Property Tax Rates by State

The typical US homeowner pays $3,119 a year in property taxes, 0.94% of a typical home's value. New Jersey has the highest effective rate at 2.11%; Hawaii has the lowest at 0.27%.

By Home Stats Data · Data: Census 2020-2024 ACS 5-year

$3,119US median property taxes paid a year
0.94%US effective rate: median taxes ÷ median home value ($332,700)
$9,590Highest median bill: New Jersey. Lowest: Alabama, $788.

Effective property tax rate by state

Alabama: 0.38% of home value, $788 a yearAlaska: 1.11% of home value, $3,901 a yearArizona: 0.48% of home value, $1,879 a yearColorado: 0.48% of home value, $2,602 a yearFlorida: 0.76% of home value, $2,730 a yearGeorgia: 0.77% of home value, $2,341 a yearIndiana: 0.74% of home value, $1,614 a yearKansas: 1.29% of home value, $2,798 a yearMaine: 1.02% of home value, $3,036 a yearMassachusetts: 1.07% of home value, $5,992 a yearMinnesota: 1.02% of home value, $3,357 a yearNew Jersey: 2.11% of home value, $9,590 a yearNorth Carolina: 0.66% of home value, $1,896 a yearNorth Dakota: 0.99% of home value, $2,468 a yearOklahoma: 0.80% of home value, $1,599 a yearPennsylvania: 1.30% of home value, $3,311 a yearSouth Dakota: 1.06% of home value, $2,724 a yearTexas: 1.49% of home value, $4,232 a yearWyoming: 0.57% of home value, $1,767 a yearConnecticut: 1.81% of home value, $6,643 a yearMissouri: 0.85% of home value, $1,948 a yearWest Virginia: 0.53% of home value, $865 a yearIllinois: 2.01% of home value, $5,298 a yearNew Mexico: 0.70% of home value, $1,731 a yearArkansas: 0.55% of home value, $1,040 a yearCalifornia: 0.70% of home value, $5,124 a yearDelaware: 0.50% of home value, $1,768 a yearDistrict of Columbia: 0.58% of home value, $4,312 a yearHawaii: 0.27% of home value, $2,239 a yearIowa: 1.39% of home value, $2,897 a yearKentucky: 0.75% of home value, $1,544 a yearMaryland: 0.97% of home value, $4,093 a yearMichigan: 1.25% of home value, $2,904 a yearMississippi: 0.72% of home value, $1,215 a yearMontana: 0.72% of home value, $2,693 a yearNew Hampshire: 1.66% of home value, $6,667 a yearNew York: 1.55% of home value, $6,582 a yearOhio: 1.31% of home value, $2,822 a yearOregon: 0.81% of home value, $3,876 a yearTennessee: 0.50% of home value, $1,442 a yearUtah: 0.52% of home value, $2,525 a yearVirginia: 0.73% of home value, $2,790 a yearWashington: 0.81% of home value, $4,556 a yearWisconsin: 1.42% of home value, $3,792 a yearNebraska: 1.49% of home value, $3,549 a yearSouth Carolina: 0.48% of home value, $1,251 a yearIdaho: 0.49% of home value, $2,038 a yearNevada: 0.47% of home value, $2,027 a yearVermont: 1.59% of home value, $5,039 a yearLouisiana: 0.55% of home value, $1,180 a yearRhode Island: 1.21% of home value, $4,900 a year
  • 0.27%–0.53%
  • 0.53%–0.73%
  • 0.73%–0.99%
  • 0.99%–1.31%
  • 1.31%–2.11%
Median real estate taxes paid as a share of median home value, owner-occupied homes. Hover or tap a state for its page. Map: US Census Bureau via us-atlas.

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Property taxes by state. Column headers sort the table.
1New Jersey2.11%$9,590$454,400
2Illinois2.01%$5,298$263,300
3Connecticut1.81%$6,643$366,900
4New Hampshire1.66%$6,667$402,500
5Vermont1.59%$5,039$316,600
6New York1.55%$6,582$423,800
7Nebraska1.49%$3,549$238,600
8Texas1.49%$4,232$283,800
9Wisconsin1.42%$3,792$266,500
10Iowa1.39%$2,897$208,000
11Ohio1.31%$2,822$214,800
12Pennsylvania1.30%$3,311$254,500
13Kansas1.29%$2,798$217,200
14Michigan1.25%$2,904$231,600
15Rhode Island1.21%$4,900$404,200
16Alaska1.11%$3,901$352,900
17Massachusetts1.07%$5,992$562,100
18South Dakota1.06%$2,724$257,400
19Maine1.02%$3,036$296,600
20Minnesota1.02%$3,357$329,300
21North Dakota0.99%$2,468$249,900
22Maryland0.97%$4,093$419,900
23Missouri0.85%$1,948$230,300
24Oregon0.81%$3,876$477,600
25Washington0.81%$4,556$564,600
26Oklahoma0.80%$1,599$199,800
27Georgia0.77%$2,341$303,300
28Florida0.76%$2,730$359,000
29Kentucky0.75%$1,544$205,600
30Indiana0.74%$1,614$218,200
31Virginia0.73%$2,790$383,700
32Mississippi0.72%$1,215$169,800
33Montana0.72%$2,693$375,800
34California0.70%$5,124$734,700
35New Mexico0.70%$1,731$248,100
36North Carolina0.66%$1,896$288,900
37District of Columbia0.58%$4,312$737,100
38Wyoming0.57%$1,767$309,700
39Arkansas0.55%$1,040$188,000
40Louisiana0.55%$1,180$216,500
41West Virginia0.53%$865$162,600
42Utah0.52%$2,525$489,400
43Delaware0.50%$1,768$352,000
44Tennessee0.50%$1,442$286,700
45Idaho0.49%$2,038$418,600
46Arizona0.48%$1,879$394,500
47Colorado0.48%$2,602$539,400
48South Carolina0.48%$1,251$259,000
49Nevada0.47%$2,027$435,400
50Alabama0.38%$788$209,900
51Hawaii0.27%$2,239$839,100

How the rate is calculated

The effective rate is the median real estate taxes owner-occupied households report paying, divided by the median value of owner-occupied homes, from the Census American Community Survey. It is a guide to the typical tax burden, not a statutory rate: actual bills depend on local rates, assessments and exemptions such as homestead credits.

Figures are 2020–2024 five-year estimates, so they reflect taxes paid over that period. Census reports taxes of $10,000 or more as "$10,000+"; those places are marked.

Why other sources show different rates

Other rankings use a different method. The Tax Foundation, for example, divides total taxes paid by the total value of all owner-occupied homes, using the one-year 2024 survey (tables B25090 and B25082). That gives New Jersey 1.88%; our median-based rate is 2.11%. Totals give more weight to expensive homes and medians to the typical one, and a single year reflects higher recent home values than a five-year average. Both methods put New Jersey first. Full methodology.

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Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25103 and B25077.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "Property Tax Rates by State," https://homestatsdata.com/property-taxes/