Property Tax Rates by State
Median effective rates — median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value — for every state, from the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 American Community Survey. The U.S. median is 0.98%, or $2,969 a year. Choose a state to compare its counties.
| State | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value | Tax on $300k home | Share of income | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2.23% | $9,541 | $427,600 | $6,693 | 7.3% | 21 |
| Illinois | 2.07% | $5,189 | $250,500 | $6,213 | 5.1% | 102 |
| Connecticut | 1.92% | $6,575 | $343,200 | $5,748 | 5.4% | 9 |
| New Hampshire | 1.77% | $6,505 | $367,200 | $5,316 | 5.7% | 10 |
| Vermont | 1.71% | $4,956 | $290,500 | $5,118 | 5.2% | 14 |
| New York | 1.60% | $6,450 | $403,000 | $4,800 | 5.7% | 62 |
| Texas | 1.58% | $4,111 | $260,400 | $4,737 | 4.2% | 250 |
| Wisconsin | 1.51% | $3,746 | $247,400 | $4,542 | 4.0% | 72 |
| Nebraska | 1.50% | $3,350 | $223,800 | $4,491 | 3.5% | 93 |
| Iowa | 1.43% | $2,795 | $195,900 | $4,281 | 3.1% | 99 |
| Ohio | 1.36% | $2,712 | $199,200 | $4,083 | 3.1% | 88 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.35% | $3,241 | $240,500 | $4,044 | 3.5% | 67 |
| Rhode Island | 1.32% | $4,854 | $368,800 | $3,948 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Kansas | 1.30% | $2,643 | $203,400 | $3,897 | 2.9% | 105 |
| Michigan | 1.28% | $2,795 | $217,600 | $3,852 | 3.3% | 83 |
| Alaska | 1.14% | $3,785 | $333,300 | $3,408 | 3.5% | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 1.11% | $5,813 | $525,800 | $3,318 | 4.4% | 14 |
| Maine | 1.10% | $2,926 | $266,400 | $3,294 | 3.4% | 16 |
| South Dakota | 1.09% | $2,590 | $236,800 | $3,282 | 2.9% | 65 |
| Minnesota | 1.04% | $3,184 | $305,500 | $3,126 | 3.0% | 87 |
| Maryland | 1.00% | $3,989 | $397,700 | $3,009 | 3.1% | 24 |
| North Dakota | 0.99% | $2,392 | $241,100 | $2,976 | 2.4% | 53 |
| Missouri | 0.88% | $1,887 | $215,600 | $2,625 | 2.2% | 115 |
| Washington | 0.84% | $4,361 | $519,800 | $2,517 | 3.8% | 39 |
| Oregon | 0.83% | $3,767 | $454,200 | $2,487 | 3.7% | 36 |
| Oklahoma | 0.82% | $1,520 | $185,900 | $2,454 | 1.9% | 77 |
| Georgia | 0.81% | $2,214 | $272,900 | $2,433 | 2.4% | 159 |
| Florida | 0.79% | $2,555 | $325,000 | $2,358 | 3.0% | 67 |
| Kentucky | 0.77% | $1,472 | $192,300 | $2,295 | 1.9% | 120 |
| Montana | 0.75% | $2,535 | $338,100 | $2,250 | 3.1% | 56 |
| Virginia | 0.74% | $2,686 | $360,700 | $2,235 | 2.4% | 133 |
| Indiana | 0.74% | $1,496 | $201,600 | $2,226 | 1.8% | 92 |
| Mississippi | 0.74% | $1,189 | $161,400 | $2,211 | 1.8% | 82 |
| New Mexico | 0.72% | $1,669 | $232,200 | $2,157 | 2.2% | 33 |
| California | 0.71% | $4,926 | $695,400 | $2,124 | 4.0% | 58 |
| North Carolina | 0.70% | $1,815 | $259,400 | $2,100 | 2.1% | 100 |
| Wyoming | 0.58% | $1,659 | $285,100 | $1,746 | 1.8% | 23 |
| District of Columbia | 0.58% | $4,180 | $724,600 | $1,731 | 2.4% | 1 |
| Arkansas | 0.57% | $1,003 | $175,300 | $1,716 | 1.4% | 75 |
| Louisiana | 0.55% | $1,146 | $208,700 | $1,647 | 1.5% | 64 |
| Tennessee | 0.55% | $1,400 | $256,800 | $1,635 | 1.7% | 95 |
| West Virginia | 0.54% | $835 | $155,600 | $1,611 | 1.2% | 55 |
| Idaho | 0.53% | $2,006 | $376,000 | $1,602 | 2.3% | 44 |
| Delaware | 0.53% | $1,731 | $326,800 | $1,590 | 1.8% | 3 |
| Utah | 0.53% | $2,412 | $455,000 | $1,590 | 2.2% | 29 |
| Arizona | 0.52% | $1,858 | $358,900 | $1,554 | 2.0% | 15 |
| South Carolina | 0.51% | $1,199 | $236,700 | $1,521 | 1.5% | 46 |
| Colorado | 0.49% | $2,448 | $502,200 | $1,461 | 2.1% | 64 |
| Nevada | 0.48% | $1,970 | $406,100 | $1,455 | 2.1% | 16 |
| Alabama | 0.38% | $738 | $195,100 | $1,134 | 1.0% | 67 |
| Hawaii | 0.27% | $2,183 | $808,200 | $810 | 1.8% | 4 |