Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
Washoe County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Washoe County pays $2,385 a year, an effective rate of 0.44%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,385
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.44%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- +20%
- vs U.S. average
- #15 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in Washoe County pay a median $2,385 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.44%, more affordable than 90% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,385
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.44%
- Effective rate on median home
- #318 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($539,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 497,200. Owner-occupied homes: 119,312.
The median annual property tax in Washoe County is $2,385, which is 18% higher than the Nevada state average and 20% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.44% on a median home value of $539,900. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Washoe County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Washoe County's 0.44% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 90% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
High among Nevada counties by effective rate
Washoe County ranks #15 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (12% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Washoe County pay a median annual property tax of $2,385, notably higher than the national median and notably higher than the Nevada state median. On a $539,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.44% 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 Washoe County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $88,096 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Washoe 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Washoe County's effective rate fell 17.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 49.8%, leaving the median bill 23.6% higher at $2,385. That rate move is larger than the one in 75% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,930 to $2,385, a gain of 24%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 43,596 of 119,312 owner-occupied homes (36.5%) 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 2.7% 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 Washoe County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Washoe County homeowners, 43,596 of 119,312 owner-occupied homes (36.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.9% (14,178)
- $800 to $1,499 17.0% (20,231)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.9% (14,189)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.2% (21,739)
- $3,000 or more 36.5% (43,596)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
5,379 homes here (4.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Washoe County pay about the same bill, a 1% gap.
Washoe County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Washoe County's effective rate is higher than 12% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #15 of 17.
Where Washoe County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.44% Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.44%, Washoe County sits in the lowest 10% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $2,385, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Washoe County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Washoe County | Nevada Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Washoe County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
Washoe County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,385 +3.8% | 0.44% |
| 2023 | $2,297 +4.6% | 0.46% |
| 2022 | $2,196 +11.0% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | $1,978 +2.5% | 0.51% |
| 2020 | $1,930 | 0.54% |
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.
Washoe County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Washoe County's effective rate
On effective rate, Washoe County sits nearest Ozark County (MO), Douglas County (MO), St. Martin Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Wichita County (TX), Marion County (OR), Clarke County (MS).
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
Washoe County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 19,860 of 250,860 returns from Washoe County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,259 - 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 Nevada
Washoe County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Washoe County?
- Washoe County, Nevada scores C (56/100) 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 rate relief at A+ (0.44%). 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 Washoe County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in Washoe County is $2,385, an effective rate of 0.44% on a $539,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Washoe County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Washoe County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.44% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Washoe County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Washoe County jumped 23.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,930 to $2,385, 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 Washoe County?
- Property taxes in Washoe County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $88,096 median household income.
What to do with Washoe County's QUIET rate
At Washoe County's 0.44% effective rate, a $539,900 home implies about $2,385/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Washoe County ranks #15 of 17 Nevada counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Nevada overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Washoe 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: 0.44%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,385/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Washoe County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Washoe County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Logan County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Washoe County at $2,385/yr; rate 1.77% vs Washoe County 0.44%.
Broadwater County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,384/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Washoe County 0.44%.
Garfield County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,383/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.35% vs Washoe County 0.44%.
Delaware County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,382/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.34% vs Washoe County 0.44%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Washoe County stamps QUIET · 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 Washoe County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.