What is the property tax rate in North Dakota?

The statewide effective rate is 0.99% of home value, from a median bill of $2,392 on a median home of $241,100. Rates are set locally rather than by the state, so this is a weighted outcome across 23 counties rather than a posted figure.

Which North Dakota county has the highest property tax?

Cass County at 1.21%, and McKenzie County is the lowest at 0.41%. A spread that wide inside one state is normal: school district funding varies far more than state policy does.

How much is property tax on a $400,000 home in North Dakota?

Roughly $3,960 a year at the state effective rate, though the county matters more than the state. Pick your county below for a closer figure.

Is North Dakota expensive to live in?

Prices overall run at 89.0 against a national 100, ranking it #44 of 51. Housing is the part that moves: rents there sit at 71.4. Full cost of living breakdown.

North Dakota property tax by county

The median North Dakota homeowner pays $2,392 a year in property tax on a home worth $241,100, an effective rate of 0.99%. That ranks North Dakota #22 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.

Effective rate 0.99% #22 of 51 states

Median bill $2,392 U.S. $2,969

Median home $241,100 #33 most expensive

Counties covered 23 over 5,000 people

Why the county matters more than the state

Cass County charges an effective 1.21% and McKenzie County 0.41%, a spread of 0.8 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.

North Dakota sits 0.01 points above the national effective rate. States with high rates often have low home values, because a school district has to raise the same money whatever housing is worth. House prices in the state moved +4.8% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.

Every county ranked

North Dakota counties by effective property tax rate, ACS 2023 five-year estimates
#	County	Rate	Median bill	Home value	Rent	Income
1	Cass County	1.21%	$3,449	$284,700	$930	$75,023
2	Grand Forks County	1.13%	$2,754	$244,200	$971	$68,450
3	Richland County	1.13%	$2,015	$177,600	$751	$72,524
4	Walsh County	1.11%	$1,389	$125,700	$766	$69,976
5	Barnes County	1.10%	$1,842	$168,100	$779	$70,230
6	Stutsman County	1.09%	$2,193	$200,300	$742	$60,172
7	Ward County	1.07%	$2,785	$259,100	$1,000	$79,273
8	Mercer County	1.07%	$2,101	$196,200	$1,043	$79,405
9	Ransom County	1.05%	$1,838	$174,800	$710	$74,521
10	Traill County	1.04%	$2,018	$193,200	$758	$88,289
11	Morton County	1.03%	$2,562	$249,600	$1,036	$79,483
12	Pembina County	1.00%	$1,165	$116,600	$692	$66,884
13	Rolette County	0.98%	$907	$93,000	$479	$57,355
14	Ramsey County	0.94%	$1,847	$197,400	$687	$61,319
15	Stark County	0.92%	$2,398	$260,400	$966	$80,744
16	Burleigh County	0.88%	$2,764	$314,700	$996	$84,948
17	Benson County	0.87%	$724	$83,100	$616	$68,049
18	McLean County	0.75%	$1,748	$233,100	$768	$81,847
19	Williams County	0.71%	$1,913	$267,800	$1,108	$90,224
20	Bottineau County	0.70%	$1,335	$190,900	$763	$83,460
21	McHenry County	0.66%	$949	$143,200	$737	$80,614
22	Mountrail County	0.53%	$1,172	$222,200	$864	$81,292
23	McKenzie County	0.41%	$1,473	$357,300	$1,153	$88,289

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.