Property tax in Towner County, North Dakota

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Towner County, North Dakota is $1,182 a year, which is about 0.88% of the county's median home value of $134,800. That effective rate is lower 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 Towner County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Towner County's average effective rate of 0.88% (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: $1,186 / year

Property tax in Towner County at a glance

Towner County, North Dakota property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,182
Median home value	$134,800
Effective tax rate	0.88%
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 Towner County compare in North Dakota?

Among North Dakota's 53 counties, Towner County has the 35th highest effective property-tax rate: 34 rank higher and 18 rank lower. That is on the lower side for North Dakota. Nationally, it ranks 1401st of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every North Dakota county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Towner County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Towner County's 779 owner-occupied homes, 6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 17.8% pay at least $2,000, and 30.6% pay under $800. Another 18.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Towner County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	238	30.6%
$800 to $1,499	188	24.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	67	8.6%
$2,000 to $2,999	92	11.8%
$3,000 or more	47	6%
No property tax paid	147	18.9%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,057 and owners without one pay $1,200. Here the owners without a mortgage pay more, which can happen where long-held homes sit in the higher-value parts of the county. Census table B25103.

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

The median property tax bill of $1,182 is about 1.5% of the median income of Towner County homeowner households, $78,438 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 78.8% of Towner 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 Towner County?

Yes. The median bill went from $701 in 2015-2019 to $1,182 in 2020-2024, a 68.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 92%, from $70,200 to $134,800. 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 Towner County

Towner County borders 5 counties.

Towner County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Cavalier County, ND	1.34%	$1,686	$125,800
Pierce County, ND	1.09%	$1,604	$147,300
Ramsey County, ND	0.99%	$1,976	$199,300
Rolette County, ND	0.94%	$977	$103,800
Benson County, ND	0.91%	$817	$90,000
Towner County, ND (this county)	0.88%	$1,182	$134,800

How is a home assessed in Towner County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Towner 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 Towner County. North Dakota's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Towner 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. Towner County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Towner 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; Towner 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 Towner 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.