Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in San Juan County is $911.00 per year, based on a median home value of $108,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.84% of property value.

San Juan 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 twenty-nine counties in Utah, San Juan County is ranked 16th by median property taxes, and 0th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While San Juan County collects a median of 0.84% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Utah. This is partially because the median property value in San Juan County is $116,700.00 lower than the Utah median property value of $224,700.00.

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16th out of 29 By median yearly property tax

0th out of 29 By percentage of median home value

2nd out of 29 By percentage of median income

You can see how San Juan County (highlighted in green) compares to the twenty-nine other counties in Utah with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Utah, see our Utah county property tax map.

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

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