Property tax in Bingham County, Idaho

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Bingham County, Idaho is $1,477 a year, which is about 0.5% of the county's median home value of $293,300. That effective rate is higher than the typical Idaho county (0.45%) 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Bingham County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Bingham County's average effective rate of 0.5% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $1,467 / year

Property tax in Bingham County at a glance

Bingham County, Idaho property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,477
Median home value	$293,300
Effective tax rate	0.5%
Typical Idaho county rate	0.45%
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 Bingham County compare in Idaho?

Among Idaho's 44 counties, Bingham County has the 14th highest effective property-tax rate: 13 rank higher and 30 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Idaho. Nationally, it ranks 2628th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Idaho county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Bingham County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Bingham County's 12,987 owner-occupied homes, 11.9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 26.7% pay at least $2,000, and 19.9% pay under $800. Another 6.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Bingham County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	2,578	19.9%
$800 to $1,499	3,643	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2,487	19.1%
$2,000 to $2,999	1,919	14.8%
$3,000 or more	1,549	11.9%
No property tax paid	811	6.2%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,600 and owners without one pay $1,289. 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 Bingham County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,477 is about 1.7% of the median income of Bingham County homeowner households, $86,912 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.5% of Bingham 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 Bingham County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,119 in 2015-2019 to $1,477 in 2020-2024, a 32% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 83.2%, from $160,100 to $293,300. 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 Bingham County

Bingham County borders 7 counties.

Bingham County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Power County, ID	0.7%	$1,496	$212,900
Bannock County, ID	0.64%	$1,920	$300,700
Caribou County, ID	0.56%	$1,341	$241,500
Bonneville County, ID	0.5%	$1,858	$368,800
Bingham County, ID (this county)	0.5%	$1,477	$293,300
Butte County, ID	0.49%	$1,061	$217,600
Jefferson County, ID	0.45%	$1,824	$408,400
Blaine County, ID	0.38%	$2,778	$735,300

How is a home assessed in Bingham County?

Idaho assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Bingham County included. How Idaho assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Bingham County?

Yes. Idaho's homeowner's exemption takes 50% of a primary home's value off the assessment, capped at $125,000. Apply once through the county assessor. That is the Idaho rule, and it applies in Bingham County. Idaho's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Bingham County?

Counties mail bills in November. The full amount is due by December 20, or you can split it and pay half by December 20 with the second half due by June 20. The June grace period only applies if the first half was paid in full and on time. Miss either deadline and late charges plus interest are added to whatever is outstanding.

Idaho splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Idaho rule. Bingham County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Bingham County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the county board of equalization, then the Idaho Board of Tax Appeals or district court. The filing deadline is typically the fourth Monday in June for property on the regular roll, or the fourth Monday in November for the subsequent roll. That is the Idaho rule; Bingham County sets the exact dates and forms. The Idaho appeal process step by step.

Idaho rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Idaho page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Bingham County, Idaho: 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.