Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Clearwater County is $872.00 per year, based on a median home value of $124,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.70% of property value.

Clearwater County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the forty-four counties in Idaho, Clearwater County is ranked 32nd by median property taxes, and 20th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Clearwater County collects a median of 0.70% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Idaho. This is partially because the median property value in Clearwater County is $46,900.00 lower than the Idaho median property value of $171,700.00.

• County Tax Comparison
• National Tax Comparison
• Other Idaho Counties
• Property Lookup

32nd out of 44 By median yearly property tax

20th out of 44 By percentage of median home value

26th out of 44 By percentage of median income

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

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Idaho 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 Clearwater County are the responsibility of the Clearwater County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Orofino, Idaho.

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