Property taxes / Box Elder County / Elwood
Elwood property tax rate, 2025
A typical Elwood property pays a total rate of 0.009659 (0.966%) of its taxable value. On a $500,000 home you live in, that's about $2,656 a year.
Who raised Elwood property taxes in 2026
No government on Elwood property tax bills held a hearing to raise taxes in 2026, so each one is collecting about the same total as last year.
The percentage is the increase in each government's total property tax revenue it proposed, not the change on any one bill. A bill can also rise when a home's value grows faster than others in the area.
On every Elwood bill
Dollar amounts are for a $500,000 primary home (taxed on 55% of its value).
Rate 0.005599 · Schools
Runs your public school district: teachers, classrooms, buses, and buildings.
- Statewide School Basic Levy$379
Rate 0.001379 · Schools
The state's share of school funding, spread across every Utah district. Set by the Utah Legislature, not your local school board.
- Box Elder County$355
Rate 0.001291 · County
Pays for county government: the sheriff and jail, courts and prosecutors, elections, and county roads and services.
- Elwood Town$186
Rate 0.000675 · City
Pays for your city or town: police, streets, parks, and city services (some cities also fund fire here).
- Bear River Water Conservancy District$62
Rate 0.000225 · Special districts
Supplies water wholesale to cities and water companies: reservoirs, large pipelines, and treatment plants.
- County Assessing & Collecting Levy$57
Rate 0.000208 · County
Pays the county assessor to value every property and the treasurer to bill and collect property taxes.
- Box Elder Mosquito Abatement District$47
Rate 0.000172 · Special districts
Controls mosquitoes to cut down on bites and on diseases like West Nile virus.
- Box Elder County Library$26
Rate 0.000096 · County
Runs the public library system: branches, books and media, and programs.
- Multicounty Assessing & Collecting Levy$4
Rate 0.000014 · County
Pays for the state's work valuing property that crosses county lines, like utilities and railroads. Set by state law.
Your exact Elwood bill
Address lookup isn't available for Box Elder County yet. Your county treasurer's tax notice lists your exact rate.
The city's share is set by the Elwood Town Council. See its members, contact info, and tax votes.
Other Box Elder County cities and towns
- Plymouth0.919% · $2,527
- Honeyville0.943% · $2,594
- Bear River0.946% · $2,602
- Fielding0.95% · $2,612
- Howell0.956% · $2,629
- Elwood0.966% · $2,656
- Snowville0.969% · $2,665
- Deweyville0.969% · $2,665
- Portage1% · $2,749
- Corinne1.049% · $2,885
- Brigham City1.057% · $2,908
- Willard1.058% · $2,911
- Mantua1.086% · $2,987
- Perry1.093% · $3,006
- Garland1.17% · $3,218
- Tremonton1.178% · $3,239
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Common questions
Why did my property tax go up in Elwood?
No government on Elwood property tax bills held a hearing to raise taxes in 2026, so each one is collecting about the same total as last year. A bill can still rise when a home's value grows faster than others in the area.
What is the property tax rate in Elwood, Utah?
In 2025, the typical total rate in Elwood was 0.009659 (0.966%) of taxable value. That rate is the sum of every government on the bill: school district, county, city, and special districts.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 home in Elwood?
About $2,656 a year if it is your primary residence. Utah taxes a primary home on 55% of its market value, so $500,000 × 55% × 0.009659. A second home, rental, or business property is taxed on its full value: about $4,830.
How much of a Elwood property tax bill goes to schools?
72% of the typical bill goes to public schools: the local school district plus the Statewide School Basic Levy, which the Utah Legislature sets. The county gets 17%, the city 7%, and special districts 4%.
Is Elwood's property tax high for Utah?
Ranked from lowest to highest typical rate, Elwood is 150th of 259 Utah cities and towns, and 6th of 16 in Box Elder County.
Rates are the Utah State Tax Commission's 2025 rates for each tax area. “Typical” is the middle rate across Elwood's tax areas.