Property tax by county
Property tax is set locally, so it varies enormously by county. This section has the effective property-tax rate and median bill for every US county (3144 of them), drawn from U.S. Census Bureau data. The typical (median) county rate nationally is 0.81% of a home's value. Pick a state to see all its counties ranked, or start with the highest and lowest-taxed counties below.
Highest property taxes by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax |
|---|---|---|
| Menominee County, Wisconsin | 3.56% | $3,926 |
| Salem County, New Jersey | 2.93% | $7,018 |
| Allegany County, New York | 2.92% | $2,968 |
| Camden County, New Jersey | 2.83% | $8,134 |
| Orleans County, New York | 2.72% | $3,823 |
| Cattaraugus County, New York | 2.64% | $2,991 |
| Monroe County, New York | 2.63% | $5,616 |
| Gloucester County, New Jersey | 2.6% | $8,055 |
| Lake County, Illinois | 2.58% | $8,923 |
| Cortland County, New York | 2.56% | $4,149 |
Lowest property taxes by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax |
|---|---|---|
| Denali Borough, Alaska | not published | not published |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska | not published | not published |
| Quitman County, Georgia | not published | not published |
| Issaquena County, Mississippi | not published | not published |
| Copper River Census Area, Alaska | at most 0.07% | under $200 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska | at most 0.1% | under $200 |
| Bethel Census Area, Alaska | at most 0.12% | under $200 |
| Aleutians East Borough, Alaska | at most 0.15% | under $200 |
| East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | 0.15% | $339 |
| Maui County, Hawaii | 0.16% | $1,466 |
Ranked among counties with a median home value of $100,000 or more, to keep the comparison meaningful. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023).
Browse property tax by state
- Alabama (67 counties, 0.32% typical)
- Alaska (30 counties, 0.69% typical)
- Arizona (15 counties, 0.51% typical)
- Arkansas (75 counties, 0.51% typical)
- California (58 counties, 0.7% typical)
- Colorado (64 counties, 0.39% typical)
- Connecticut (9 counties, 1.67% typical)
- Delaware (3 counties, 0.43% typical)
- District of Columbia (1 counties, 0.58% typical)
- Florida (67 counties, 0.72% typical)
- Georgia (159 counties, 0.86% typical)
- Hawaii (5 counties, 0.24% typical)
- Idaho (44 counties, 0.45% typical)
- Illinois (102 counties, 1.81% typical)
- Indiana (92 counties, 0.66% typical)
- Iowa (99 counties, 1.32% typical)
- Kansas (105 counties, 1.51% typical)
- Kentucky (120 counties, 0.68% typical)
- Louisiana (64 counties, 0.43% typical)
- Maine (16 counties, 1.04% typical)
- Maryland (24 counties, 0.9% typical)
- Massachusetts (14 counties, 1.06% typical)
- Michigan (83 counties, 1.09% typical)
- Minnesota (87 counties, 0.99% typical)
- Mississippi (82 counties, 0.69% typical)
- Missouri (115 counties, 0.7% typical)
- Montana (56 counties, 0.68% typical)
- Nebraska (93 counties, 1.27% typical)
- Nevada (17 counties, 0.5% typical)
- New Hampshire (10 counties, 1.79% typical)
- New Jersey (21 counties, 2.1% typical)
- New Mexico (33 counties, 0.55% typical)
- New York (62 counties, 2.04% typical)
- North Carolina (100 counties, 0.65% typical)
- North Dakota (53 counties, 0.92% typical)
- Ohio (88 counties, 1.05% typical)
- Oklahoma (77 counties, 0.63% typical)
- Oregon (36 counties, 0.74% typical)
- Pennsylvania (67 counties, 1.27% typical)
- Rhode Island (5 counties, 1.25% typical)
- South Carolina (46 counties, 0.51% typical)
- South Dakota (66 counties, 1.02% typical)
- Tennessee (95 counties, 0.47% typical)
- Texas (254 counties, 1.19% typical)
- Utah (29 counties, 0.46% typical)
- Vermont (14 counties, 1.65% typical)
- Virginia (133 counties, 0.6% typical)
- Washington (39 counties, 0.73% typical)
- West Virginia (55 counties, 0.49% typical)
- Wisconsin (72 counties, 1.36% typical)
- Wyoming (23 counties, 0.56% typical)
How to read these numbers
The effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value, which is the standard way to compare property taxes across places. It is not a rate you are billed directly: your actual bill is your home's assessed value times the local millage rates set by the county, city, school district, and special districts, minus any exemptions. For each state's income and retirement taxes, see state income tax rates and retirement taxes by state.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value, all US counties: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023), tables B25103 and B25077.