner-occupied homes (59.0%) 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 3.1% 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 Wasatch County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wasatch County homeowners, 6,098 of 10,338 owner-occupied homes (59.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 1.6% (164)
- $800 to $1,499 3.0% (313)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.1% (1,039)
- $2,000 to $2,999 22.3% (2,310)
- $3,000 or more 59.0% (6,098)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
414 homes here (4.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Utah handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Wasatch County pay about the same bill, within a 1% gap either way.
Wasatch County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wasatch County's effective rate is higher than 45% of the 29 counties in Utah - ranking #16 of 29.
Where Wasatch County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.46% Among the most affordable more affordable than 88% 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 Wasatch County moved from $2,314 in the 2020 release to $3,624 in 2024, a change of about 57%. 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.
Wasatch County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wasatch County | Utah Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Wasatch County is QUIET · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Utah counties.
Wasatch County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,624 +12.2% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | $3,230 +8.1% | 0.45% |
| 2022 | $2,989 +17.2% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | $2,551 +10.2% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | $2,314 | 0.51% |
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.
Wasatch County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Wasatch County's effective rate
On effective rate, Wasatch County sits nearest Stewart County (TN), Jackson County (TN), Hickman County (TN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Morgan County (CO), Cibola County (NM), Rosebud County (MT).
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
Wasatch County: only 19% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 3,140 of 16,890 returns from Wasatch County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,084 - 46% 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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Wasatch County rate FAQs
- How does Wasatch County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Wasatch County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Wasatch County, Utah?
- The median annual property tax in Wasatch County is $3,624, an effective rate of 0.46% on a $787,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Wasatch County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Wasatch County is recorded at $3,624 in the 2024 5-year release against $2,314 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 10,338 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the tax affordability score for Wasatch County?
- Wasatch County, Utah scores C- (50/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-24). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Wasatch County?
- Property taxes in Wasatch County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $117,608 median household income.
What to do with Wasatch County's QUIET rate
Wasatch County's $3,624 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Wasatch County ranks #16 of 29 Utah counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Utah overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Wasatch 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: 0.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,624/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wasatch County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wasatch County (QUIET · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET HEAVY
Madison County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wasatch County at $3,624/yr; rate 1.48% vs Wasatch County 0.46%.
Queen Anne's County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,623/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Wasatch County 0.46%.
Gwinnett County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,617/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 0.95% vs Wasatch County 0.46%.
Story County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,632/yr (near-tied bill ABS $8); rate 1.40% vs Wasatch County 0.46%.
Utah county set
State ACS overview for every published Utah county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wasatch County stamps QUIET · HEAVY - 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 Wasatch County (QUIET · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.