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Average US Real Estate Property Tax Rates by State: See Where Your State Ranks Against Other States

Highest & Lowest Property Tax States

2023 Property Taxes

The following table is sortable & shares the median home price, 2023 property tax amount, and 2023 property tax rate by state. Where rankings are shown a lower number is given a higher rank (for example, Alabama is a low-tax state, with affordable homes, yielding a high rating for both median tax rate and median property tax amount paid).

Various states have exemptions which many people qualify for. Exemptions can lower property appraisal values, which are used to help determine property tax payments. Some common exemptions include:

  • Homestead - for primary residences
  • Senior - for homeowners older than 65
  • Disabled - for people with disabilities
  • Some states also offer exemptions for agricultural use, alternative energy production, and veterans.

States may also limit how quickly property taxes can increase. For example, California's Proposition 13 was passed in 1978. It limits property taxes to a maximum of 1% of assessed value plus any popular vote approved assessments, and limits the rate of assessment increases for a particular homeowner to a maximum of 2% a year. If a property changes hands the assessment rate can then reset dramatically higher for properties that have been held by a homeowner for an extended period of time.

Location Home Cost Rank Property Tax $ Tax Rank Tax % % Rank
Alabama $274,280 14 $718 1 0.40% 2
Alaska $364,980 24 $3,650 38 1.04% 31
Arizona $444,220 36 $1,786 15 0.63% 12
Arkansas $249,360 7 $977 3 0.64% 13
California $809,860 51 $4,831 45 0.75% 19
Colorado $603,840 46 $2,422 23 0.55% 3
Connecticut $397,980 32 $6,189 49 1.79% 47
District of Columbia $647,600 49 $4,114 41 0.62% 11
Delaware $338,980 20 $1,635 12 0.61% 10
Florida $413,820 33 $2,529 26 0.91% 26
Georgia $368,160 25 $2,160 20 0.92% 27
Hawaii $767,740 50 $2,092 19 0.32% 1
Idaho $474,620 40 $1,995 18 0.67% 17
Illinois $280,600 16 $4,912 46 2.08% 50
Indiana $249,200 6 $1,467 9 0.84% 22
Iowa $228,620 1 $2,724 30 1.52% 42
Kansas $262,160 11 $2,578 27 1.34% 37
Kentucky $254,220 10 $1,456 8 0.83% 21
Louisiana $250,860 8 $1,127 4 0.56% 4
Maine $386,440 29 $2,785 32 1.24% 36
Maryland $415,640 34 $3,777 39 1.05% 32
Massachusetts $609,320 47 $5,536 47 1.14% 34
Michigan $247,660 5 $2,746 31 1.38% 38
Minnesota $341,640 21 $3,087 33 1.11% 33
Mississippi $244,100 4 $1,161 5 0.67% 14
Missouri $251,400 9 $1,810 16 1.01% 30
Montana $518,760 43 $2,498 25 0.74% 18
Nebraska $284,620 17 $3,313 35 1.63% 45
Nevada $446,700 37 $1,889 17 0.59% 9
New Hampshire $470,280 38 $6,209 50 1.93% 49
New Jersey $502,120 42 $8,897 51 2.23% 51
New Mexico $346,600 23 $1,638 13 0.67% 16
New York $523,600 44 $6,180 48 1.40% 40
North Carolina $368,800 26 $1,769 14 0.82% 20
North Dakota $270,640 13 $2,347 21 0.98% 29
Ohio $235,360 2 $2,639 29 1.59% 43
Oklahoma $238,600 3 $1,501 10 0.89% 25
Oregon $501,560 41 $3,646 37 0.93% 28
Pennsylvania $277,560 15 $3,094 34 1.49% 41
Rhode Island $471,100 39 $4,726 43 1.40% 39
South Carolina $375,680 27 $1,185 6 0.57% 7
South Dakota $318,700 19 $2,481 24 1.17% 35
Tennessee $378,520 28 $1,376 7 0.67% 15
Texas $345,260 22 $4,050 40 1.68% 46
Utah $541,440 45 $2,376 22 0.57% 8
Vermont $397,700 31 $4,787 44 1.83% 48
Virginia $434,700 35 $2,617 28 0.87% 23
Washington $631,060 48 $4,283 42 0.87% 24
West Virginia $268,580 12 $821 2 0.57% 6
Wisconsin $299,880 18 $3,497 36 1.61% 44
Wyoming $396,360 30 $1,609 11 0.56% 5

2022 Property Taxes

The following property taxes table shares national & state-level data from the 2022 American Community Survey's 5-year estimates of Financial Characteristics for Housing Units With a Mortgage. It shows median home price, median property tax, median tax percent, median household income, along with annual property taxes cost bucket ranges for homes in each state.

Location Home Cost Rank Property Tax $ Tax Rank Tax % % Rank Income Monthly House Cost House Cost % Homes w Mortgages $0 prop tax % $1 to $800 % $800 to $1,499 % $1,500+ %
United States $311,300   $3,201   1.03%   $110,515 $1,828 19.85% 50,148,459 1,423,512 2.8% 4,068,964 8.1% 6,708,120 13.4% 37,947,863 75.7%
Alabama $203,300 10 $808 2 0.40% 2 $92,184 $1,343 17.48% 740,157 83,723 11.3% 325,476 44.0% 184,848 25.0% 146,110 19.7%
Alaska $341,700 35 $4,004 40 1.17% 37 $120,033 $2,130 21.29% 106,808 9,738 9.1% 4,181 3.9% 6,630 6.2% 86,259 80.8%
Arizona $346,500 37 $1,859 15 0.54% 6 $102,250 $1,665 19.54% 1,140,854 34,509 3.0% 130,605 11.4% 294,641 25.8% 681,099 59.7%
Arkansas $181,600 4 $1,134 4 0.62% 16 $86,985 $1,240 17.11% 415,881 22,758 5.5% 141,068 33.9% 114,553 27.5% 137,502 33.1%
California $679,200 50 $5,304 46 0.78% 23 $136,094 $2,759 24.33% 5,067,173 87,083 1.7% 126,028 2.5% 280,949 5.5% 4,573,113 90.2%
Colorado $476,300 47 $2,378 22 0.50% 3 $121,231 $2,109 20.88% 1,057,739 19,466 1.8% 81,234 7.7% 190,104 18.0% 766,935 72.5%
Connecticut $329,100 33 $6,582 49 2.00% 50 $131,540 $2,326 21.22% 618,022 6,247 1.0% 7,686 1.2% 9,541 1.5% 594,548 96.2%
Delaware $314,100 31 $1,798 13 0.57% 11 $106,744 $1,729 19.44% 180,097 5,008 2.8% 22,882 12.7% 47,552 26.4% 104,655 58.1%
District of Columbia $705,200 51 $4,089 41 0.58% 14 $178,717 $2,958 19.86% 99,112 1,909 1.9% 5,092 5.1% 8,814 8.9% 83,297 84.0%
Florida $314,800 32 $2,616 26 0.83% 24 $96,121 $1,752 21.87% 3,166,465 98,224 3.1% 287,757 9.1% 523,296 16.5% 2,257,188 71.3%
Georgia $269,600 26 $2,394 23 0.89% 28 $104,715 $1,640 18.79% 1,647,031 41,018 2.5% 170,220 10.3% 290,613 17.6% 1,145,180 69.5%
Hawaii $773,600 52 $2,079 20 0.27% 1 $130,811 $2,778 25.48% 191,577 10,618 5.5% 25,858 13.5% 36,995 19.3% 118,106 61.6%
Idaho $347,900 38 $1,930 17 0.55% 9 $93,096 $1,520 19.59% 309,472 8,375 2.7% 24,703 8.0% 78,031 25.2% 198,363 64.1%
Illinois $256,300 22 $5,591 47 2.18% 51 $113,647 $1,903 20.09% 2,054,273 35,825 1.7% 66,617 3.2% 109,875 5.3% 1,841,956 89.7%
Indiana $194,800 7 $1,480 9 0.76% 18 $93,904 $1,301 16.63% 1,202,896 30,029 2.5% 266,739 22.2% 329,007 27.4% 577,121 48.0%
Iowa $194,000 6 $2,875 31 1.48% 43 $99,833 $1,444 17.36% 552,272 10,432 1.9% 29,749 5.4% 77,464 14.0% 434,627 78.7%
Kansas $212,300 11 $2,742 28 1.29% 38 $103,083 $1,580 18.39% 445,348 7,867 1.8% 24,970 5.6% 65,119 14.6% 347,392 78.0%
Kentucky $198,000 9 $1,651 11 0.83% 25 $92,078 $1,344 17.52% 685,954 22,769 3.3% 114,778 16.7% 185,003 27.0% 363,404 53.0%
Louisiana $225,300 15 $1,332 6 0.59% 15 $96,292 $1,481 18.46% 619,438 79,050 12.8% 169,998 27.4% 131,121 21.2% 239,269 38.6%
Maine $259,300 25 $2,996 33 1.16% 36 $97,930 $1,589 19.47% 254,699 2,106 0.8% 10,680 4.2% 28,717 11.3% 213,196 83.7%
Maryland $389,700 42 $3,964 39 1.02% 32 $135,723 $2,245 19.85% 1,122,350 25,021 2.2% 27,599 2.5% 59,442 5.3% 1,010,288 90.0%
Massachusetts $491,400 49 $5,602 48 1.14% 35 $143,688 $2,553 21.32% 1,152,808 14,875 1.3% 19,195 1.7% 36,307 3.1% 1,082,431 93.9%
Michigan $220,200 13 $2,894 32 1.31% 39 $98,101 $1,472 18.01% 1,713,680 60,944 3.6% 69,444 4.1% 222,020 13.0% 1,361,272 79.4%
Minnesota $298,700 30 $3,115 34 1.04% 33 $116,495 $1,818 18.73% 1,060,861 16,204 1.5% 51,223 4.8% 113,691 10.7% 879,743 82.9%
Mississippi $180,800 3 $1,388 7 0.77% 21 $84,327 $1,311 18.66% 387,280 52,521 13.6% 81,511 21.0% 102,516 26.5% 150,732 38.9%
Missouri $214,400 12 $1,966 19 0.92% 29 $96,993 $1,436 17.77% 1,011,923 18,508 1.8% 134,983 13.3% 234,848 23.2% 623,584 61.6%
Montana $335,700 34 $2,564 24 0.76% 19 $95,149 $1,660 20.94% 168,923 3,513 2.1% 9,767 5.8% 23,296 13.8% 132,347 78.3%
Nebraska $222,200 14 $3,476 35 1.56% 44 $106,751 $1,612 18.12% 304,599 7,797 2.6% 11,411 3.7% 28,325 9.3% 257,066 84.4%
Nevada $384,200 41 $1,937 18 0.50% 4 $101,618 $1,791 21.15% 454,707 14,893 3.3% 52,041 11.4% 106,769 23.5% 281,004 61.8%
New Hampshire $350,900 39 $6,591 50 1.88% 49 $126,962 $2,226 21.04% 250,376 2,023 0.8% 3,312 1.3% 4,453 1.8% 240,588 96.1%
New Jersey $413,900 44 $9,507 52 2.30% 52 $143,426 $2,728 22.82% 1,421,409 24,098 1.7% 12,216 0.9% 11,350 0.8% 1,373,745 96.6%
New Mexico $238,700 16 $1,856 14 0.78% 22 $87,653 $1,457 19.95% 293,870 15,296 5.2% 42,543 14.5% 67,275 22.9% 168,756 57.4%
New York $410,100 43 $6,661 51 1.62% 46 $127,503 $2,441 22.97% 2,432,174 111,641 4.6% 53,458 2.2% 92,224 3.8% 2,174,851 89.4%
North Carolina $259,000 24 $1,908 16 0.74% 17 $98,222 $1,496 18.28% 1,690,466 27,951 1.7% 187,475 11.1% 432,330 25.6% 1,042,710 61.7%
North Dakota $256,700 23 $2,584 25 1.01% 31 $111,003 $1,653 17.87% 106,287 2,921 2.7% 8,828 8.3% 14,994 14.1% 79,544 74.8%
Ohio $197,200 8 $2,818 30 1.43% 41 $98,947 $1,429 17.33% 1,973,077 35,875 1.8% 123,338 6.3% 309,111 15.7% 1,504,753 76.3%
Oklahoma $190,200 5 $1,762 12 0.93% 30 $93,780 $1,416 18.12% 543,408 26,688 4.9% 91,664 16.9% 126,142 23.2% 298,914 55.0%
Oregon $437,900 46 $3,747 37 0.86% 26 $111,489 $1,984 21.35% 697,213 10,003 1.4% 17,243 2.5% 45,327 6.5% 624,640 89.6%
Pennsylvania $244,800 20 $3,539 36 1.45% 42 $108,181 $1,671 18.54% 2,123,566 30,370 1.4% 123,869 5.8% 251,821 11.9% 1,717,506 80.9%
Rhode Island $344,900 36 $4,819 43 1.40% 40 $118,980 $2,110 21.28% 182,924 2,053 1.1% 3,251 1.8% 5,491 3.0% 172,129 94.1%
South Carolina $243,700 19 $1,317 5 0.54% 8 $92,428 $1,423 18.47% 830,217 25,262 3.0% 198,538 23.9% 275,161 33.1% 331,256 39.9%
South Dakota $240,300 17 $2,693 27 1.12% 34 $99,338 $1,557 18.81% 131,828 2,704 2.1% 6,865 5.2% 18,410 14.0% 103,849 78.8%
Tennessee $252,700 21 $1,462 8 0.58% 13 $94,174 $1,449 18.46% 1,064,620 31,770 3.0% 210,541 19.8% 323,346 30.4% 498,963 46.9%
Texas $271,700 27 $4,877 44 1.79% 48 $113,935 $1,913 20.15% 3,699,516 144,435 3.9% 174,675 4.7% 246,932 6.7% 3,133,474 84.7%
Utah $416,200 45 $2,247 21 0.54% 7 $113,097 $1,830 19.42% 523,663 12,121 2.3% 19,765 3.8% 88,534 16.9% 403,243 77.0%
Vermont $282,700 28 $5,000 45 1.77% 47 $104,906 $1,822 20.84% 118,114 1,102 0.9% 1,604 1.4% 3,428 2.9% 111,980 94.8%
Virginia $367,000 40 $2,812 29 0.77% 20 $124,028 $2,014 19.49% 1,489,688 42,018 2.8% 132,703 8.9% 225,704 15.2% 1,089,263 73.1%
Washington $490,200 48 $4,266 42 0.87% 27 $126,200 $2,249 21.39% 1,277,064 25,488 2.0% 42,771 3.3% 74,139 5.8% 1,134,666 88.8%
West Virginia $174,400 2 $989 3 0.57% 10 $86,352 $1,180 16.40% 248,040 7,359 3.0% 92,368 37.2% 86,159 34.7% 62,154 25.1%
Wisconsin $240,600 18 $3,777 38 1.57% 45 $103,471 $1,602 18.58% 1,020,853 9,039 0.9% 18,394 1.8% 53,825 5.3% 939,595 92.0%
Wyoming $283,600 29 $1,640 10 0.58% 12 $102,866 $1,642 19.16% 97,687 2,265 2.3% 10,048 10.3% 31,877 32.6% 53,497 54.8%
Puerto Rico $144,300 1 $764 1 0.53% 5 $45,067 $935 24.90% 311,663 252,402 81.0% 30,642 9.8% 14,936 4.8% 13,683 4.4%

Where are the most expensive homes located?

The following table highlights the counties with the highest median home prices.

County Home price Monthly Home Cost Property Tax Income
San Mateo County, California $1,474,100 $4,000+ $9,885 $214,962
San Francisco County, California $1,409,500 $4,000+ $10,000+ $222,823
Marin County, California $1,365,400 $4,000+ $10,000+ $213,728
Santa Clara County, California $1,342,600 $4,000+ $10,000+ $224,845
Nantucket County, Massachusetts $1,230,200 $3,780 $3,471 $147,500
New York County, New York $1,157,900 $4,000+ $10,000+ $248,422
Alameda County, California $1,029,700 $3,547 $8,572 $190,075
Santa Cruz County, California $998,400 $3,350 $6,859 $163,101
Teton County, Wyoming $975,100 $2,597 $4,390 $131,306
Dukes County, Massachusetts $965,900 $3,180 $4,301 $114,643
Summit County, Utah $896,100 $2,641 $2,964 $148,584
Kings County, New York $889,000 $3,359 $5,681 $138,695
Orange County, California $881,800 $3,216 $6,458 $160,203
Arlington County, Virginia $839,800 $3,426 $7,308 $214,131
Honolulu County, Hawaii $829,800 $2,969 $2,346 $140,545
Napa County, California $819,800 $3,108 $6,480 $147,336
Contra Costa County, California $804,800 $3,216 $7,280 $163,513
Maui County, Hawaii $802,300 $2,730 $1,419 $124,763
King County, Washington $773,900 $2,999 $6,439 $172,276
Sonoma County, California $756,900 $2,915 $5,790 $141,144
San Diego County, California $741,500 $2,993 $5,807 $144,355
Los Angeles County, California $741,200 $2,945 $5,771 $133,242
Kauai County, Hawaii $741,100 $2,641 $1,737 $115,153
Ventura County, California $738,700 $2,940 $5,694 $141,661
Summit County, Colorado $736,100 $2,288 $2,338 $121,766

What areas pay the most property taxes?

In 2022 the median homeowner in the following 16 counties all pay over $10,000 a year in property taxes.

  • California: San Francisco County, Marin County, Santa Clara County
  • New York: New York County, Westchester County, Nassau County, Rockland County, Suffolk County, Putnam County
  • New Jersey: Bergen County, Morris County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Essex County, Union County, Passaic County

There were over 40 counties with median property taxes above $7,000 a year in 2022.

County Home Value Income Monthly Housing Cost Property tax
San Francisco County, California $1,409,500 $222,823 4,000+ 10,000+
Marin County, California $1,365,400 $213,728 4,000+ 10,000+
Santa Clara County, California $1,342,600 $224,845 4,000+ 10,000+
New York County, New York $1,157,900 $248,422 4,000+ 10,000+
Westchester County, New York $643,700 $185,226 $3,834 10,000+
Nassau County, New York $642,300 $176,417 $3,663 10,000+
Bergen County, New Jersey $581,000 $174,354 $3,386 10,000+
Morris County, New Jersey $545,100 $175,826 $3,210 10,000+
Rockland County, New York $541,900 $157,657 $3,464 10,000+
Somerset County, New Jersey $493,800 $177,884 $3,063 10,000+
Hunterdon County, New Jersey $493,500 $172,555 $3,038 10,000+
Suffolk County, New York $491,800 $152,714 $3,155 10,000+
Essex County, New Jersey $469,900 $149,204 $3,148 10,000+
Union County, New Jersey $463,200 $155,305 $3,053 10,000+
Putnam County, New York $429,200 $144,813 $2,988 10,000+
Passaic County, New Jersey $415,400 $140,018 $2,898 10,000+
Monmouth County, New Jersey $530,900 $163,531 $2,976 $9,887
San Mateo County, California $1,474,100 $214,962 4,000+ $9,885
Middlesex County, New Jersey $423,500 $147,145 $2,775 $9,528
Hudson County, New Jersey $521,800 $153,427 $3,140 $9,421
Lake County, Illinois $326,900 $142,710 $2,403 $9,017
Orange County, New York $349,300 $128,771 $2,590 $8,705
Mercer County, New Jersey $340,700 $137,598 $2,519 $8,687
Alameda County, California $1,029,700 $190,075 $3,547 $8,572
Sussex County, New Jersey $327,000 $131,397 $2,380 $8,486
Warren County, New Jersey $315,100 $124,718 $2,271 $8,257
Gloucester County, New Jersey $277,900 $132,139 $2,262 $8,081
Burlington County, New Jersey $313,500 $133,511 $2,326 $8,001
Camden County, New Jersey $245,500 $120,117 $2,125 $7,960
DuPage County, Illinois $367,000 $141,629 $2,365 $7,817
Kendall County, Illinois $291,700 $118,488 $2,188 $7,602
Collin County, Texas $420,900 $154,649 $2,600 $7,575
Travis County, Texas $452,200 $146,085 $2,425 $7,489
Kane County, Illinois $297,800 $126,461 $2,143 $7,485
Dutchess County, New York $361,600 $137,058 $2,508 $7,444
Rockingham County, New Hampshire $434,700 $144,763 $2,487 $7,433
Arlington County, Virginia $839,800 $214,131 $3,426 $7,308
Contra Costa County, California $804,800 $163,513 $3,216 $7,280
McHenry County, Illinois $274,900 $123,344 $2,035 $7,277
Fort Bend County, Texas $338,500 $139,634 $2,430 $7,230
Williamson County, Texas $377,800 $134,613 $2,258 $7,157
Will County, Illinois $290,600 $125,876 $2,155 $7,082
Middlesex County, Massachusetts $661,600 $176,444 $3,019 $7,049
Denton County, Texas $386,300 $146,199 $2,438 $7,033

2021 Property Taxes

The following table shows the median home value, household income, monthly housing costs, and annual property taxes by state across the United States. Data is sourced from the 2021 American Community Survey's 5-year estimates of Financial Characteristics for Housing Units With a Mortgage.

State Household Income Monthly Home Cost Housing Cost % Home Value Property Tax Property Tax %
United States $102,003 $1,697 19.96% $268,800 $2,971 1.11%
Alabama $84,630 $1,242 17.61% $172,300 $742 0.43%
Alaska $113,259 $1,986 21.04% $300,100 $3,716 1.24%
Arizona $93,406 $1,545 19.85% $283,900 $1,717 0.60%
Arkansas $80,161 $1,154 17.28% $157,300 $1,031 0.66%
California $124,759 $2,548 24.51% $591,300 $4,804 0.81%
Colorado $111,311 $1,927 20.77% $407,100 $2,125 0.52%
Connecticut $122,066 $2,192 21.55% $289,600 $6,251 2.16%
Delaware $97,991 $1,644 20.13% $274,800 $1,694 0.62%
District of Columbia $162,917 $2,751 20.26% $636,600 $3,754 0.59%
Florida $87,788 $1,618 22.12% $266,100 $2,372 0.89%
Georgia $95,994 $1,514 18.93% $226,600 $2,151 0.95%
Hawaii $122,258 $2,587 25.39% $669,200 $1,915 0.29%
Idaho $84,542 $1,395 19.80% $277,400 $1,741 0.63%
Illinois $105,528 $1,781 20.25% $227,700 $5,213 2.29%
Indiana $86,702 $1,206 16.69% $165,900 $1,373 0.83%
Iowa $92,540 $1,348 17.48% $169,600 $2,700 1.59%
Kansas $95,641 $1,467 18.41% $182,000 $2,556 1.40%
Kentucky $85,017 $1,241 17.52% $169,600 $1,508 0.89%
Louisiana $89,298 $1,376 18.49% $196,000 $1,223 0.62%
Maine $90,235 $1,471 19.56% $223,100 $2,868 1.29%
Maryland $125,998 $2,111 20.11% $346,500 $3,709 1.07%
Massachusetts $132,795 $2,365 21.37% $431,100 $5,113 1.19%
Michigan $91,004 $1,374 18.12% $188,300 $2,734 1.45%
Minnesota $107,302 $1,682 18.81% $260,500 $2,860 1.10%
Mississippi $79,124 $1,218 18.47% $159,200 $1,289 0.81%
Missouri $89,803 $1,343 17.95% $183,900 $1,830 1.00%
Montana $87,424 $1,538 21.11% $282,200 $2,339 0.83%
Nebraska $98,099 $1,483 18.14% $187,700 $3,184 1.70%
Nevada $93,669 $1,655 21.20% $325,300 $1,793 0.55%
New Hampshire $116,764 $2,062 21.19% $297,900 $6,235 2.09%
New Jersey $132,635 $2,560 23.16% $363,400 $8,928 2.46%
New Mexico $80,767 $1,359 20.19% $204,400 $1,721 0.84%
New York $117,482 $2,267 23.16% $359,600 $6,217 1.73%
North Carolina $90,243 $1,397 18.58% $220,000 $1,765 0.80%
North Dakota $103,797 $1,524 17.62% $233,300 $2,378 1.02%
Ohio $91,298 $1,338 17.59% $169,200 $2,658 1.57%
Oklahoma $86,723 $1,313 18.17% $164,500 $1,623 0.99%
Oregon $101,875 $1,840 21.67% $373,900 $3,457 0.92%
Pennsylvania $100,000 $1,569 18.83% $215,300 $3,352 1.56%
Rhode Island $108,763 $1,952 21.54% $293,100 $4,526 1.54%
South Carolina $85,590 $1,329 18.63% $207,400 $1,213 0.58%
South Dakota $91,930 $1,434 18.72% $207,700 $2,528 1.22%
Tennessee $86,333 $1,337 18.58% $211,700 $1,376 0.65%
Texas $105,323 $1,747 19.90% $232,000 $4,399 1.90%
Utah $102,978 $1,682 19.60% $345,300 $1,972 0.57%
Vermont $96,470 $1,701 21.16% $248,700 $4,706 1.89%
Virginia $114,445 $1,891 19.83% $321,200 $2,656 0.83%
Washington $115,096 $2,064 21.52% $414,300 $3,841 0.93%
West Virginia $79,315 $1,101 16.66% $156,000 $916 0.59%
Wisconsin $95,893 $1,491 18.66% $208,900 $3,570 1.71%
Wyoming $95,472 $1,536 19.31% $247,600 $1,501 0.61%
Puerto Rico $41,807 $884 25.37% $131,100 $718 0.55%

2020 Property Tax Rates

✓ Lowest Rates ⨯ Highest Rates
Hawaii (0.37%) New Jersey (2.2%)
Alabama (0.44%) Illinois (2.18%)
West Virginia (0.51%) Texas (2.15%)
Colorado (0.54%) Vermont (1.97%)
Utah (0.54%) Connecticut (1.92%)
Tennessee (0.59%) New Hampshire (1.86%)
Nevada (0.6%) New York (1.68%)
Idaho (0.61%) Pennsylvania (1.64%)
Arizona (0.62%) Ohio (1.62%)
Wyoming (0.63%) Nebraska (1.53%)

2020 Property Tax Amount

✓ Lowest Amount ⨯ Highest Amount
Alabama ($841) New jersey ($9,196)
West Virginia ($849) Connecticut ($7,395)
Arkansas ($1,147) New York ($6,628)
Tennessee ($1,202) New Hampshire ($6,596)
Mississippi ($1,241) Massachusetts ($6,514)

Aggregate & Local Property Tax Stats

  • 2020: In 2020 the average single-family home in the United States had $3,719 in property taxes, for an effective rate of 1.1%. This raised $323 billion in property taxes across the nation.
  • 2019: In 2019 homeowners paid an average of $3,561, raising $306.4 billion.
  • Local Data: ATTOM Data Solutions provides a county-level heat map.

Interactive Map With County Level Tax Data

In 2020 sixteen counties had an average property tax of more than $10,000. The 5 highest were:

  • Rockland County, New York @ $13,931
  • Marin County, California @ $13,257
  • Essex County, New Jersey @ $12,698
  • Nassau County, New York @ $12,386
  • Bergen County, New Jersey @ $12,348

Across the states many individidual counties have widely varying rates when compared across the blended average rate for the state. This map allows you to drill down to see effective local rates.

2019 Property Taxes Paid as a Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Value

State Effective Tax Rate Rank
United States 1.03%
Alabama 0.37% 49
Alaska 0.98% 21
Arizona 0.60% 39
Arkansas 0.61% 38
California 0.70% 34
Colorado 0.52% 46
Connecticut 1.73% 5
Delaware 0.59% 41
Florida 0.86% 26
Georgia 0.87% 25
Hawaii 0.31% 50
Idaho 0.65% 35
Illinois 1.97% 2
Indiana 0.81% 30
Iowa 1.43% 10
Kansas 1.28% 15
Kentucky 0.78% 31
Louisiana 0.51% 48
Maine 1.20% 16
Maryland 1.01% 20
Massachusetts 1.08% 18
Michigan 1.31% 13
Minnesota 1.05% 19
Mississippi 0.63% 37
Missouri 0.96% 22
Montana 0.74% 33
Nebraska 1.54% 7
Nevada 0.56% 42
New Hampshire 1.89% 3
New Jersey 2.13% 1
New Mexico 0.59% 40
New York 1.30% 14
North Carolina 0.78% 32
North Dakota 0.88% 24
Ohio 1.52% 9
Oklahoma 0.83% 29
Oregon 0.91% 23
Pennsylvania 1.43% 11
Rhode Island 1.37% 12
South Carolina 0.53% 44
South Dakota 1.14% 17
Tennessee 0.63% 36
Texas 1.60% 6
Utah 0.56% 43
Vermont 1.76% 4
Virginia 0.84% 28
Washington 0.84% 27
West Virginia 0.53% 45
Wisconsin 1.53% 8
Wyoming 0.51% 47
District of Columbia 0.58% 42

Note: The figures in this table are mean effective property tax rates on owner-occupied housing (total real taxes paid/total home value). As a result, the data exclude property taxes paid by businesses, renters, and others. D.C.’s rank does not affect states’ ranks, but the figure in parentheses indicates where it would rank if included.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, "2019 American Community Survey"; Tax Foundation calculations.

2018 State & Local Property Taxes Per Capita

State Collections per Capita Rank
United States $1,675
Alabama $598 50
Alaska $2,195 10
Arizona $1,125 34
Arkansas $776 48
California $1,680 18
Colorado $1,616 23
Connecticut $3,107 3
Delaware $931 43
Florida $1,377 29
Georgia $1,205 33
Hawaii $1,358 30
Idaho $1,022 40
Illinois $2,277 8
Indiana $1,033 39
Iowa $1,702 15
Kansas $1,605 24
Kentucky $845 45
Louisiana $894 44
Maine $2,249 9
Maryland $1,693 17
Massachusetts $2,565 6
Michigan $1,465 28
Minnesota $1,649 21
Mississippi $1,061 37
Missouri $1,073 35
Montana $1,711 14
Nebraska $2,010 12
Nevada $1,044 38
New Hampshire $3,362 2
New Jersey $3,378 1
New Mexico $832 46
New York $3,025 4
North Carolina $993 41
North Dakota $1,649 20
Ohio $1,356 31
Oklahoma $771 49
Oregon $1,557 27
Pennsylvania $1,584 26
Rhode Island $2,431 7
South Carolina $1,211 32
South Dakota $1,586 25
Tennessee $799 47
Texas $1,973 13
Utah $1,070 36
Vermont $2,738 5
Virginia $1,699 16
Washington $1,645 22
West Virginia $950 42
Wisconsin $1,680 19
Wyoming $2,012 11
District of Columbia $3,740 1

Note: D.C.’s rank does not affect states’ ranks, but the figure in parentheses indicates where it would rank if included. See Table 43 for people per household by state.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances"; Tax Foundation calculations.

Calendar Year 2016 Property Taxes

States with the lowest property tax rate are ranked lowest whereas states with the highest rates are ranked highest. The following tables are sortable. Click on any column header to sort by that column. Statewide data is estimated by multiplying the number of single family homes by the average property tax rate & the the average home price.

Rank (Rate) State Tax Rate Avg Home Price Avg Property Tax Highest Metro Area Highest Metro Tax Single-Family Homes Prop Taxes Real Estate Value
1 Hawaii 0.32% $784,583 $2,489 Honolulu $2,853 263,544 $655,859,737 $206,772,142,152
2 Alabama 0.48% $161,853 $776 Birmingham-Hoover $1,229 1,416,458 $1,099,560,543 $229,257,976,674
3 Colorado 0.52% $394,604 $2,046 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood $2,452 1,474,840 $3,017,021,019 $581,977,763,360
4 Tennessee 0.54% $181,331 $981 Chattanooga $1,076 2,462,587 $2,414,870,997 $446,543,363,297
5 Delaware 0.56% $271,585 $1,526 268,144 $409,301,861 $72,823,888,240
6 West Virginia 0.57% $271,585 $802 Huntington-Ashland $893 503,299 $403,808,142 $136,688,458,915
7 South Carolina 0.63% $204,349 $1,294 Charleston $2,062 1,461,713 $1,891,139,228 $298,699,589,837
8 District of Columbia 0.64% $772,008 $4,915 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $4,963 48,752 $239,609,457 $37,636,934,016
9 Nevada 0.64% $293,432 $1,873 Las Vegas $1,774 701,103 $1,313,426,630 $205,726,055,496
10 Utah 0.65% $300,245 $1,948 Ogden-Clearfield $1,831 671,168 $1,307,378,832 $201,514,836,160
11 Arkansas 0.67% $150,742 $1,006 Little Rock $1,349 966,864 $972,976,892 $145,747,013,088
12 Arizona 0.68% $282,423 $1,918 Tucson $2,437 1,731,919 $3,321,478,730 $489,133,759,737
13 Louisiana 0.71% $183,591 $1,302 New Orleans $1,864 1,303,899 $1,698,204,632 $239,384,121,309
14 Kentucky 0.74% $165,285 $1,217 Louisville $1,655 1,352,969 $1,646,371,009 $223,625,481,165
15 Wyoming 0.76% $222,449 $1,691 152,852 $258,423,896 $34,001,774,548
16 California 0.77% $619,491 $4,783 Bakersfield $2,399 7,451,864 $35,642,959,906 $4,616,362,681,224
17 North Carolina 0.78% $217,560 $1,706 Durham-Chapel Hill $2,927 2,955,186 $5,041,987,758 $642,930,266,160
18 Montana 0.80% $242,342 $1,950 218,757 $426,566,206 $53,014,008,894
19 Georgia 0.86% $204,399 $1,757 Atlanta $2,079 2,989,257 $5,251,647,262 $611,001,141,543
20 Mississippi  0.86% $143,357 $1,236 Jackson $1,424 826,867 $1,021,799,579 $118,537,172,519
21 Washington 0.88% $406,602 $3,592 Seattle $4,767 1,847,717 $6,636,087,773 $751,285,427,634
22 Oklahoma 0.89% $142,683 $1,272 Oklahoma City $1,650 1,196,564 $1,521,917,123 $170,729,341,212
23 Indiana  0.94% $143,016 $1,351 Indianapolis $1,720 1,938,580 $2,618,310,864 $277,247,957,280
24 Alaska 0.96% $336,088 $3,225 Huntington-Ashland $893 148,221 $478,053,738 $49,815,299,448
25 New Mexico 0.97% $227,540 $2,214 Albuquerque $2,202 572,602 $1,267,491,253 $130,289,859,080
26 Virginia 0.99% $321,992 $3,181 Virginia Beach $2,521 2,311,374 $7,352,471,265 $744,243,937,008
27 Oregon 1.02% $342,488 $3,495 Portland $4,146 964,852 $3,372,374,666 $330,450,231,776
28 Idaho 1.02% $236,120 $2,415 Boise City $2,213 470,126 $1,135,221,302 $111,006,151,120
29 Florida 1.05% $278,629 $2,936 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island $5,035 5,043,659 $14,808,112,731 $1,405,309,663,511
30 Maryland 1.05% $326,151 $3,437 Baltimore $3,278 1,685,294 $5,793,093,142 $549,660,323,394
31 Minnesota 1.06% $260,373 $2,752 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington $3,507 1,568,498 $4,316,053,505 $408,394,529,754
32 Missouri 1.11% $173,044 $1,923 St. Louis $2,530 1,889,825 $3,633,221,145 $327,022,877,300
33 North Dakota 1.11% $227,882 $2,539 Fargo $2,696 165,946 $421,387,935 $37,816,106,372
34 Massachusetts 1.21% $455,642 $5,513 Boston $6,624 1,426,203 $7,862,552,338 $649,837,987,326
35 South Dakota 1.38% $195,438 $2,701 Sioux Falls $2,753 206,322 $557,236,832 $40,323,159,036
36 Iowa 1.43% $158,691 $2,270 Des Moines $3,561 1,100,452 $2,498,309,539 $174,631,828,332
37 Maine 1.43% $274,961 $3,937 Portland $4,448 214,542 $844,568,960 $58,990,682,862
38 Kansas 1.47% $172,654 $2,532 Wichita $2,153 867,569 $2,196,871,236 $149,789,258,126
39 Nebraska 1.50% $174,731 $2,614 Omaha $3,089 567,796 $1,484,030,705 $99,211,562,876
40 Michigan 1.52% $165,584 $2,524 Ann Arbor $4,456 3,617,172 $9,128,770,495 $598,945,808,448
41 Wisconsin 1.61% $199,072 $3,196 Madison $4,871 1,644,878 $5,256,720,608 $327,449,153,216
42 Rhode Island 1.64% $316,486 $5,195 Providence-Warwick $4,800 243,941 $1,267,347,836 $77,203,911,326
43 Ohio 1.68% $155,415 $2,616 Columbus $3,636 3,377,526 $8,836,073,431 $524,918,203,290
44 New York 1.88% $372,854 $7,013 New York $9,384 3,170,812 $22,236,206,289 $1,182,249,937,448
45 Pennsylvania 1.89% $206,280 $3,900 Philadelphia $5,324 3,388,941 $13,215,670,426 $699,070,749,480
46 Connecticut 2.00% $348,513 $6,963 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk $10,400 833,532 $5,804,256,783 $290,496,737,916
47 Vermont 2.02% $255,242 $5,150 Burlington $5,604 246,689 $1,270,380,094 $62,965,393,738
48 New Hampshire 2.03% $292,452 $5,935 Claremont-Lebanon $5,668 321,532 $1,908,139,330 $94,032,676,464
49 Texas   2.06% $226,553 $4,660 Austin $7,012 6,610,286 $30,802,480,121 $1,497,580,124,158
50 Illinois 2.13% $227,242 $4,845 Chicago $5,812 3,203,168 $15,517,823,616 $727,894,302,656
51 New Jersey 2.31% $367,036 $8,477 Trenton $8,103 2,452,282 $20,788,294,213 $900,075,776,152
United States 1.24% $279,715 $3,313 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk $10,400 82,370,722 $272,863,921,610 $23,040,317,386,073

Source: ATTOM Data Solutions via USA Today

Calendar Year 2015 Property Taxes

Property taxes paid as a percentage of owner-occupied housing value. HTML table is sorted alphabetically by state, but column headers can be clicked on to sort by other columns. The final 5 columns show what percent of the state's tax base is driven by each component.

Rank State Abreviation Effective Propert Tax Rate Property Tax Rev General Sales   Individual Income     Corporate Income    Other Taxes
United States US 1.08% 31.3% 23.3% 22.9% 3.7% 18.9%
2 Alabama AL 0.38% 17.4% 29.7% 22.7% 2.8% 27.4%
29 Alaska AK 0.97% 34.9% 3.9% 0.0% 7.3% 53.8%
14 Arizona AZ 0.66% 29.5% 39.6% 15.4% 2.6% 13.0%
10 Arkansas AR 0.59% 18.0% 37.5% 23.4% 3.6% 17.6%
16 California CA 0.72% 25.4% 22.9% 32.2% 4.2% 15.3%
7 Colorado CO 0.55% 31.3% 25.8% 24.2% 3.1% 15.7%
46 Connecticut CT 1.65% 38.3% 15.3% 29.8% 2.4% 14.2%
8 Delaware DE 0.56% 18.8% 0.0% 26.6% 6.9% 47.7%
28 Florida FL 0.93% 35.7% 35.3% 0.0% 3.1% 26.0%
26 Georgia GA 0.89% 32.2% 26.0% 26.3% 2.8% 12.7%
1 Hawaii HI 0.28% 17.2% 37.6% 21.5% 1.6% 22.2%
18 Idaho ID 0.75% 28.7% 26.0% 25.3% 3.6% 16.4%
49 Illinois IL 1.97% 36.5% 14.2% 23.5% 6.3% 19.5%
24 Indiana IN 0.84% 25.9% 28.3% 24.4% 3.5% 17.8%
40 Iowa IO 1.43% 34.5% 21.5% 24.1% 2.8% 17.1%
37 Kansas KS 1.29% 32.8% 30.7% 19.8% 2.6% 14.1%
20 Kentucky KY 0.78% 20.4% 19.7% 31.3% 5.1% 23.4%
3 Louisiana LA 0.48% 21.6% 38.3% 15.2% 2.7% 22.2%
36 Maine ME 1.24% 39.9% 18.7% 22.1% 2.9% 16.4%
32 Maryland MD 1.00% 26.6% 12.5% 37.4% 2.9% 20.5%
34 Massachusetts MA 1.13% 36.3% 13.6% 32.6% 5.4% 12.1%
39 Michigan MI 1.43% 35.4% 23.3% 22.3% 2.4% 16.7%
33 Minnesota MN 1.08% 25.0% 18.3% 31.3% 4.3% 21.1%
11 Mississippi MS 0.61% 26.2% 31.5% 15.9% 5.0% 21.4%
31 Missouri MO 0.98% 27.6% 26.4% 27.0% 2.0% 16.9%
19 Montana MT 0.75% 38.2% 0.0% 27.1% 3.8% 31.0%
44 Nebraska NE 1.59% 36.0% 23.0% 23.1% 3.3% 14.5%
15 Nevada NV 0.68% 24.6% 38.1% 0.0% 0.0% 37.3%
50 New Hampshire NH 1.99% 66.1% 0.0% 1.6% 9.4% 22.8%
51 New Jersey NJ 2.13% 47.5% 15.4% 20.8% 4.1% 12.2%
13 New Mexico NM 0.66% 18.4% 36.8% 15.7% 2.5% 26.6%
38 New York NY 1.38% 30.7% 16.5% 32.1% 6.9% 13.7%
21 North Carolina NC 0.82% 26.3% 22.7% 28.9% 3.8% 18.4%
25 North Dakota ND 0.88% 11.5% 21.1% 6.9% 3.5% 57.1%
43 Ohio OH 1.57% 28.6% 25.0% 26.7% 0.6% 19.1%
22 Oklahoma OK 0.83% 17.5% 33.3% 21.4% 2.9% 24.9%
30 Oregon OR 0.98% 32.9% 0.0% 40.8% 3.4% 22.8%
41 Pennsylvania PA 1.46% 29.8% 16.9% 25.9% 4.6% 22.7%
42 Rhode Island RI 1.51% 44.6% 16.8% 20.0% 2.2% 16.4%
6 South Carolina SC 0.55% 33.5% 24.1% 22.0% 2.1% 18.2%
35 South Dakota SD 1.19% 35.3% 40.4% 0.0% 0.8% 23.4%
17 Tennessee TN 0.72% 26.8% 40.9% 1.2% 5.8% 25.3%
45 Texas TX 1.63% 40.4% 36.0% 0.0% 0.0% 23.6%
12 Utah UT 0.64% 27.7% 24.3% 28.0% 3.0% 17.0%
47 Vermont VT 1.71% 42.2% 10.5% 19.4% 3.0% 24.8%
23 Virginia VA 0.83% 34.7% 13.7% 31.1% 2.1% 18.4%
27 Washington WA 0.93% 29.9% 45.4% 0.0% 0.0% 24.6%
9 Washington D.C. DC 0.57% 32.5% 17.8% 26.3% 6.5% 16.9%
4 West Virginia WV 0.53% 21.5% 16.7% 24.2% 2.8% 34.8%
48 Wisconsin WI 1.72% 36.2% 18.9% 25.7% 3.7% 15.5%
5 Wyoming WY 0.54% 35.5% 27.4% 0.0% 0.0% 37.1%

Source: Tax Foundation

Note: The figures in the effective property tax column are mean effective property tax rates on owner-occupied housing (total real taxes paid/total home value). As a result, the data exclude property taxes paid by businesses, renters, and others. The "Other Taxes" column include excise taxes (such as those on alcohol, tobacco, motor vehicles, utilities, and licenses), severance taxes, stock transfer taxes, estate and gift taxes, and other miscellaneous taxes.

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