Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Platte County is $601.00 per year, based on a median home value of $127,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.47% of property value.

Platte County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the twenty-three counties in Wyoming, Platte County is ranked 21st by median property taxes, and 18th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Platte County collects a median of 0.47% 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 Platte County is $56,400.00 lower than the Wyoming median property value of $184,000.00.

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21st out of 23 By median yearly property tax

18th out of 23 By percentage of median home value

17th out of 23 By percentage of median income

You can see how Platte 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 Platte County are the responsibility of the Platte County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Wheatland, Wyoming.

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