Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Elko County is $997.00 per year, based on a median home value of $178,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.

Elko 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 seventeen counties in Nevada, Elko County is ranked 10th by median property taxes, and 11th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Elko County has lower property taxes than many other Nevada counties. The median home value is $178,200.00, compared to the median property value in Nevada of $207,600.00

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10th out of 17 By median yearly property tax

11th out of 17 By percentage of median home value

12th out of 17 By percentage of median income

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

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

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