Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Elmore County is $367.00 per year, based on a median home value of $136,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.27% of property value.

Elmore County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Alabama, Elmore County is ranked 19th by median property taxes, and 60th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Elmore County has lower property taxes than many other Alabama counties. The median home value is $136,500.00, compared to the median property value in Alabama of $119,600.00

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19th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

60th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

53rd out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Elmore County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-seven other counties in Alabama with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Alabama, see our Alabama county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Alabama counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Elmore County are the responsibility of the Elmore County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Wetumpka, Alabama.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Elmore County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Elmore County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Elmore County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Elmore County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Elmore County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).