Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Payne County is $894.00 per year, based on a median home value of $116,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.77% of property value.

Payne 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, Payne County is ranked 8th by median property taxes, and 7th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Payne County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $8,300.00 greater than the Oklahoma median of $107,700.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Payne County.

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8th out of 77 By median yearly property tax

7th out of 77 By percentage of median home value

6th out of 77 By percentage of median income

You can see how Payne 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 Payne County are the responsibility of the Payne County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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