Property taxes / Garfield County / Escalante
Escalante property tax rate, 2025
A typical Escalante property pays a total rate of 0.008418 (0.842%) of its taxable value. On a $500,000 home you live in, that's about $2,315 a year.
Who raised Escalante property taxes in 2026
No government on Escalante 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 Escalante bill
Dollar amounts are for a $500,000 primary home (taxed on 55% of its value).
Rate 0.004250 · Schools
Runs your public school district: teachers, classrooms, buses, and buildings.
- Escalante City$413
Rate 0.001503 · City
Pays for your city or town: police, streets, parks, and city services (some cities also fund fire here).
- 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.
- Garfield County$185
Rate 0.000673 · County
Pays for county government: the sheriff and jail, courts and prosecutors, elections, and county roads and services.
- County Assessing & Collecting Levy$87
Rate 0.000317 · County
Pays the county assessor to value every property and the treasurer to bill and collect property taxes.
- Escalante Cemetery Maintenance District$78
Rate 0.000282 · Special districts
Maintains the local cemetery.
- 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 Escalante bill
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The city's share is set by the Escalante City Council. See its members, contact info, and tax votes.
Other Garfield County cities and towns
- Boulder0.682% · $1,877
- Henrieville0.715% · $1,967
- Tropic0.721% · $1,983
- Antimony0.731% · $2,009
- Panguitch0.799% · $2,198
- Escalante0.842% · $2,315
- Hatch0.842% · $2,316
- Cannonville0.845% · $2,323
Typical rate, and tax on a $500,000 primary home. Every Utah city, ranked →
Common questions
Why did my property tax go up in Escalante?
No government on Escalante 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 Escalante, Utah?
In 2025, the typical total rate in Escalante was 0.008418 (0.842%) 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 Escalante?
About $2,315 a year if it is your primary residence. Utah taxes a primary home on 55% of its market value, so $500,000 × 55% × 0.008418. A second home, rental, or business property is taxed on its full value: about $4,209.
How much of a Escalante property tax bill goes to schools?
67% 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 12%, the city 18%, and special districts 3%.
Is Escalante's property tax high for Utah?
Ranked from lowest to highest typical rate, Escalante is 91st of 259 Utah cities and towns, and 6th of 8 in Garfield County.
Rates are the Utah State Tax Commission's 2025 rates for each tax area. “Typical” is the middle rate across Escalante's tax areas.