Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Weston County is $579.00 per year, based on a median home value of $115,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.50% of property value.

Weston 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, Weston County is ranked 23rd by median property taxes, and 15th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Weston County collects a median of 0.50% 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 Weston County is $68,800.00 lower than the Wyoming median property value of $184,000.00.

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23rd out of 23 By median yearly property tax

15th out of 23 By percentage of median home value

21st out of 23 By percentage of median income

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

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