Wyoming · County property tax · ACS 2024
Washakie County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Washakie County pays $1,392 a year, an effective rate of 0.68%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,392
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.68%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 23
- rank in WY
The verdict
Homeowners in Washakie County pay a median $1,392 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.68%, more affordable than 62% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,392
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.68%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1192 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($206,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wyoming. Population: 7,703. Owner-occupied homes: 2,519.
The median annual property tax in Washakie County is $1,392, which is 21% lower than the Wyoming state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.68% on a median home value of $206,000. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Washakie County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Washakie County's 0.68% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 62%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Wyoming counties by effective rate
Washakie County ranks #2 of 23 counties in Wyoming by effective rate (91% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Washakie County pay a median annual property tax of $1,392, well below the national median and notably lower than the Wyoming state median. On a $206,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.68% 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 Washakie County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $65,714 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Washakie 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 6.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 72% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 24.2%, the median bill rose 15.8% to $1,392: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,202 to $1,392, a gain of 16%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 979 of 2,519 owner-occupied homes (38.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Above-median earnings meet a slightly-below-median rate, and the median bill amounts to 2.1% of median household income. That is the comfortable middle of this dataset, and comfortable middles are easy to overlook when only rankings get published.
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 Washakie County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Washakie County homeowners, 979 of 2,519 owner-occupied homes (38.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.5% (391)
- $800 to $1,499 38.9% (979)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.5% (442)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.1% (354)
- $3,000 or more 10.8% (271)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
82 homes here (3.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wyoming handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Washakie County pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Washakie County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Washakie County's effective rate is higher than 91% of the 23 counties in Wyoming - ranking #2 of 23.
Where Washakie County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.68% Among the most affordable more affordable than 62% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Washakie County taxes property at 0.68%, about 19% above the Wyoming average, yet its median bill of $1,392 lands roughly 21% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Washakie County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Washakie County | Wyoming Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Washakie County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wyoming counties.
Washakie County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,392 +5.4% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | $1,321 +0.3% | 0.70% |
| 2022 | $1,317 +0.9% | 0.68% |
| 2021 | $1,305 +8.6% | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $1,202 | 0.72% |
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.
Washakie County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Washakie County's effective rate
On effective rate, Washakie County sits nearest San Augustine County (TX), Kent County (TX), Coos County (OR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ontario County (NY), Yuma County (AZ), Defiance County (OH).
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
Washakie County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 3,750 returns from Washakie County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,680 - 40% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Washakie County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Washakie County, Wyoming?
- The median annual property tax in Washakie County is $1,392, an effective rate of 0.68% on a $206,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Washakie County?
- Washakie County, Wyoming scores C+ (64/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-5). 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.
- How does Washakie County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Washakie County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.68% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Washakie County?
- Property taxes in Washakie County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $65,714 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Washakie County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Washakie County climbed 15.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,202 to $1,392, 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 to do with Washakie County's QUIET rate
Washakie County's $1,392 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 →
Washakie County ranks #2 of 23 Wyoming counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Wyoming overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Washakie 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: 0.68%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,392/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Washakie County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Washakie County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Clay County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Washakie County at $1,392/yr; rate 1.43% vs Washakie County 0.68%.
Karnes County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Washakie County at $1,392/yr; rate 0.93% vs Washakie County 0.68%.
Bottineau County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,393/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.72% vs Washakie County 0.68%.
Glacier County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,391/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.84% vs Washakie County 0.68%.
Wyoming county set
State ACS overview for every published Wyoming county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Washakie County stamps QUIET · 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 Washakie County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.