North Dakota Leaders Highlight Relief Package Eliminating Property Tax Bill For 50,000 Households

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(KNOX) – As property tax statements arrive in North Dakotans’ mailboxes this month, Gov. Kelly Armstrong joined lawmakers and state Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus at the Capitol to highlight the significant relief being provided by the $1,600 Primary Residence Credit (PRC) approved last spring, while also emphasizing the need to grow the credit in future legislative sessions to eliminate property taxes for even more households.

Armstrong and legislators worked together last session to more than triple the PRC from $500 to $1,600 per year in House Bill 1176, introduced by Rep. Mike Nathe of Bismarck. When they were pushing for the package, the best estimate was it would eliminate property taxes for 25% of households eligible for the PRC. Recent data released by Kroshus shows the increased credit has wiped out property taxes for 30% of eligible households, or roughly 50,000 households.

“What this shows is meaningful, tangible tax relief,” Armstrong said. “It works, and we know we can build on it to provide even more relief and get property taxes to zero for the vast majority of North Dakota homeowners.”

By comparison, in 2024 the previous $500 credit left 16,000 households, or about 10%, owing no residual property tax. The 50,000 households represent an increase of 34,000 additional households not having to pay property taxes – roughly the same number of households as the entire city of Bismarck, Armstrong noted.