Covered-county comparison

Property tax rates by state: covered counties

All 50 states in this almanac, ranked highest to lowest by average effective property tax rate across our covered counties — currently 711 counties.

#	State	Unweighted county average	Median of county median bills	Illustration on $400k	Counties
1	ILIllinois	2.48%	$4,370	$9,908	13
2	NJNew Jersey	2.27%	$9,180	$9,076	21
3	CTConnecticut	1.97%	$5,942	$7,870	8
4	NHNew Hampshire	1.91%	$7,508	$7,640	10
5	OHOhio	1.91%	$4,068	$7,627	12
6	NYNew York	1.86%	$6,368	$7,449	14
7	VTVermont	1.85%	$6,205	$7,420	10
8	NENebraska	1.73%	$2,913	$6,912	10
9	IAIowa	1.69%	$2,872	$6,756	11
10	TXTexas	1.67%	$4,630	$6,690	37
11	WIWisconsin	1.58%	$3,513	$6,327	12
12	PAPennsylvania	1.50%	$3,368	$6,018	13
13	RIRhode Island	1.47%	$6,375	$5,880	5
14	KSKansas	1.43%	$2,618	$5,720	10
15	MIMichigan	1.35%	$3,324	$5,414	14
16	MEMaine	1.27%	$3,918	$5,100	10
17	MAMassachusetts	1.20%	$5,352	$4,789	11
18	MOMissouri	1.19%	$2,703	$4,757	12
19	SDSouth Dakota	1.17%	$2,907	$4,691	11
20	MDMaryland	1.06%	$3,848	$4,255	13
21	AKAlaska	1.06%	$3,275	$4,236	10
22	MNMinnesota	1.03%	$3,346	$4,132	13
23	NDNorth Dakota	1.02%	$2,700	$4,092	10
24	OKOklahoma	0.99%	$1,995	$3,960	10
25	VAVirginia	0.99%	$3,442	$3,959	13
26	OROregon	0.98%	$4,120	$3,924	11
27	WAWashington	0.97%	$4,697	$3,876	11
28	GAGeorgia	0.95%	$2,495	$3,817	12
29	FLFlorida	0.91%	$2,970	$3,639	31
30	KYKentucky	0.87%	$2,145	$3,462	13
31	NCNorth Carolina	0.83%	$2,184	$3,311	23
32	INIndiana	0.80%	$1,143	$3,217	92
33	CACalifornia	0.78%	$5,911	$3,132	26
34	MTMontana	0.75%	$3,493	$2,988	10
35	MSMississippi	0.73%	$1,326	$2,904	10
36	IDIdaho	0.70%	$2,821	$2,780	10
37	NMNew Mexico	0.66%	$1,368	$2,640	10
38	AZArizona	0.66%	$1,945	$2,624	10
39	ARArkansas	0.60%	$1,161	$2,400	10
40	NVNevada	0.59%	$2,234	$2,360	10
41	LALouisiana	0.59%	$1,238	$2,344	10
42	DEDelaware	0.57%	$1,790	$2,293	3
43	WYWyoming	0.57%	$1,624	$2,288	10
44	TNTennessee	0.57%	$1,355	$2,281	28
45	UTUtah	0.57%	$2,893	$2,273	11
46	SCSouth Carolina	0.55%	$1,410	$2,200	11
47	COColorado	0.53%	$2,871	$2,120	12
48	WVWest Virginia	0.51%	$656	$2,028	10
49	ALAlabama	0.42%	$1,050	$1,688	10
50	HIHawaii	0.27%	$1,895	$1,100	4

How to read this

Unweighted county average is the arithmetic mean of the effective rates in our covered counties. Every county has equal weight, regardless of population or housing stock. Coverage is incomplete and varies by state; this is not a representative statewide homeowner rate.

Median of county median bills is the middle value of the covered counties' median bills (the average of the two middle values for an even number of counties). It is not the median bill paid by households statewide.

Illustration on $400k multiplies $400,000 by the unweighted county average. It does not calculate a particular home's exemptions, assessment caps, or taxing district.

Source years may differ. Adding counties can change this ranking without any change in tax law or rates. Read the methodology and limitations.

For more detail: compare any two counties, or browse the counties directory.