NORTH DAKOTA PROPERTY TAX · 2026
North Dakota property tax calculator
North Dakota's effective property tax rate is 0.922%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,468 a year on homes with a median value of $249,900. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,766.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $2,766.00
- A month
- $230.50
- Rate
- 0.922%, statewide
North Dakota property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 0.64% | $1,130 | $113,200 |
| Barnes County | 0.864% | $1,796 | $173,700 |
| Benson County | 0.563% | $817 | $90,000 |
| Billings County | 0.472% | $1,211 | $331,000 |
| Bottineau County | 0.588% | $1,393 | $193,200 |
| Bowman County | 0.614% | $1,199 | $164,900 |
| Burke County | 0.441% | $846 | $158,100 |
| Burleigh County | 0.85% | $2,863 | $324,000 |
| Cass County | 1.112% | $3,564 | $298,000 |
| Cavalier County | 1.073% | $1,686 | $125,800 |
| Dickey County | 0.896% | $1,488 | $162,400 |
| Divide County | 0.754% | $1,006 | $167,600 |
| Dunn County | 0.429% | $1,665 | $275,000 |
| Eddy County | 0.667% | $1,237 | $124,000 |
| Emmons County | 0.724% | $1,063 | $117,200 |
| Foster County | 0.72% | $1,991 | $167,500 |
| Golden Valley County | 0.636% | $1,104 | $123,900 |
| Grand Forks County | 1.096% | $2,900 | $252,700 |
| Grant County | 0.595% | $845 | $93,200 |
| Griggs County | 0.442% | $1,084 | $119,300 |
| Hettinger County | 0.795% | $1,308 | $117,300 |
| Kidder County | 0.569% | $903 | $156,600 |
| LaMoure County | 0.715% | $1,187 | $117,200 |
| Logan County | 0.783% | $1,018 | $102,000 |
| McHenry County | 0.707% | $994 | $151,000 |
| McIntosh County | 0.871% | $913 | $84,200 |
| McKenzie County | 0.429% | $1,491 | $349,600 |
| McLean County | 0.712% | $1,724 | $227,100 |
| Mercer County | 0.863% | $2,184 | $198,500 |
| Morton County | 0.998% | $2,686 | $263,900 |
| Mountrail County | 0.406% | $1,209 | $232,700 |
| Nelson County | 0.613% | $1,044 | $139,700 |
| Oliver County | 0.499% | $1,343 | $215,700 |
| Pembina County | 0.82% | $1,205 | $119,200 |
| Pierce County | 0.952% | $1,604 | $147,300 |
| Ramsey County | 0.893% | $1,976 | $199,300 |
| Ransom County | 0.91% | $1,959 | $193,000 |
| Renville County | 0.66% | $1,128 | $166,000 |
| Richland County | 1.013% | $2,066 | $183,600 |
| Rolette County | 0.33% | $977 | $103,800 |
| Sargent County | 1.103% | $1,828 | $163,200 |
| Sheridan County | 0.575% | $774 | $110,300 |
| Sioux County | 0.261% | $420 | $85,400 |
| Slope County | 0.404% | $387 | $170,000 |
| Stark County | 0.815% | $2,411 | $271,700 |
| Steele County | 0.862% | $1,322 | $130,700 |
| Stutsman County | 1.022% | $2,289 | $208,400 |
| Towner County | 0.712% | $1,182 | $134,800 |
| Traill County | 0.915% | $2,075 | $200,700 |
| Walsh County | 0.919% | $1,421 | $132,700 |
| Ward County | 1.038% | $2,859 | $267,100 |
| Wells County | 0.847% | $1,119 | $114,500 |
| Williams County | 0.681% | $1,939 | $284,800 |
North Dakota homestead exemption
- North Dakota's primary residence credit takes up to $1,600 off the tax bill on a primary residence, one per household, with no age or income limit.
- Owners 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled with income of $40,000 or less have their home's taxable value cut 100%, up to $9,000 ($200,000 of true and full value); with income of $40,001 to $70,000 the cut is 50%, up to $4,500.
- Residential taxable value is 9% of assessed value.
- Apply for both credits by April 1 each year; the primary residence credit application goes to the Tax Commissioner.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
North Dakota property tax questions
How much is property tax in North Dakota?
North Dakota's effective property tax rate is 0.922%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,468 a year on homes with a median value of $249,900. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,766.00 a year.
Which county in North Dakota has the highest property tax?
Cass County, with an effective rate of 1.112%; Sioux County has the lowest, at 0.261%. On a $300,000 home that is $3,336.00 a year in Cass County and $783.00 in Sioux County.
Does North Dakota have a homestead exemption?
North Dakota's primary residence credit takes up to $1,600 off the tax bill on a primary residence, one per household, with no age or income limit. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a North Dakota tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in North Dakota paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- North Dakota Tax Commissioner: homestead property tax credit
- North Dakota Tax Commissioner: primary residence credit
- North Dakota Century Code chapter 57-02