Property Taxes in Williston
Williston's property tax picture is a real, genuine strength: Williams County's cited effective property tax rate (~0.66-0.85%) runs below both the national comparison figure and North Dakota's own statewide average -- this record discloses the real, disclosed cross-source spread on the precise rate directly rather than picking a single unreconciled number.
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Learn moreA Genuinely Below-Average Rate by Both National and State Comparison
Williams County's cited effective property tax rate (approximately 0.66%-0.85% across three sources reviewed this pass) runs BELOW both the ~0.89% national comparison figure used consistently across this project's records AND North Dakota's own statewide average (approximately 0.87-1.02%, SmartAsset cites 0.96%) -- a real, genuine advantage this record discloses directly.
A Real, Disclosed Cross-Source Spread on the Precise Rate
This record discloses a real, notable cross-source spread directly: citations ranged from approximately 0.66% to approximately 0.85% for Williams County's effective rate across three sources -- this record treats the 0.85% figure (Ownwell) as primary, but discloses the lower alternate citations rather than omitting them.
A Fourth, Disclosed Outlier Figure
One older-style source cited Williams County collecting approximately 1.49% "of a property's assessed fair market value" as property tax -- this record discloses directly that this figure likely reflects a different (assessed-value rather than current-effective-market-value) methodology than the other three citations, and treats it as a disclosed outlier rather than its primary figure.
Confirm a Specific Address Directly With Williams County
Given the real, disclosed rate spread across sources, buyers and movers should confirm a specific target property's current assessed value and levy directly with the Williams County Director of Tax Equalization's office rather than relying on a county median alone.
Key takeaways
- Williams County's cited effective property tax rate (~0.66-0.85%) runs BELOW both the ~0.89% national and ~0.87-1.02% North Dakota statewide comparison figures.
- This record discloses a real, disclosed cross-source spread across three primary citations (0.66%, 0.68%, 0.85%) it did not fully reconcile this pass.
- A fourth, older-methodology source cited 1.49% -- disclosed here as a likely outlier rather than folded into the primary figure.
- Confirm a specific property's current tax bill directly with the Williams County Director of Tax Equalization's office rather than relying on a county median.
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