Oklahoma · County property tax · ACS 2024
Washington County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Washington County pays $1,558 a year, an effective rate of 0.90%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,558
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.90%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 77
- rank in OK
The verdict
Homeowners in Washington County pay a median $1,558 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.90%, more affordable than 43% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,558
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.90%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1794 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($173,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oklahoma. Population: 53,326. Owner-occupied homes: 15,061.
The median annual property tax in Washington County is $1,558, which is 3% lower than the Oklahoma state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.90% on a median home value of $173,200. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Washington County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Washington County's 0.90% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 43%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Oklahoma counties by effective rate
Washington County ranks #5 of 77 counties in Oklahoma by effective rate (94% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Washington County pay a median annual property tax of $1,558, notably lower than the national median and modestly below the Oklahoma state median. On a $173,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.90% 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 Washington County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $60,162 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Washington 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 7.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 70% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 37.4%, the median bill rose 27.0% to $1,558: 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 27% from $1,227 to $1,558. 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: 3,478 of 15,061 owner-occupied homes (23.1%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.6% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Washington County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Washington County homeowners, 3,478 of 15,061 owner-occupied homes (23.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.1% (3,478)
- $800 to $1,499 22.7% (3,419)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.3% (1,703)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.8% (2,674)
- $3,000 or more 19.4% (2,917)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
870 homes here (5.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oklahoma handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Washington County pay a substantially higher bill, 54% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Washington County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Washington County's effective rate is higher than 94% of the 77 counties in Oklahoma - ranking #5 of 77.
Where Washington County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.90% more affordable than 43% 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 Washington County moved from $1,227 in the 2020 release to $1,558 in 2024, a change of about 27%. 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.
Washington County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Washington County | Oklahoma Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median 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.
Washington County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oklahoma counties.
Washington County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,558 +3.5% | 0.90% |
| 2023 | $1,505 +5.0% | 0.94% |
| 2022 | $1,433 +11.0% | 0.95% |
| 2021 | $1,291 +5.2% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $1,227 | 0.97% |
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.
Washington County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Washington County's effective rate
On effective rate, Washington County sits nearest Jackson County (OH), Bernalillo County (NM), Adams County (MS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hamilton County (IA), Delta County (TX), Caribou County (ID).
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
Washington County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,290 of 22,690 returns from Washington County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,694 - 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
Washington County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Washington County?
- Washington County, Oklahoma scores D (43/100) 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 bill size at C- ($1,558/yr). 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 Washington County, Oklahoma?
- The median annual property tax in Washington County is $1,558, an effective rate of 0.90% on a $173,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Washington County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Washington County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.90% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Washington County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Washington County jumped 27.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,227 to $1,558, 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 Washington County?
- Property taxes in Washington County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $60,162 median household income.
What to do with Washington County's UNDER rate
At Washington County's 0.90% effective rate, a $173,200 home implies about $1,558/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Washington County ranks #5 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 Washington 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: 0.90%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,558/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Washington County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Washington County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Iron County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Washington County at $1,558/yr; rate 0.41% vs Washington County 0.90%.
Lancaster County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Washington County at $1,558/yr; rate 0.48% vs Washington County 0.90%.
Grant County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,557/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Washington County 0.90%.
Labette County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,559/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.65% vs Washington County 0.90%.
Oklahoma county set
State ACS overview for every published Oklahoma county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Washington 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 Washington County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.