Property tax rates by state
51 states and territories have ZIP codes with enough federal data to publish a record.
Median effective property tax rate by state
Highest first. Each rate is the median across the state's ZIP codes of tax paid divided by home value, not a rate any state sets.
| State | Median effective rate | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2.13% | 563 |
| New York | 1.87% | 1,613 |
| Illinois | 1.86% | 1,309 |
| Connecticut | 1.75% | 269 |
| New Hampshire | 1.66% | 238 |
| Vermont | 1.58% | 242 |
| Kansas | 1.38% | 616 |
| Wisconsin | 1.30% | 761 |
| Texas | 1.29% | 1,654 |
| Nebraska | 1.28% | 518 |
| Rhode Island | 1.24% | 73 |
| Iowa | 1.24% | 906 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.23% | 1,635 |
| Ohio | 1.14% | 1,113 |
| Massachusetts | 1.13% | 508 |
| Michigan | 1.11% | 955 |
| South Dakota | 1.02% | 299 |
| Maine | 0.97% | 398 |
| Minnesota | 0.96% | 847 |
| Maryland | 0.89% | 422 |
| Alaska | 0.88% | 83 |
| North Dakota | 0.83% | 306 |
| Georgia | 0.82% | 658 |
| Washington | 0.76% | 538 |
| Florida | 0.72% | 927 |
| Missouri | 0.72% | 919 |
| Kentucky | 0.71% | 604 |
| Oregon | 0.71% | 365 |
| Mississippi | 0.68% | 350 |
| California | 0.68% | 1,570 |
| Indiana | 0.68% | 706 |
| North Carolina | 0.67% | 754 |
| Oklahoma | 0.62% | 602 |
| District of Columbia | 0.61% | 22 |
| Montana | 0.61% | 294 |
| Virginia | 0.61% | 774 |
| Wyoming | 0.56% | 121 |
| New Mexico | 0.53% | 215 |
| West Virginia | 0.52% | 516 |
| Arkansas | 0.51% | 493 |
| South Carolina | 0.48% | 375 |
| Tennessee | 0.48% | 586 |
| Utah | 0.48% | 253 |
| Louisiana | 0.47% | 412 |
| Nevada | 0.47% | 140 |
| Arizona | 0.46% | 330 |
| Delaware | 0.45% | 61 |
| Idaho | 0.44% | 239 |
| Colorado | 0.41% | 455 |
| Alabama | 0.34% | 552 |
| Hawaii | 0.26% | 78 |
Source: US Census ACS 5-Year, tables B25103 and B25077, 2020-2024. How this was derived
Alaska
AK83 ZIP codes · 30 counties
0.88% median effective rate
Alabama
AL552 ZIP codes · 67 counties
0.34% median effective rate
Arkansas
AR493 ZIP codes · 75 counties
0.51% median effective rate
Arizona
AZ330 ZIP codes · 15 counties
0.46% median effective rate
California
CA1,570 ZIP codes · 58 counties
0.68% median effective rate
Colorado
CO455 ZIP codes · 64 counties
0.41% median effective rate
Connecticut
CT269 ZIP codes · 9 counties
1.75% median effective rate
District of Columbia
DC22 ZIP codes · 1 counties
0.61% median effective rate
Delaware
DE61 ZIP codes · 3 counties
0.45% median effective rate
Florida
FL927 ZIP codes · 67 counties
0.72% median effective rate
Georgia
GA658 ZIP codes · 159 counties
0.82% median effective rate
Hawaii
HI78 ZIP codes · 5 counties
0.26% median effective rate
Iowa
IA906 ZIP codes · 99 counties
1.24% median effective rate
Idaho
ID239 ZIP codes · 44 counties
0.44% median effective rate
Illinois
IL1,309 ZIP codes · 102 counties
1.86% median effective rate
Indiana
IN706 ZIP codes · 92 counties
0.68% median effective rate
Kansas
KS616 ZIP codes · 105 counties
1.38% median effective rate
Kentucky
KY604 ZIP codes · 120 counties
0.71% median effective rate
Louisiana
LA412 ZIP codes · 64 counties
0.47% median effective rate
Massachusetts
MA508 ZIP codes · 14 counties
1.13% median effective rate
Maryland
MD422 ZIP codes · 24 counties
0.89% median effective rate
Maine
ME398 ZIP codes · 16 counties
0.97% median effective rate
Michigan
MI955 ZIP codes · 83 counties
1.11% median effective rate
Minnesota
MN847 ZIP codes · 87 counties
0.96% median effective rate
Missouri
MO919 ZIP codes · 115 counties
0.72% median effective rate
Mississippi
MS350 ZIP codes · 82 counties
0.68% median effective rate
Montana
MT294 ZIP codes · 56 counties
0.61% median effective rate
North Carolina
NC754 ZIP codes · 100 counties
0.67% median effective rate
North Dakota
ND306 ZIP codes · 53 counties
0.83% median effective rate
Nebraska
NE518 ZIP codes · 93 counties
1.28% median effective rate
New Hampshire
NH238 ZIP codes · 10 counties
1.66% median effective rate
New Jersey
NJ563 ZIP codes · 21 counties
2.13% median effective rate
New Mexico
NM215 ZIP codes · 33 counties
0.53% median effective rate
Nevada
NV140 ZIP codes · 17 counties
0.47% median effective rate
New York
NY1,613 ZIP codes · 62 counties
1.87% median effective rate
Ohio
OH1,113 ZIP codes · 88 counties
1.14% median effective rate
Oklahoma
OK602 ZIP codes · 77 counties
0.62% median effective rate
Oregon
OR365 ZIP codes · 36 counties
0.71% median effective rate
Pennsylvania
PA1,635 ZIP codes · 67 counties
1.23% median effective rate
Rhode Island
RI73 ZIP codes · 5 counties
1.24% median effective rate
South Carolina
SC375 ZIP codes · 46 counties
0.48% median effective rate
South Dakota
SD299 ZIP codes · 66 counties
1.02% median effective rate
Tennessee
TN586 ZIP codes · 95 counties
0.48% median effective rate
Texas
TX1,654 ZIP codes · 254 counties
1.29% median effective rate
Utah
UT253 ZIP codes · 29 counties
0.48% median effective rate
Virginia
VA774 ZIP codes · 126 counties
0.61% median effective rate
Vermont
VT242 ZIP codes · 14 counties
1.58% median effective rate
Washington
WA538 ZIP codes · 39 counties
0.76% median effective rate
Wisconsin
WI761 ZIP codes · 72 counties
1.30% median effective rate
West Virginia
WV516 ZIP codes · 55 counties
0.52% median effective rate
Wyoming
WY121 ZIP codes · 23 counties
0.56% median effective rate