Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Oklahoma County is $1,132.00 per year, based on a median home value of $117,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.96% of property value.

Oklahoma County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the seventy-seven counties in Oklahoma, Oklahoma County is ranked 4th by median property taxes, and 2nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Oklahoma County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $9,800.00 greater than the Oklahoma median of $107,700.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Oklahoma County.

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4th out of 77 By median yearly property tax

2nd out of 77 By percentage of median home value

2nd out of 77 By percentage of median income

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

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