Property taxes by state
Median real estate taxes paid by owners, divided by the median home value. A screening measure of how heavily each state taxes property, ranked highest first. Sort the table to see the lowest.
Top of the list: New Jersey at 2.11%. Bottom: Hawaii at 0.27%.
| # | State | Taxes ÷ home value | Median taxes paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nebraska | 1.49% | $3,549 |
| 8 | Texas | 1.49% | $4,232 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1.42% | $3,792 |
| 10 | Iowa | 1.39% | $2,897 |
| 11 | Ohio | 1.31% | $2,822 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 1.30% | $3,311 |
| 13 | Kansas | 1.29% | $2,798 |
| 14 | Michigan | 1.25% | $2,904 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 1.21% | $4,900 |
| 16 | Alaska | 1.11% | $3,901 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 1.07% | $5,992 |
| 18 | South Dakota | 1.06% | $2,724 |
| 19 | Maine | 1.02% | $3,036 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 1.02% | $3,357 |
| 21 | North Dakota | 0.99% | $2,468 |
| 22 | Maryland | 0.97% | $4,093 |
| 23 | Missouri | 0.85% | $1,948 |
| 24 | Oregon | 0.81% | $3,876 |
| 25 | Washington | 0.81% | $4,556 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 0.80% | $1,599 |
| 27 | Georgia | 0.77% | $2,341 |
| 28 | Florida | 0.76% | $2,730 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 0.75% | $1,544 |
| 30 | Indiana | 0.74% | $1,614 |
| 31 | Virginia | 0.73% | $2,790 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 0.72% | $1,215 |
| 33 | Montana | 0.72% | $2,693 |
| 34 | California | 0.70% | $5,124 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 0.70% | $1,731 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 0.66% | $1,896 |
| 37 | District of Columbia | 0.58% | $4,312 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 0.57% | $1,767 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 0.55% | $1,040 |
| 40 | Louisiana | 0.55% | $1,180 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 0.53% | $865 |
| 42 | Utah | 0.52% | $2,525 |
| 43 | Delaware | 0.50% | $1,768 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 0.50% | $1,442 |
| 45 | Idaho | 0.49% | $2,038 |
| 46 | Arizona | 0.48% | $1,879 |
| 47 | Colorado | 0.48% | $2,602 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 0.48% | $1,251 |
| 49 | Nevada | 0.47% | $2,027 |
| 50 | Alabama | 0.38% | $788 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 0.27% | $2,239 |
US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates · B25064_001E, B25077_001E, B19013_001E, B25071_001E, B25092_001E, B25103_001E · 2024 · rel. December 2025 · Official data
Understanding property taxes by state
Across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, taxes ÷ home value spans from 2.11% in New Jersey at the top of the list to 0.27% in Hawaii at the bottom. The three at the top are New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut; the three at the bottom are Nevada, Alabama, and Hawaii.
New Jersey and Illinois top this list, with median real estate taxes equal to about 2% of the median home value each year. Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York follow. At the other end, Hawaii, Alabama, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado come in under 0.5%. Hawaii combines the most expensive homes in the country with the lowest ratio of tax to value.
Both columns matter. The ratio shows how hard a state leans on property tax relative to home values. The dollar column shows what a typical owner actually pays, which also depends on how expensive the homes are. New Jersey leads on both. New Hampshire, which levies no tax on wages, is fourth on the ratio and second in dollars: property tax is how it replaces income tax revenue.
This is a statewide ratio of two medians, not the effective rate on any particular home. Property tax is set locally, so rates vary widely between counties and school districts, and many states cap assessments or give homestead exemptions that favor long-time owners. Use this list to see which states rely on property tax, then look up the county rate before buying.