Oklahoma · County property tax · ACS 2024
Washita County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Washita County pays $620 a year, an effective rate of 0.52%, far below the U.S. average.
- $620
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.52%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -69%
- vs U.S. average
- #65 of 77
- rank in OK
The verdict
Homeowners in Washita County pay a median $620 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.52%, more affordable than 81% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $620
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.52%
- Effective rate on median home
- #580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -69%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($118,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oklahoma. Population: 10,815. Owner-occupied homes: 3,139.
The median annual property tax in Washita County is $620, which is 61% lower than the Oklahoma state average and 69% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.52% on a median home value of $118,400. Property taxes represent 1.0% of the median household income in this county.
Washita County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Washita County's 0.52% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 81%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Washita County pay a median annual property tax of $620, far below the national median and far below the Oklahoma state median. On a $118,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.52% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Washita County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $63,501 median household income.
Decision signal 4
High among Oklahoma counties by effective rate
Washita County ranks #65 of 77 counties in Oklahoma by effective rate (16% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Washita 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 11.9% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 51% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 31.8%, the median bill rose 16.1% to $620: 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 $534 to $620, 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,893 of 3,139 owner-occupied homes (60.3%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.0% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
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 Washita County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Washita County homeowners, 1,893 of 3,139 owner-occupied homes (60.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 60.3% (1,893)
- $800 to $1,499 17.9% (562)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.0% (189)
- $2,000 to $2,999 8.5% (268)
- $3,000 or more 2.4% (74)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
153 homes here (4.9%) 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 Washita County pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Washita County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Washita County's effective rate is higher than 16% of the 77 counties in Oklahoma - ranking #65 of 77.
Where Washita County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.52% Among the most affordable more affordable than 81% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Oklahoma on both measures
Washita County's effective rate runs 35% under the Oklahoma median and its bill 61% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $620 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Oklahoma norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Washita County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Washita County | Oklahoma Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.0% | - | - |
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.
Washita County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oklahoma counties.
Washita County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $620 +1.0% | 0.52% |
| 2023 | $614 -0.3% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | $616 +16.4% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $529 -0.9% | 0.59% |
| 2020 | $534 | 0.59% |
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.
Washita County: tax takes only 1.0% of income
Counties near Washita County's effective rate
On effective rate, Washita County sits nearest Mountrail County (ND), Mitchell County (NC), Henderson County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Union County (AR), Metcalfe County (KY), Charles City County (VA).
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
Washita County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 4,340 returns from Washita County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,600 - 63% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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
Washita County rate FAQs
- How does Washita County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Washita County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.52% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Washita County?
- Washita County, Oklahoma scores A (86/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.0%). 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 Washita County, Oklahoma?
- The median annual property tax in Washita County is $620, an effective rate of 0.52% on a $118,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Washita County?
- Property taxes in Washita County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $63,501 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Washita County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Washita County climbed 16.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $534 to $620, 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 Washita County's QUIET rate
Washita County's $620 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 1.0% of Washita County's $63,501 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Washita 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: 0.52%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $620/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Washita County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Washita County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Boone County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Washita County at $620/yr; rate 0.67% vs Washita County 0.52%.
Covington County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $619/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Washita County 0.52%.
McNairy County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $619/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.38% vs Washita County 0.52%.
Lewis County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $617/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.64% vs Washita County 0.52%.
Atkinson County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Washita County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (0.79% vs 0.52%).
Oklahoma county set
State ACS overview for every published Oklahoma county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Washita 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 Washita County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.