Property tax in LaMoure County, North Dakota

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in LaMoure County, North Dakota is $1,187 a year, which is about 1.01% of the county's median home value of $117,200. That effective rate is higher than the typical North Dakota county (0.92%) and higher 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 LaMoure County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at LaMoure County's average effective rate of 1.01% (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: $1,184 / year

Property tax in LaMoure County at a glance

LaMoure County, North Dakota property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,187
Median home value	$117,200
Effective tax rate	1.01%
Typical North Dakota county rate	0.92%
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 LaMoure County compare in North Dakota?

Among North Dakota's 53 counties, LaMoure County has the 18th highest effective property-tax rate: 17 rank higher and 35 rank lower. That is on the higher side for North Dakota. Nationally, it ranks 1090th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Dakota county ranked.

How much do homeowners in LaMoure County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across LaMoure County's 1,458 owner-occupied homes, 5.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 14.9% pay at least $2,000, and 23.9% pay under $800. Another 7.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by LaMoure County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	349	23.9%
$800 to $1,499	558	38.3%
$1,500 to $1,999	221	15.2%
$2,000 to $2,999	134	9.2%
$3,000 or more	83	5.7%
No property tax paid	113	7.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,183 and owners without one pay $1,190. That is within 10% either way, so in LaMoure County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

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

The median property tax bill of $1,187 is about 1.3% of the median income of LaMoure County homeowner households, $88,462 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 83.6% of LaMoure 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 LaMoure County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,029 in 2015-2019 to $1,187 in 2020-2024, a 15.4% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 8.8%, from $107,700 to $117,200. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.

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 LaMoure County

LaMoure County borders 6 counties.

LaMoure County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Stutsman County, ND	1.1%	$2,289	$208,400
McIntosh County, ND	1.08%	$913	$84,200
Barnes County, ND	1.03%	$1,796	$173,700
Ransom County, ND	1.02%	$1,959	$193,000
LaMoure County, ND (this county)	1.01%	$1,187	$117,200
Logan County, ND	1%	$1,018	$102,000
Dickey County, ND	0.92%	$1,488	$162,400

How is a home assessed in LaMoure County?

North Dakota assesses homes at 4.5% of market value in every county, LaMoure County included. How North Dakota assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in LaMoure County?

Not as an exemption. North Dakota's Primary Residence Credit takes up to $1,600 off the tax bill; apply online with the Tax Commissioner between January 1 and April 1 each year. That is the North Dakota rule, and it applies in LaMoure County. North Dakota's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in LaMoure County?

North Dakota bills once a year and lets you split it in half. The whole year's tax becomes due January 1 following the year it was levied, the first half goes delinquent after March 1 and the second after October 15, with penalties added at each missed date. If you pay the full year on or before February 15 the county treasurer takes 5% off the general real estate taxes, and that discount is calculated before the Primary Residence Credit is subtracted.

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

How to appeal your LaMoure County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the your local board of equalization, then the county board, then the State Board of Equalization. The filing deadline is typically April for the local board, then the first 10 days of June for the county board. That is the North Dakota rule; LaMoure County sets the exact dates and forms. The North Dakota appeal process step by step.

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

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for LaMoure County, North Dakota: 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.