TaxByCounty
US property tax by county and state — median bill and effective rate, from the Census ACS.
TaxByCounty answers how much property tax people pay where you live. Across the US, the median home pays an effective property-tax rate of about 1.08% of its value a year (population-weighted, Census ACS 2023 5-year), or roughly $3,751 on a typical home. Rates vary enormously: New Jersey is the highest-tax state at 2.11%, while Hawaii is the lowest at 0.27%. Look up your county or state, see the highest and lowest property-tax areas, or estimate your bill from any home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-year estimates. Data as of June 2026.
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Popular counties
$5,438/yr · 0.69% effective rate
Cook County, IL$6,053/yr · 1.98% effective rate
Harris County, TX$4,382/yr · 1.72% effective rate
Maricopa County, AZ$1,965/yr · 0.47% effective rate
San Diego County, CA$5,542/yr · 0.70% effective rate
Orange County, CA$6,096/yr · 0.67% effective rate
Miami-Dade County, FL$3,516/yr · 0.83% effective rate
Kings County, NY$6,120/yr · 0.69% effective rate
What you can look up
- Property tax by county — a page for every major county with its median tax bill, home value, effective rate, % of income and rank.
- Property tax by state — all 51 states and DC, each with its effective rate, rank and county table.
- Rankings — the highest and lowest property-tax states, plus the highest and lowest counties by rate and by dollar bill.
- Estimator — the property-tax calculator turns any home value and rate into an annual and monthly estimate.
5 highest property-tax states
- New Jersey — 2.11% (+95.7%)
- Illinois — 2.09% (+93.9%)
- Connecticut — 1.92% (+78.1%)
- New Hampshire — 1.80% (+66.9%)
- Vermont — 1.73% (+60.3%)
5 lowest property-tax states
- Hawaii — 0.27% (-75.2%)
- Alabama — 0.40% (-63.4%)
- Colorado — 0.48% (-55.8%)
- Nevada — 0.49% (-54.6%)
- South Carolina — 0.51% (-53.1%)
5 lowest-rate big counties
- Maui County, HI — 0.17%
- Kauai County, HI — 0.23%
- Cullman County, AL — 0.25%
- Elmore County, AL — 0.26%
- Honolulu County, HI — 0.28%
Guides
Two near-identical homes can have very different tax bills because of assessment timing, caps, exemptions, district boundaries and appeals. Here's what drives the gap.
2026-06-08 Property-tax exemptions: homestead, senior and veteranExemptions cut your taxable value and lower your bill. Here's how homestead, senior, veteran and disability exemptions work, who qualifies, and how to claim them.
2026-05-12 How to appeal your property-tax assessmentIf your assessed value is too high, you can appeal. Here's the step-by-step process: check your assessment, gather comparable sales, file by the deadline, and present your case.
2026-04-15 Effective tax rate vs mill rate: what's the difference?A mill rate is the statutory rate set by your local government; the effective rate is what you actually pay as a share of market value. They differ because of assessment ratios, caps and exemptions.
2026-03-22 How property taxes are calculatedYour property-tax bill is assessed value minus exemptions, times the local tax rate (mill rate). Here's each step, with a worked example and how to sanity-check your bill.
2026-03-04 States with the lowest property taxes in 2026Hawaii has the lowest effective property-tax rate at about 0.27%, followed by Alabama and Colorado. Here are the lowest-tax states by rate, and why a low rate isn't always a low bill.
2026-02-10Where the data comes from
Every figure is computed from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 (ACS 2023 5-year), which is US public domain. We use median real estate taxes paid (table B25103), median home value (B25077), median household income (B19013) and population (B01003). The effective rate is median taxes divided by median home value. These are area medians, not your individual bill — see our methodology and always verify with your county assessor.
Last updated: 2026-06-20