Updated June 2026Reviewed for Tax Year 2026
Property Tax Rankings 2026
All 50 states + D.C. ranked by effective property tax rate for 2026. Top 10 chart, sortable table, methodology, citation block, and CSV download.
Top 10 Highest Property Tax States
Effective property tax rate (annual tax ÷ market home value).
Effective property tax
For a personalized estimate, try the Property Tax Calculator or browse state property tax guides from the table below.
Full Interactive Ranking
Click any column header to sort. Click a state name to open its full tax guide.
| 43 | WyomingWY | 0.00% | 0.61% | 5.44% | 0.00% | 68/100 | 2.85% |
| 18 | AlaskaAK | 0.00% | 1.19% | 1.80% | 0.00% | 66/100 | 2.92% |
| 49 | NevadaNV | 0.00% | 0.55% | 8.24% | 0.00% | 66/100 | 3.57% |
| 4 | New HampshireNH | 0.00% | 1.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 61/100 | 3.86% |
| 27 | FloridaFL | 0.00% | 0.89% | 7.00% | 0.00% | 64/100 | 3.88% |
| 36 | TennesseeTN | 0.00% | 0.71% | 9.56% | 0.00% | 63/100 | 4.29% |
| 17 | South DakotaSD | 0.00% | 1.24% | 6.44% | 0.00% | 61/100 | 4.41% |
| 23 | WashingtonWA | 0.00% | 0.98% | 9.38% | 7.00% | 61/100 | 4.77% |
| 6 | TexasTX | 0.00% | 1.80% | 8.25% | 0.00% | 54/100 | 6.08% |
| 22 | North DakotaND | 2.04% | 0.98% | 7.04% | 2.04% | 48/100 | 6.11% |
| 41 | ArizonaAZ | 2.50% | 0.62% | 8.40% | 2.50% | 50/100 | 6.26% |
| 29 | IndianaIN | 3.05% | 0.84% | 7.00% | 3.05% | 20/100 | 6.83% |
| 34 | MontanaMT | 5.90% | 0.74% | 0.00% | 4.10% | 42/100 | 7.38% |
| 30 | KentuckyKY | 4.00% | 0.83% | 6.00% | 4.00% | 38/100 | 7.46% |
| 42 | DelawareDE | 6.60% | 0.61% | 0.00% | 6.60% | 42/100 | 7.82% |
| 47 | ColoradoCO | 4.40% | 0.55% | 7.80% | 4.40% | 38/100 | 7.84% |
| 12 | PennsylvaniaPA | 3.07% | 1.49% | 6.34% | 3.07% | 54/100 | 7.95% |
| 35 | North CarolinaNC | 4.50% | 0.73% | 6.99% | 4.50% | 19/100 | 8.06% |
| 50 | AlabamaAL | 4.50% | 0.40% | 9.25% | 5.00% | 48/100 | 8.08% |
| 40 | UtahUT | 4.65% | 0.63% | 7.47% | 4.65% | 37/100 | 8.15% |
| 48 | LouisianaLA | 4.25% | 0.55% | 9.55% | 4.25% | 47/100 | 8.21% |
| 44 | West VirginiaWV | 5.12% | 0.58% | 6.57% | 5.12% | 48/100 | 8.25% |
| 32 | MississippiMS | 4.70% | 0.79% | 7.07% | 4.70% | 58/100 | 8.40% |
| 39 | ArkansasAR | 4.40% | 0.64% | 9.40% | 4.40% | 36/100 | 8.50% |
| 38 | New MexicoNM | 4.90% | 0.67% | 7.63% | 4.90% | 36/100 | 8.53% |
| 11 | OhioOH | 3.50% | 1.52% | 7.25% | 3.50% | 40/100 | 8.71% |
| 15 | MichiganMI | 4.25% | 1.38% | 6.00% | 4.25% | 32/100 | 8.81% |
| 37 | IdahoID | 5.80% | 0.67% | 6.20% | 5.80% | 46/100 | 9.00% |
| 31 | VirginiaVA | 5.75% | 0.81% | 5.77% | 5.75% | 46/100 | 9.10% |
| 19 | MassachusettsMA | 5.00% | 1.14% | 6.25% | 5.00% | 43/100 | 9.16% |
| 28 | OklahomaOK | 4.75% | 0.89% | 8.99% | 4.75% | 33/100 | 9.23% |
| 24 | MissouriMO | 4.80% | 0.97% | 8.39% | 4.80% | 33/100 | 9.26% |
| 26 | GeorgiaGA | 5.39% | 0.92% | 7.40% | 5.39% | 33/100 | 9.45% |
| 9 | IowaIA | 4.38% | 1.57% | 6.94% | 4.38% | 39/100 | 9.60% |
| 21 | MarylandMD | 5.75% | 1.06% | 6.00% | 5.75% | 33/100 | 9.67% |
| 46 | District of ColumbiaDC | 6.75% | 0.56% | 6.00% | 6.75% | 36/100 | 9.67% |
| 45 | South CarolinaSC | 6.40% | 0.57% | 7.50% | 6.40% | 45/100 | 9.79% |
| 51 | HawaiiHI | 8.20% | 0.31% | 4.50% | 7.25% | 48/100 | 10.17% |
| 7 | WisconsinWI | 5.30% | 1.68% | 5.44% | 5.30% | 28/100 | 10.29% |
| 25 | OregonOR | 8.75% | 0.93% | 0.00% | 9.90% | 46/100 | 10.61% |
| 13 | KansasKS | 5.70% | 1.41% | 8.70% | 5.70% | 37/100 | 11.13% |
| 10 | Rhode IslandRI | 5.99% | 1.53% | 7.00% | 5.99% | 27/100 | 11.15% |
| 8 | NebraskaNE | 5.84% | 1.63% | 6.96% | 5.84% | 36/100 | 11.19% |
| 16 | MaineME | 7.15% | 1.36% | 5.50% | 7.15% | 28/100 | 11.52% |
| 2 | IllinoisIL | 4.95% | 2.27% | 8.88% | 4.95% | 1/100 | 12.15% |
| 3 | ConnecticutCT | 6.00% | 2.14% | 6.35% | 6.90% | 21/100 | 12.19% |
| 14 | New YorkNY | 6.85% | 1.40% | 8.53% | 6.85% | 25/100 | 12.21% |
| 5 | VermontVT | 6.60% | 1.90% | 6.35% | 6.60% | 23/100 | 12.31% |
| 20 | MinnesotaMN | 7.85% | 1.11% | 8.05% | 9.85% | 9/100 | 12.48% |
| 1 | New JerseyNJ | 6.37% | 2.46% | 6.63% | 6.37% | 17/100 | 13.28% |
| 33 | CaliforniaCA | 9.30% | 0.75% | 8.82% | 9.30% | 38/100 | 13.45% |
Methodology
All TaxEase rankings use the same per-state data lake refreshed for tax year 2026.
- Income tax — average effective rate paid by middle-quintile households, cross-checked against Tax Foundation State Individual Income Tax Rates.
- Property tax — property tax paid divided by median market home value (Census ACS 5-year + state DOR aggregates).
- Sales tax — state statutory rate + population-weighted local average (Tax Foundation 2025 mid-year).
- Capital gains — state long-term capital gains rate (often the same as ordinary income).
- Retirement-friendliness score (0–100) —
50 + retirement_bonus − property×1000 − sales×100 − income×150, clamped 0–100. - Overall burden —
income + property×2 + sales×0.30, assuming home value ≈ 2× income and 30% of income spent on taxable goods.
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Data Sources
Every figure is sourced from an official tax authority or non-partisan policy institute.
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ↗Federal 2026 brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32).
- Tax Foundation — State Tax Rates ↗Cross-state income, property, sales, corporate data.
- U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year ↗Median home value and effective property tax.
- State Departments of Revenue ↗Authoritative 2026 schedules, forms, and instructions for each state.
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) ↗Non-partisan federal tax analysis.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics — CES ↗Household taxable-spend share used in burden composite.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Which state has the lowest property tax?
- Hawaii has the lowest effective property tax rate (≈0.31%), followed by Alabama and Colorado. Note Hawaii's home values are very high in absolute dollars.
- Which state has the highest property tax?
- New Jersey leads at ≈2.46% effective rate, followed by Illinois (≈2.27%) and New Hampshire (≈1.93%).
- How is effective property tax rate calculated?
- Property tax paid divided by market home value, averaged across the state. We use Census ACS plus state DOR data — see Methodology.
- Are these statutory or effective rates?
- Effective rates — the actual tax paid as a share of market value, after assessment ratios and exemptions. Statutory millage rates can look very different.
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