Property Tax & Income in San Juan County, Utah
San Juan County has an effective property tax rate of 0.80%. On the median home value of $224,200, that's roughly $1,788 per year. Median household income is $64,481.
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 | San Juan County | Utah (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.80% | 0.46% |
| Median home value1 | $224,200 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 4.50% | top rate 4.50% |
| State sales tax3 | 7.42% combined | 7.42% 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 San Juan County, UT
San Juan County offers a striking combination of low home prices and tax bills that run above both state and national norms. At 0.798%, the effective property tax rate here ranks first among Utah's 29 counties and exceeds the statewide median of 0.462% by a wide margin—though it edges past the national figure of 0.794% only slightly. A median home value of $224,200 carries an annual real-estate tax bill of about $1,788. Households earning the median income of $64,481 would devote roughly 2.8% of that to property taxes. Per-capita income sits at $26,850, so affordability depends heavily on which figure you use. For buyers eyeing Blanding, Bluff, or La Sal, the appeal lies in entry prices well below many Western markets, even as the tax rate itself is comparatively steep.