Property taxes / Iron County / Cedar City
Cedar City property tax rate, 2025
A typical Cedar City property pays a total rate of 0.007766 (0.777%) of its taxable value. On a $500,000 home you live in, that's about $2,136 a year. The exact rate depends on which special districts serve your street.
Who raised Cedar City property taxes in 2026
No government on Cedar City 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 Cedar City bill
Dollar amounts are for a $500,000 primary home (taxed on 55% of its value).
Rate 0.003255 · Schools
Runs your public school district: teachers, classrooms, buses, and buildings.
- Cedar City$435
Rate 0.001583 · 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.
- Iron County$255
Rate 0.000926 · County
Pays for county government: the sheriff and jail, courts and prosecutors, elections, and county roads and services.
- Central Iron County Water Conservancy District$96
Rate 0.000349 · Special districts
Supplies water wholesale to cities and water companies: reservoirs, large pipelines, and treatment plants.
- County Assessing & Collecting Levy$72
Rate 0.000260 · County
Pays the county assessor to value every property and the treasurer to bill and collect property taxes.
- 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.
Depending on your neighborhood
Cedar City is split into 9 tax areas. These lines are on some Cedar City bills but not others, depending on which districts serve your address.
- Chelsey Public Infrastructure District No 1$1,650
Rate 0.006000 · Special districts
Repays bonds that built roads, water, and sewer lines for one newer development; only properties inside it pay this.
Your exact Cedar City bill
Enter your address to see every line of your own bill, your home's value, and who set each rate.
The city's share is set by the Cedar City Council. See its members, contact info, and tax votes.
Other Iron County cities and towns
- Paragonah0.654% · $1,799
- Kanarraville0.725% · $1,994
- Enoch0.732% · $2,014
- Cedar City0.777% · $2,136
- Parowan0.802% · $2,207
- Brian Head0.816% · $2,245
Typical rate, and tax on a $500,000 primary home. Every Utah city, ranked →
Common questions
Why did my property tax go up in Cedar City?
No government on Cedar City 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 Cedar City, Utah?
In 2025, the typical total rate in Cedar City was 0.007766 (0.777%) of taxable value, ranging from 0.007766 to 0.013766 depending on which special districts serve the neighborhood. 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 Cedar City?
About $2,136 a year if it is your primary residence. Utah taxes a primary home on 55% of its market value, so $500,000 × 55% × 0.007766. A second home, rental, or business property is taxed on its full value: about $3,883.
How much of a Cedar City property tax bill goes to schools?
60% 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 15%, the city 20%, and special districts 4%.
Is Cedar City's property tax high for Utah?
Ranked from lowest to highest typical rate, Cedar City is 56th of 259 Utah cities and towns, and 4th of 6 in Iron County.
Rates are the Utah State Tax Commission's 2025 rates for each tax area. “Typical” is the middle rate across Cedar City's tax areas.