Property Tax & Income in Pierce County, North Dakota
Pierce County has an effective property tax rate of 1.09%. On the median home value of $147,300, that's roughly $1,604 per year. Median household income is $59,365.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Pierce County | North Dakota (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.09% | 0.92% |
| Median home value1 | $147,300 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 2.50% | top rate 2.50% |
| State sales tax3 | 7.09% combined | 7.09% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Pierce County, ND
In Pierce County, North Dakota, buying a home generally costs far less than the national norm, with the median property valued at $147,300. That lower price point comes alongside an effective tax rate of 1.089%, which sits above North Dakota's statewide median of 0.916% and ranks 10th among the state's 53 counties. The resulting median annual tax bill is $1,604. Households here earn a median of $59,365, while per-capita income reaches $41,898. For someone weighing a move to communities like Balta, Wolford, or Rolette, the tradeoff is clear: inexpensive housing keeps overall costs down even though the tax rate itself runs higher than much of the state. Nationally, the median effective rate is 0.794%, so Pierce County also exceeds that benchmark, meaning buyers should factor the tax rate—not just the sticker price—into what they can afford.