Nevada · County property tax · ACS 2024
White Pine County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in White Pine County pays $1,111 a year, an effective rate of 0.51%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,111
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.51%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -44%
- vs U.S. average
- #8 of 17
- rank in NV
The verdict
Homeowners in White Pine County pay a median $1,111 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.51%, more affordable than 83% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,111
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #536 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -44%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($220,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nevada. Population: 8,735. Owner-occupied homes: 2,533.
The median annual property tax in White Pine County is $1,111, which is 45% lower than the Nevada state average and 44% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.51% on a median home value of $220,000. Property taxes represent 1.5% of the median household income in this county.
White Pine County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
White Pine County's 0.51% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 83%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in White Pine County pay a median annual property tax of $1,111, well below the national median and well below the Nevada state median. On a $220,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.51% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in White Pine County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $72,865 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Nevada counties by effective rate
White Pine County ranks #8 of 17 counties in Nevada by effective rate (53% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in White Pine 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
White Pine County's effective rate fell 14.9% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 40.0%, leaving the median bill 19.2% higher at $1,111. That rate move is larger than the one in 63% 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 $932 to $1,111, a gain of 19%. 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 889 of 2,533 owner-occupied homes (35.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.5% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
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 White Pine County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of White Pine County homeowners, 889 of 2,533 owner-occupied homes (35.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 31.9% (807)
- $800 to $1,499 35.1% (889)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.9% (351)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.6% (168)
- $3,000 or more 7.7% (194)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
124 homes here (4.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nevada handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in White Pine County pay a substantially higher bill, 57% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
White Pine County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
White Pine County's effective rate is higher than 53% of the 17 counties in Nevada - ranking #8 of 17.
Where White Pine County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.51% Among the most affordable more affordable than 83% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Nevada, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 9% of the Nevada median, yet the median bill runs 45% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,111 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
White Pine County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | White Pine County | Nevada Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.5% | - | - |
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.
White Pine County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nevada counties.
White Pine County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,111 +14.8% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $968 +5.7% | 0.49% |
| 2022 | $916 -6.6% | 0.46% |
| 2021 | $981 +5.3% | 0.59% |
| 2020 | $932 | 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.
White Pine County: tax takes only 1.5% of income
Counties near White Pine County's effective rate
On effective rate, White Pine County sits nearest Maries County (MO), Menifee County (KY), Gooding County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Vilas County (WI), Hall County (TX), Vermilion County (IL).
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
White Pine County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 120 of 4,090 returns from White Pine County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,225 - 42% 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.
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White Pine County rate FAQs
- How does White Pine County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in White Pine County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in White Pine County, Nevada?
- The median annual property tax in White Pine County is $1,111, an effective rate of 0.51% on a $220,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for White Pine County?
- White Pine County, Nevada scores B- (69/100) 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- (1.5%). 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.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in White Pine County?
- Property taxes in White Pine County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.5% of the $72,865 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in White Pine County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for White Pine County climbed 19.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $932 to $1,111, 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 White Pine County's QUIET rate
White Pine County's $1,111 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 1.5% of White Pine County's $72,865 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for White Pine 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: 0.51%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,111/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with White Pine County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for White Pine County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Pocahontas County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with White Pine County at $1,111/yr; rate 1.13% vs White Pine County 0.51%.
Custer County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,112/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.29% vs White Pine County 0.51%.
Garden County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,113/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.01% vs White Pine County 0.51%.
Gilmer County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,109/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.35% vs White Pine County 0.51%.
Nevada county set
State ACS overview for every published Nevada county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
White Pine 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 White Pine County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.