Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Sweetwater County is $954.00 per year, based on a median home value of $169,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.56% of property value.

Sweetwater 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, Sweetwater County is ranked 9th by median property taxes, and 11th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Sweetwater County has lower property taxes than many other Wyoming counties. The median home value is $169,500.00, compared to the median property value in Wyoming of $184,000.00

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9th out of 23 By median yearly property tax

11th out of 23 By percentage of median home value

15th out of 23 By percentage of median income

You can see how Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County are the responsibility of the Sweetwater County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Green River, Wyoming.

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