Property tax in Yuma County, Arizona
In Yuma County, the property tax bill comes from the Yuma County Treasurer. The 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due November 2, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Yuma County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Yuma County, Arizona is $1,333 a year, which is about 0.61% of the county's median home value of $217,800. That effective rate is higher than the typical Arizona county (0.51%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Yuma County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Yuma County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Yuma County Assessor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Tax bills are payable in full or in two halves. The Notice of Value mailed by March 1 sets the value used for the following year's tax bill, not the current one.
When are property taxes due in Yuma County?
For the 2026 bill, Yuma County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due November 2, 2026 and the last May 3, 2027. A late half is charged interest at the state rate of 16% a year, and part of a month counts as a whole month. If you pay the full year by December 31, 2026, no interest is charged on a late first half.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half (last day to pay without interest) | November 2, 2026 | The first half is legally due October 1, 2026, but no interest is charged until it becomes delinquent after 5 p.m. on November 1. November 1, 2026 is a Sunday, and state law moves a delinquency date that falls on a weekend or legal holiday to 5 p.m. the next business day, so the deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2026. If the whole year's tax is $100 or less, it is all due October 1 and does not become delinquent until after 5 p.m. on December 31, 2026. |
| Second half (last day to pay without interest) | May 3, 2027 | The second half is legally due March 1, 2027, but no interest is charged until it becomes delinquent after 5 p.m. on May 1. May 1, 2027 is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to 5 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2027. |
From Yuma County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Yuma County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Yuma County's average effective rate of 0.61% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,329 / year
Property tax in Yuma County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,333 |
| Median home value | $217,800 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.61% |
| Typical Arizona county rate | 0.51% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Yuma County compare in Arizona?
Among Arizona's 15 counties, Yuma County has the 5th highest effective property-tax rate: 4 rank higher and 10 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Arizona. Nationally, it ranks 2205th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Arizona county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Yuma County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Yuma County's 56,310 owner-occupied homes, 10.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 25.3% pay at least $2,000, and 23.1% pay under $800. Another 7.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 13,027 | 23.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 17,235 | 30.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 7,717 | 13.7% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 8,441 | 15% |
| $3,000 or more | 5,827 | 10.3% |
| No property tax paid | 4,063 | 7.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,531 and owners without one pay $1,061. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Yuma County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,333 is about 1.8% of the median income of Yuma County homeowner households, $72,476 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 71% of Yuma County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Yuma County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,126 in 2015-2019 to $1,333 in 2020-2024, a 18.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 70.3%, from $127,900 to $217,800. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Yuma County
Yuma County borders 4 counties, 1 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 0.77% | $2,394 | $309,600 |
| Pima County, AZ | 0.71% | $2,272 | $319,700 |
| La Paz County, AZ | 0.64% | $873 | $135,800 |
| Yuma County, AZ (this county) | 0.61% | $1,333 | $217,800 |
| Maricopa County, AZ | 0.44% | $1,983 | $452,800 |
How is a home assessed in Yuma County?
Arizona assesses homes at 10% of market value in every county, Yuma County included. How Arizona assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Yuma County?
No. Arizona has no general homestead property-tax exemption; the individual exemptions are for widows and widowers, people with a total and permanent disability, and disabled veterans. That is the Arizona rule, and it applies in Yuma County. Arizona's exemptions and relief programs in full.
How to appeal your Yuma County property assessment
In Yuma County you appeal to the Yuma County Assessor (Petition for Review of Valuation), then the Yuma County Board of Equalization (the Board of Supervisors). The deadline: File a Petition for Review of Valuation with the Assessor within 60 days of the mail date on your Notice of Value, which is mailed by March 1. If the Assessor denies it in whole or in part, you can appeal to the Yuma County Board of Equalization within 25 days after the Assessor's decision is mailed. You can also go to Arizona Tax Court by December 15 of the valuation year, or within 60 days after the most recent decision is mailed. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Yuma County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Arizona's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Arizona rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Arizona page.
Work out your own numbers
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Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Yuma County's tax rate to hand.
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Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Arizona income tax
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Sales tax in Yuma County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Yuma County, Arizona: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.