Property tax in Washoe County, Nevada

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Washoe County, Nevada is $2,385 a year, which is about 0.44% of the county's median home value of $539,900. That effective rate is lower than the typical Nevada county (0.5%) 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 Washoe County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Washoe County's average effective rate of 0.44% (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: $2,376 / year

Property tax in Washoe County at a glance

Washoe County, Nevada property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,385
Median home value	$539,900
Effective tax rate	0.44%
Typical Nevada county rate	0.5%
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 Washoe County compare in Nevada?

Among Nevada's 17 counties, Washoe County has the 15th highest effective property-tax rate: 14 rank higher and 2 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2833rd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nevada county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Washoe County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Washoe County's 119,312 owner-occupied homes, 36.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 54.7% pay at least $2,000, and 11.9% pay under $800. Another 4.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Washoe County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	14,178	11.9%
$800 to $1,499	20,231	17%
$1,500 to $1,999	14,189	11.9%
$2,000 to $2,999	21,739	18.2%
$3,000 or more	43,596	36.5%
No property tax paid	5,379	4.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,391 and owners without one pay $2,371. That is within 10% either way, so in Washoe County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

How does the Washoe County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,385 is about 2.1% of the median income of Washoe County homeowner households, $112,449 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 59.9% of Washoe 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 Washoe County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,901 in 2015-2019 to $2,385 in 2020-2024, a 25.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 61.6%, from $334,100 to $539,900. 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 Washoe County

Washoe County borders 13 counties, 7 of them across the state line.

Washoe County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Placer County, CA	0.84%	$5,812	$688,100
Harney County, OR	0.8%	$1,943	$242,100
Nevada County, CA	0.75%	$4,694	$621,800
Lassen County, CA	0.72%	$1,923	$265,300
Lake County, OR	0.71%	$1,563	$219,500
Modoc County, CA	0.69%	$1,561	$224,700
Sierra County, CA	0.69%	$2,279	$331,900
Pershing County, NV	0.62%	$1,109	$179,500
Churchill County, NV	0.53%	$1,758	$329,900
Humboldt County, NV	0.49%	$1,372	$278,300
Lyon County, NV	0.46%	$1,668	$366,100
Washoe County, NV (this county)	0.44%	$2,385	$539,900
Carson City, NV	0.41%	$1,870	$453,000
Storey County, NV	0.34%	$1,450	$426,400

How is a home assessed in Washoe County?

Nevada assesses homes at 35% of market value in every county, Washoe County included. How Nevada assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Washoe County?

Not as an exemption. Nevada's residential partial abatement limits the yearly increase in the bill on an owner-occupied single-family home to 3%. That is the Nevada rule, and it applies in Washoe County. Nevada's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Washoe County?

The full year's tax is due on the third Monday of August. If the tax on the parcel is more than $100 you may instead pay in four roughly equal installments, due the third Monday of August, the first Monday of October, the first Monday of January and the first Monday of March. Each has a 10 day grace period, after which penalties start at 4% of the late installment and rise to 7% of the whole year once all four have been missed.

Nevada splits the bill into 4 installments. That is the Nevada rule. Washoe County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Washoe County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Equalization, then the State Board of Equalization. The filing deadline is typically January 15 of the fiscal year in which the assessment was made. That is the Nevada rule; Washoe County sets the exact dates and forms. The Nevada appeal process step by step.

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

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Washoe County, Nevada: 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.