Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Carter County is $596.00 per year, based on a median home value of $88,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.67% of property value.

Carter 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 seventy-seven counties in Oklahoma, Carter County is ranked 16th by median property taxes, and 17th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Carter County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Carter County is $88,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $107,700.00

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16th out of 77 By median yearly property tax

17th out of 77 By percentage of median home value

18th out of 77 By percentage of median income

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

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

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