Property tax in Comanche County, Oklahoma

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Comanche County, Oklahoma is $1,449 a year, which is about 0.88% of the county's median home value of $163,800. That effective rate is higher than the typical Oklahoma county (0.63%) 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 Comanche County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Comanche 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: $1,441 / year

Property tax in Comanche County at a glance

Comanche County, Oklahoma property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,449
Median home value	$163,800
Effective tax rate	0.88%
Typical Oklahoma county rate	0.63%
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 Comanche County compare in Oklahoma?

Among Oklahoma's 77 counties, Comanche County has the 6th highest effective property-tax rate: 5 rank higher and 71 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 1402nd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Oklahoma county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Comanche County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Comanche County's 24,964 owner-occupied homes, 11% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 28.3% pay at least $2,000, and 19.9% pay under $800. Another 15.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Comanche County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	4,965	19.9%
$800 to $1,499	5,934	23.8%
$1,500 to $1,999	3,023	12.1%
$2,000 to $2,999	4,330	17.3%
$3,000 or more	2,734	11%
No property tax paid	3,978	15.9%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,661 and owners without one pay $1,196. 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 Comanche County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,449 is about 1.8% of the median income of Comanche County homeowner households, $80,138 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 55.6% of Comanche 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 Comanche County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,212 in 2015-2019 to $1,449 in 2020-2024, a 19.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 31.5%, from $124,600 to $163,800. 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 Comanche County

Comanche County borders 6 counties.

Comanche County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Comanche County, OK (this county)	0.88%	$1,449	$163,800
Cotton County, OK	0.74%	$840	$113,900
Grady County, OK	0.68%	$1,400	$205,800
Stephens County, OK	0.68%	$990	$145,300
Tillman County, OK	0.63%	$500	$79,800
Kiowa County, OK	0.58%	$560	$96,100
Caddo County, OK	0.54%	$626	$115,700

How is a home assessed in Comanche County?

Oklahoma sets the assessment rules and Comanche County applies them. How Oklahoma assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Comanche County?

Yes, but it is small. Oklahoma's homestead exemption is $1,000 of assessed value, usually worth around $80 to $130 a year. Apply once on Form 921 with the county assessor by March 15. That is the Oklahoma rule, and it applies in Comanche County. Oklahoma's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Comanche County?

Tax becomes due November 1. Pay the whole bill, or at least half of it, before January 1; if you pay nothing by then the entire year goes delinquent on January 1. If you paid the first half on time, the second half is due before April 1. Unpaid tax accrues 1.5% a month until the interest equals the tax itself.

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

How to appeal your Comanche County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County assessor (informal protest), then the county board of equalization. The filing deadline is typically 30 days from the date your valuation increase notice was mailed. That is the Oklahoma rule; Comanche County sets the exact dates and forms. The Oklahoma appeal process step by step.

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

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Comanche County, Oklahoma: 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.