PROPERTY TAX · 2026
Property tax by state
Effective property tax rates run from 0.295% in Hawaii to 1.885% in New Jersey: on a $300,000 home, $885.00 to $5,655.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $4,206.00
- A month
- $350.50
- Rate
- 1.402%, statewide
Property tax by state
| State | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0.365% | $788 | $209,900 |
| Alaska | 0.936% | $3,901 | $352,900 |
| Arizona | 0.477% | $1,879 | $394,500 |
| Arkansas | 0.558% | $1,040 | $188,000 |
| California | 0.698% | $5,124 | $734,700 |
| Colorado | 0.5% | $2,602 | $539,400 |
| Connecticut | 1.537% | $6,643 | $366,900 |
| Delaware | 0.537% | $1,768 | $352,000 |
| District of Columbia | 0.603% | $4,312 | $737,100 |
| Florida | 0.779% | $2,730 | $359,000 |
| Georgia | 0.794% | $2,341 | $303,300 |
| Hawaii | 0.295% | $2,239 | $839,100 |
| Idaho | 0.495% | $2,038 | $418,600 |
| Illinois | 1.876% | $5,298 | $263,300 |
| Indiana | 0.76% | $1,614 | $218,200 |
| Iowa | 1.327% | $2,897 | $208,000 |
| Kansas | 1.211% | $2,798 | $217,200 |
| Kentucky | 0.745% | $1,544 | $205,600 |
| Louisiana | 0.546% | $1,180 | $216,500 |
| Maine | 0.984% | $3,036 | $296,600 |
| Maryland | 0.924% | $4,093 | $419,900 |
| Massachusetts | 1.003% | $5,992 | $562,100 |
| Michigan | 1.19% | $2,904 | $231,600 |
| Minnesota | 0.999% | $3,357 | $329,300 |
| Mississippi | 0.584% | $1,215 | $169,800 |
| Missouri | 0.889% | $1,948 | $230,300 |
| Montana | 0.614% | $2,693 | $375,800 |
| Nebraska | 1.441% | $3,549 | $238,600 |
| Nevada | 0.503% | $2,027 | $435,400 |
| New Hampshire | 1.503% | $6,667 | $402,500 |
| New Jersey | 1.885% | $9,590 | $454,400 |
| New Mexico | 0.627% | $1,731 | $248,100 |
| New York | 1.296% | $6,582 | $423,800 |
| North Carolina | 0.663% | $1,896 | $288,900 |
| North Dakota | 0.922% | $2,468 | $249,900 |
| Ohio | 1.36% | $2,822 | $214,800 |
| Oklahoma | 0.791% | $1,599 | $199,800 |
| Oregon | 0.806% | $3,876 | $477,600 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.255% | $3,311 | $254,500 |
| Rhode Island | 1.116% | $4,900 | $404,200 |
| South Carolina | 0.488% | $1,251 | $259,000 |
| South Dakota | 0.997% | $2,724 | $257,400 |
| Tennessee | 0.52% | $1,442 | $286,700 |
| Texas | 1.402% | $4,232 | $283,800 |
| Utah | 0.476% | $2,525 | $489,400 |
| Vermont | 1.512% | $5,039 | $316,600 |
| Virginia | 0.779% | $2,790 | $383,700 |
| Washington | 0.754% | $4,556 | $564,600 |
| West Virginia | 0.505% | $865 | $162,600 |
| Wisconsin | 1.324% | $3,792 | $266,500 |
| Wyoming | 0.53% | $1,767 | $309,700 |
Property tax questions
Which state has the highest property tax?
New Jersey, with an effective rate of 1.885%: $5,655.00 a year on a $300,000 home. Hawaii has the lowest, at 0.295%, or $885.00.
What is an effective property tax rate?
The total real estate tax owner-occupiers paid divided by the total value of their homes, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. It already reflects the homestead exemptions and other relief owners received.
Which states have no statewide homestead exemption amount?
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Virginia set no statewide amount; counties, cities, towns or school districts set their own.
Are these rates for 2026?
No. They are the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, the latest the Census Bureau publishes, so 2026 bills can differ.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.