# PlainPropertyTax

> County-level property tax data from the US Census Bureau for 3,200+ counties

## About

PlainPropertyTax provides free access to county-level property tax data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey. The portal covers 3,200+ counties across all 50 states and DC with effective tax rates, median taxes paid, median home values, and rent-vs-own cost analysis.

- Publisher: PlainPropertyTax
- Website: https://plainpropertytax.com

## Data Source

- US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019-2023

## Key Pages

- / — Homepage with national property tax overview
- /states/ — Browse all 50 states + DC
- /states/[slug] — State property tax profile with county listings
- /counties/[slug] — Individual county property tax data
- /compare/ — Side-by-side county property tax comparison
- /calculator — Property tax estimator tool
- /rankings/lowest-tax — Counties with lowest median property taxes
- /rankings/highest-tax — Counties with highest median property taxes
- /rankings/lowest-rate — Counties with lowest effective tax rates
- /rankings/highest-rate — Counties with highest effective tax rates
- /rent-vs-own/ — Rent vs own cost analysis
- /rent-vs-own/[slug] — County-level rent vs own comparison

## Guides

- /guides/ — Guide index
- /guides/property-tax-basics — Property tax fundamentals
- /guides/how-property-tax-assessments-work — How assessments work
- /guides/how-to-appeal-property-tax — How to appeal your property tax
- /guides/property-tax-exemptions — Common property tax exemptions
- /guides/property-tax-by-state — Property taxes by state overview
- /guides/states-with-lowest-property-taxes — States with lowest property taxes

## Common Questions

- What is the property tax rate in [county]?
- What is the median property tax in [county]?
- Which counties have the lowest property taxes?
- What is the effective tax rate in [state]?
- How does property tax in [county A] compare to [county B]?
- Is it cheaper to rent or own in [county]?
- How do I appeal my property tax assessment?

## Attribution

Source: PlainPropertyTax (https://plainpropertytax.com), based on US Census Bureau ACS data.

## Contact

- Email: hello@plainpropertytax.com