Utah property taxes by county
Across Utah, the median owner-occupied home pays $2,525 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $489,400 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.516%. That ranks Utah #42 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 29 Utah county-equivalents in the Census data — 29 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.516%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $2,525 ± $10
- Median home value
- $489,400
- National rank
- #42 of 51
All Utah counties
Every Utah county-equivalent in the Census data (29 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| San Juan County | 0.798% | $1,788 | $224,200 | #1595 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emery County | 0.617% | $1,350 | $218,700 | #2192 |
| Duchesne County | 0.614% | $1,742 | $283,700 | #2209 |
| Carbon County | 0.610% | $1,394 | $228,500 | #2227 |
| Weber County | 0.599% | $2,557 | $426,700 | #2274 |
| Tooele County | 0.570% | $2,460 | $431,600 | #2373 |
| Sevier County | 0.541% | $1,683 | $311,200 | #2495 |
| Salt Lake County | 0.539% | $2,836 | $525,700 | #2499 |
| Davis County | 0.527% | $2,665 | $505,500 | #2538 |
| Morgan County | 0.521% | $3,411 | $654,900 | #2577 |
| Millard County | 0.511% | $1,454 | $284,700 | #2610 |
| Uintah County | 0.510% | $1,523 | $298,600 | #2611 |
| Box Elder County | 0.487% | $1,966 | $403,600 | #2668 |
| Sanpete County | 0.466% | $1,619 | $347,200 | #2741 |
| Daggett County | 0.462% | $1,304 | $282,300 | #2757 |
| Wasatch County | 0.460% | $3,624 | $787,300 | #2763 |
| Cache County | 0.453% | $2,011 | $444,400 | #2789 |
| Juab County | 0.450% | $1,914 | $425,400 | #2797 |
| Utah County | 0.440% | $2,370 | $538,700 | #2832 |
| Washington County | 0.423% | $2,158 | $510,700 | #2875 |
| Grand County | 0.411% | $2,215 | $538,700 | #2900 |
| Iron County | 0.411% | $1,558 | $379,000 | #2901 |
| Beaver County | 0.403% | $1,142 | $283,700 | #2922 |
| Kane County | 0.397% | $1,630 | $410,900 | #2933 |
| Piute County | 0.355% | $939 | $264,800 | #2998 |
| Garfield County | 0.354% | $1,127 | $318,100 | #3000 |
| Summit County | 0.347% | $3,701 | $1,067,700 | #3009 |
| Wayne County | 0.339% | $1,394 | $411,800 | #3021 |
| Rich County | 0.257% | $859 | $334,600 | #3112 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Utah?
- Statewide, Utah's effective property-tax rate is 0.516% — the state median real-estate taxes ($2,525) divided by the state median home value ($489,400), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Utah county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Utah's statewide figure is 0.516%.