Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Sandoval County is $1,256.00 per year, based on a median home value of $184,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.68% of property value.

Sandoval 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 thirty-three counties in New Mexico, Sandoval County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in New Mexico, Sandoval County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $23,500.00 greater than the New Mexico median of $160,900.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Sandoval County.

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3rd out of 33 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 33 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 33 By percentage of median income

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

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

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