Nevada property tax by county
The median Nevada homeowner pays $1,970 a year in property tax on a home worth $406,100, an effective rate of 0.49%. That ranks Nevada #49 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Pershing County charges an effective 0.70% and Carson City 0.42%, a spread of 0.28 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
Nevada sits 0.49 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +2.7% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pershing County | 0.70% | $1,159 | $166,200 | $667 | $72,007 |
| 2 | Lander County | 0.63% | $1,336 | $210,500 | $1,066 | $84,474 |
| 3 | Churchill County | 0.56% | $1,670 | $298,000 | $1,203 | $73,268 |
| 4 | Elko County | 0.51% | $1,434 | $282,400 | $1,126 | $83,427 |
| 5 | Humboldt County | 0.51% | $1,309 | $256,800 | $998 | $79,946 |
| 6 | Clark County | 0.50% | $1,990 | $400,800 | $1,518 | $73,845 |
| 7 | White Pine County | 0.49% | $968 | $196,700 | $933 | $72,294 |
| 8 | Nye County | 0.47% | $1,256 | $266,000 | $1,013 | $55,975 |
| 9 | Washoe County | 0.46% | $2,297 | $496,600 | $1,507 | $85,600 |
| 10 | Lyon County | 0.46% | $1,585 | $342,600 | $1,259 | $73,460 |
| 11 | Douglas County | 0.45% | $2,649 | $587,400 | $1,545 | $88,018 |
| 12 | Carson City | 0.42% | $1,781 | $426,700 | $1,172 | $71,809 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.