Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Santa Cruz County is $1,131.00 per year, based on a median home value of $148,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.76% of property value.

Santa Cruz County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fifteen counties in Arizona, Santa Cruz County is ranked 6th by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

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6th out of 15 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 15 By percentage of median home value

4th out of 15 By percentage of median income

You can see how Santa Cruz County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifteen other counties in Arizona with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Arizona, see our Arizona county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Arizona 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 Santa Cruz County are the responsibility of the Santa Cruz County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Nogales, Arizona.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Santa Cruz County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Santa Cruz County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Santa Cruz County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).