Property tax in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma is $720 a year, which is about 0.46% of the county's median home value of $157,800. That effective rate is lower than the typical Oklahoma county (0.63%) 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 Roger Mills County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Roger Mills County's average effective rate of 0.46% (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: $726 / year

Property tax in Roger Mills County at a glance

Roger Mills County, Oklahoma property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$720
Median home value	$157,800
Effective tax rate	0.46%
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 Roger Mills County compare in Oklahoma?

Among Oklahoma's 77 counties, Roger Mills County has the 71st highest effective property-tax rate: 70 rank higher and 6 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2765th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Oklahoma county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Roger Mills County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Roger Mills County's 1,177 owner-occupied homes, 4.2% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 15.6% pay at least $2,000, and 54.7% pay under $800. Another 2.3% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Roger Mills County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	644	54.7%
$800 to $1,499	217	18.4%
$1,500 to $1,999	105	8.9%
$2,000 to $2,999	134	11.4%
$3,000 or more	50	4.2%
No property tax paid	27	2.3%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $678 and owners without one pay $754. 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 Roger Mills County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $720 is about 1% of the median income of Roger Mills County homeowner households, $73,345 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 83.1% of Roger Mills 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 Roger Mills County?

Yes. The median bill went from $619 in 2015-2019 to $720 in 2020-2024, a 16.3% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 44%, from $109,600 to $157,800. 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 Roger Mills County

Roger Mills County borders 6 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Roger Mills County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Wheeler County, TX	1.39%	$1,470	$106,100
Hemphill County, TX	1.16%	$2,390	$205,700
Beckham County, OK	0.84%	$1,207	$143,500
Ellis County, OK	0.74%	$877	$119,100
Custer County, OK	0.69%	$1,248	$181,500
Dewey County, OK	0.52%	$689	$133,600
Roger Mills County, OK (this county)	0.46%	$720	$157,800

How is a home assessed in Roger Mills County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Roger Mills 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 Roger Mills County. Oklahoma's exemptions and relief programs in full.

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

How to appeal your Roger Mills 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; Roger Mills 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 Roger Mills 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.