Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lander County is $733.00 per year, based on a median home value of $103,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.71% of property value.

Lander County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the seventeen counties in Nevada, Lander County is ranked 14th by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Lander County collects a median of 0.71% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Nevada. This is partially because the median property value in Lander County is $104,200.00 lower than the Nevada median property value of $207,600.00.

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14th out of 17 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 17 By percentage of median home value

15th out of 17 By percentage of median income

You can see how Lander 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 Lander County are the responsibility of the Lander County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Battle Mountain, Nevada.

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