Property tax in Tooele County, Utah

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Tooele County, Utah is $2,460 a year, which is about 0.57% of the county's median home value of $431,600. That effective rate is higher than the typical Utah county (0.46%) 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 Tooele County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Tooele County's average effective rate of 0.57% (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: $2,460 / year

Property tax in Tooele County at a glance

Tooele County, Utah property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,460
Median home value	$431,600
Effective tax rate	0.57%
Typical Utah county rate	0.46%
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 Tooele County compare in Utah?

Among Utah's 29 counties, Tooele County has the 6th highest effective property-tax rate: 5 rank higher and 23 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Utah. Nationally, it ranks 2385th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Utah county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Tooele County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Tooele County's 19,562 owner-occupied homes, 31% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 63.9% pay at least $2,000, and 6.9% pay under $800. Another 2.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Tooele County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,355	6.9%
$800 to $1,499	2,112	10.8%
$1,500 to $1,999	3,114	15.9%
$2,000 to $2,999	6,427	32.9%
$3,000 or more	6,067	31%
No property tax paid	487	2.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,504 and owners without one pay $2,277. That is within 10% either way, so in Tooele County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

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

The median property tax bill of $2,460 is about 2.1% of the median income of Tooele County homeowner households, $117,094 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 81.8% of Tooele 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 Tooele County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,505 in 2015-2019 to $2,460 in 2020-2024, a 63.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 93.2%, from $223,400 to $431,600. 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 Tooele County

Tooele County borders 8 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Tooele County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Weber County, UT	0.6%	$2,557	$426,700
Tooele County, UT (this county)	0.57%	$2,460	$431,600
Salt Lake County, UT	0.54%	$2,836	$525,700
Davis County, UT	0.53%	$2,665	$505,500
White Pine County, NV	0.51%	$1,111	$220,000
Elko County, NV	0.5%	$1,492	$301,400
Box Elder County, UT	0.49%	$1,966	$403,600
Juab County, UT	0.45%	$1,914	$425,400
Utah County, UT	0.44%	$2,370	$538,700

How is a home assessed in Tooele County?

Utah assesses homes at 55% of market value in every county, Tooele County included. How Utah assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Tooele County?

Yes, as a percentage. Utah's residential exemption takes 45% of a primary home's market value off the tax rolls, so tax is billed on 55% of market value. That is the Utah rule, and it applies in Tooele County. Utah's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Tooele County?

Utah bills once a year and the full amount is due November 30, moving to the next business day if that falls on a weekend or holiday. There are no statewide installments, though a county treasurer may accept prepayments. Pay late and the penalty is 2.5% of the amount owed or $10, whichever is greater, reduced to 1% if the whole balance and penalty are paid by January 31.

That is the Utah rule. Tooele County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Tooele County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Equalization, then the Utah State Tax Commission. The filing deadline is typically September 15, or 45 days after the county auditor sends your valuation notice, whichever is later. That is the Utah rule; Tooele County sets the exact dates and forms. The Utah appeal process step by step.

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

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Tooele County, Utah: 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.