Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hot Springs County is $706.00 per year, based on a median home value of $117,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.60% of property value.

Hot Springs 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 twenty-three counties in Wyoming, Hot Springs County is ranked 18th by median property taxes, and 8th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Hot Springs County collects a median of 0.60% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Wyoming. This is partially because the median property value in Hot Springs County is $66,200.00 lower than the Wyoming median property value of $184,000.00.

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18th out of 23 By median yearly property tax

8th out of 23 By percentage of median home value

16th out of 23 By percentage of median income

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

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Wyoming 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 Hot Springs County are the responsibility of the Hot Springs County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming.

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