Property tax rankings
The highest and lowest typical effective property-tax rates among 3,135 counties and all 50 states plus DC. The U.S. median effective rate is 0.94%.
States by effective rate
| # | State | Rate | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | 2.11% | $9,590 |
| 2 | Illinois | 2.01% | $5,298 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1.81% | $6,643 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1.66% | $6,667 |
| 5 | Vermont | 1.59% | $5,039 |
| 6 | New York | 1.55% | $6,582 |
| 7 | Texas | 1.49% | $4,232 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1.49% | $3,549 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1.42% | $3,792 |
| 10 | Iowa | 1.39% | $2,897 |
Counties with the highest effective rates
| # | County | State | Rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menominee County | WI | 3.56% | $3,926 | $110,200 |
| 2 | Salem County | NJ | 2.93% | $7,018 | $239,500 |
| 3 | Allegany County | NY | 2.92% | $2,968 | $101,700 |
| 4 | Camden County | NJ | 2.83% | $8,134 | $287,100 |
| 5 | Orleans County | NY | 2.72% | $3,823 | $140,800 |
| 6 | Cattaraugus County | NY | 2.64% | $2,991 | $113,100 |
| 7 | Monroe County | NY | 2.63% | $5,616 | $213,700 |
| 8 | Gloucester County | NJ | 2.60% | $8,055 | $310,400 |
| 9 | Lake County | IL | 2.58% | $8,923 | $345,700 |
| 10 | Cortland County | NY | 2.56% | $4,149 | $162,100 |
| 11 | Broome County | NY | 2.52% | $3,902 | $154,900 |
| 12 | Wayne County | NY | 2.50% | $4,250 | $170,000 |
| 13 | Stanton County | KS | 2.46% | $1,667 | $67,800 |
| 14 | Montgomery County | NY | 2.46% | $3,872 | $157,500 |
| 15 | Steuben County | NY | 2.46% | $3,386 | $137,900 |
| 16 | Livingston County | NY | 2.45% | $4,286 | $174,600 |
| 17 | DeKalb County | IL | 2.45% | $5,974 | $243,600 |
| 18 | Chemung County | NY | 2.45% | $3,451 | $141,100 |
| 19 | Onondaga County | NY | 2.44% | $4,880 | $200,200 |
| 20 | Genesee County | NY | 2.41% | $4,113 | $170,500 |
| 21 | Oswego County | NY | 2.40% | $3,646 | $151,700 |
| 22 | Stephenson County | IL | 2.40% | $3,240 | $134,900 |
| 23 | Winnebago County | IL | 2.39% | $3,930 | $164,500 |
| 24 | Kendall County | IL | 2.37% | $7,651 | $322,400 |
| 25 | Schenectady County | NY | 2.36% | $5,568 | $235,700 |
Counties with the lowest effective rates
| # | County | State | Rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3135 | Copper River Census Area | AK | 0.07% | $199 | $292,800 |
| 3134 | Northwest Arctic Borough | AK | 0.10% | $199 | $199,100 |
| 3133 | Bethel Census Area | AK | 0.12% | $199 | $168,100 |
| 3132 | Aleutians East Borough | AK | 0.15% | $199 | $135,500 |
| 3131 | East Feliciana Parish | LA | 0.15% | $339 | $228,100 |
| 3130 | Maui County | HI | 0.16% | $1,466 | $904,700 |
| 3129 | Choctaw County | AL | 0.17% | $207 | $123,400 |
| 3128 | Jackson County | CO | 0.17% | $416 | $239,600 |
| 3127 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 0.20% | $249 | $122,400 |
| 3126 | Bibb County | AL | 0.20% | $298 | $145,700 |
| 3125 | West Carroll Parish | LA | 0.21% | $199 | $94,400 |
| 3124 | Clay County | AL | 0.21% | $331 | $156,700 |
| 3123 | Kauai County | HI | 0.21% | $1,866 | $873,200 |
| 3122 | Las Animas County | CO | 0.23% | $535 | $237,600 |
| 3121 | Slope County | ND | 0.23% | $387 | $170,000 |
| 3120 | Gilpin County | CO | 0.23% | $1,310 | $573,900 |
| 3119 | Washington County | AL | 0.23% | $365 | $159,700 |
| 3118 | Kusilvak Census Area | AK | 0.24% | $199 | $84,300 |
| 3117 | Lamar County | AL | 0.24% | $274 | $114,000 |
| 3116 | Randolph County | AL | 0.25% | $452 | $181,600 |
| 3115 | Nantucket County | MA | 0.25% | $3,974 | $1,593,800 |
| 3114 | Allen Parish | LA | 0.26% | $267 | $104,500 |
| 3113 | Tensas Parish | LA | 0.26% | $221 | $86,300 |
| 3112 | Rich County | UT | 0.26% | $859 | $334,600 |
| 3111 | Cullman County | AL | 0.26% | $516 | $199,100 |
Rankings use the effective rate (median tax ÷ median value). Counties with very few owner-occupied homes carry wide margins of error; a handful without reliable medians are excluded. See the methodology.