Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Yuma County is $895.00 per year, based on a median home value of $142,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.63% of property value.

Yuma 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 fifteen counties in Arizona, Yuma County is ranked 10th by median property taxes, and 5th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Yuma County collects a median of 0.63% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Arizona. This is partially because the median property value in Yuma County is $45,300.00 lower than the Arizona median property value of $187,700.00.

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10th out of 15 By median yearly property tax

5th out of 15 By percentage of median home value

12th out of 15 By percentage of median income

You can see how Yuma County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifteen other counties in Arizona with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Arizona, see our Arizona county property tax map.

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

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