$ PlainPropertyTax

Browse Property Tax Data

PlainPropertyTax tracks property tax for 3,152 counties across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Averaged across the counties with 2024 Census ACS data, the effective rate is 0.92%, or 0.98% once counties are weighted by the homes each one holds. Jump to a state directly, browse the county directory A-Z, or read our methodology.

Averaged across the U.S. counties with 2024 Census ACS data, the effective property-tax rate is 0.92% of home value (0.98% once counties are weighted by the homes each one holds), but that figure ranges from under 0.3% in parts of the Southwest to more than 2% across the Northeast. This directory covers all 3,152 U.S. counties and every state, so you can jump straight to a place or compare burdens. Read our methodology for how each effective rate is calculated.

Property tax by state (51)

Open any state for its statewide averages, U.S. rank, and a ranked table of every county.

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Rankings →
Counties ranked by tax bill and effective rate
Research →
Data studies on states, counties, and homeownership
Guides →
How property taxes work, appeals, and exemptions
Calculator →
Estimate a property tax bill for any home value
Rent vs Own →
Compare renting and buying by county
Tools →
Appeal-savings estimator and county lookup

Counties A-Z

Browse the full county directory by first letter.

Download the county extract: property-tax.csv.