Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Mountrail County is $811.00 per year, based on a median home value of $66,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.21% of property value.

Mountrail 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 fifty-three counties in North Dakota, Mountrail County is ranked 27th by median property taxes, and 33rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Mountrail County has lower property taxes than many other North Dakota counties. The median home value is $66,900.00, compared to the median property value in North Dakota of $116,800.00

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27th out of 53 By median yearly property tax

33rd out of 53 By percentage of median home value

46th out of 53 By percentage of median income

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

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

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