Property taxes / Uintah County / Ballard
Ballard property tax rate, 2025
A typical Ballard property pays a total rate of 0.009746 (0.975%) of its taxable value. On a $500,000 home you live in, that's about $2,680 a year. The exact rate depends on which special districts serve your street.
Who raised Ballard property taxes in 2026
Set Central Utah Water's tax rate at 0.0004, above the certified rate. Adopted 14–1, August 26. See how each member voted →
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 Ballard bill
Dollar amounts are for a $500,000 primary home (taxed on 55% of its value).
Rate 0.003940 · Schools
Runs your public school district: teachers, classrooms, buses, and buildings.
- Ballard Town$500
Rate 0.001818 · 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.
- Uintah County$378
Rate 0.001376 · County
Pays for county government: the sheriff and jail, courts and prosecutors, elections, and county roads and services.
- County Assessing & Collecting Levy$123
Rate 0.000446 · County
Pays the county assessor to value every property and the treasurer to bill and collect property taxes.
- Central Utah Water Conservancy District$110
Rate 0.000400 · Special districts
Supplies water wholesale to cities and water companies: reservoirs, large pipelines, and treatment plants.
- Uintah County Mosquito Abatement District$51
Rate 0.000184 · Special districts
Controls mosquitoes to cut down on bites and on diseases like West Nile virus.
- 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
Ballard is split into 2 tax areas. These lines are on some Ballard bills but not others, depending on which districts serve your address.
- Ballard Water Improvement District$104
Rate 0.000377 · Special districts
Delivers water to your area: wells, storage tanks, and the pipes to homes.
Your exact Ballard 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 Ballard City Council. See its members, contact info, and tax votes.
Other Uintah County cities and towns
Typical rate, and tax on a $500,000 primary home. Every Utah city, ranked →
Common questions
Why did my property tax go up in Ballard?
In 2026, 1 government on Ballard property tax bills proposed collecting more: Central Utah Water Conservancy District (+1.52% in revenue; adopted 14–1). A bill can also rise when a home's value grows faster than others in the area.
What is the property tax rate in Ballard, Utah?
In 2025, the typical total rate in Ballard was 0.009746 (0.975%) of taxable value, ranging from 0.009557 to 0.009934 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 Ballard?
About $2,680 a year if it is your primary residence. Utah taxes a primary home on 55% of its market value, so $500,000 × 55% × 0.009746. A second home, rental, or business property is taxed on its full value: about $4,873.
How much of a Ballard property tax bill goes to schools?
54% 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 18%, the city 18%, and special districts 10%.
Is Ballard's property tax high for Utah?
Ranked from lowest to highest typical rate, Ballard is 160th of 259 Utah cities and towns, and 3rd of 3 in Uintah County.
Rates are the Utah State Tax Commission's 2025 rates for each tax area. “Typical” is the middle rate across Ballard's tax areas.