Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona Property Taxes

As noted earlier, local government entities set tax rates, which can vary widely within a state.

Why? Because annually, each county estimates its required budget to provide services and divides that by the total value of all taxable property within its jurisdiction. This calculation results in the property tax rate.

While there are votes and laws involved in setting tax rates and budgets, in a nutshell, this is the annual process.

Below, you can compare Quartzsite's effective property tax rate to other cities in Arizona and the median property tax rates in Arizona and the U.S.

Quartzsite property tax bills are based on the assessed value of a home and the local tax rate set for La Paz County. When a property’s assessed value changes, the tax bill can change too, since the bill is calculated from that value rather than the market price alone. Local taxing authorities use the assessed value to determine how much each homeowner owes.

For Quartzsite homeowners, the median home price is $58,559, and property tax bills can vary widely across the area. The 25th percentile tax bill is $164, while the 75th percentile is $978 and the 90th percentile is $1,446. The highest median tax bill in the area is $470 in ZIP code 85346, while the lowest median tax bill is $341 in ZIP code 85359.

Because property taxes are tied to assessed value and local rates, even similar homes can have different bills. That means homeowners may see meaningful differences in what they owe from one property to another.