National ranking · ACS 2024

Counties with the Highest Property Tax Rates

Menominee County, Wisconsin leads the nation at 3.56%, about 3.9× the national average effective rate.

Compiled by PlainPropertyTax, Property Tax Editorial Process · August 9, 2026

3.56%
#1 county rate: 0.92%
U.S. average: 50
counties above 2%

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Menominee County, Wisconsin carries the highest effective property tax rate of any U.S. county, at 3.56% of home value.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024), that is about 3.9 times the 0.92% national average effective rate. Effective rate is the median annual property tax divided by the median home value, so a high rate reflects the tax-to-value ratio rather than an expensive housing market.

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The bar to make this list

It takes 2.18% just to reach this list, 2.4× the national average, and Menominee County, Wisconsin sits 1.6× above even that at 3.56%.

2.18%
the bar to make this list: 2.4×
that bar vs the U.S. average: 1.6×
from #50 up to #1: 88
of 3,135 counties tax above 2%

Effective rate is median property tax divided by median home value. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2024).

WI

3.56%
NJ

2.93%
NY

2.92%
NJ

2.83%
NY

2.72%
NY

2.64%
NY

2.63%
NJ

2.6%
IL

2.58%
NY

2.56%
NY

2.52%
NY

2.5%

What this shows These counties combine high local levies with moderate home values, producing effective rates several times the national average of 0.92%.

Where the cut line sits among all U.S. counties

The 50th county on this list pays 2.18%. Bars cover every county with a published rate, ACS 2024

2.18% Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,135 U.S. counties

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (B25103) · 2024

#	County	Eff. rate	Median tax	Home value
1	Menominee County Wisconsin	3.56%	$3,926	$110,200
2	Salem County New Jersey	2.93%	$7,018	$239,500
3	Allegany County New York	2.92%	$2,968	$101,700
4	Camden County New Jersey	2.83%	$8,134	$287,100
5	Orleans County New York	2.72%	$3,823	$140,800
6	Cattaraugus County New York	2.64%	$2,991	$113,100
7	Monroe County New York	2.63%	$5,616	$213,700
8	Gloucester County New Jersey	2.60%	$8,055	$310,400
9	Lake County Illinois	2.58%	$8,923	$345,700
10	Cortland County New York	2.56%	$4,149	$162,100
11	Broome County New York	2.52%	$3,902	$154,900
12	Wayne County New York	2.50%	$4,250	$170,000
13	Stanton County Kansas	2.46%	$1,667	$67,800
14	Montgomery County New York	2.46%	$3,872	$157,500
15	Steuben County New York	2.46%	$3,386	$137,900
16	DeKalb County Illinois	2.45%	$5,974	$243,600
17	Chemung County New York	2.45%	$3,451	$141,100
18	Livingston County New York	2.45%	$4,286	$174,600
19	Onondaga County New York	2.44%	$4,880	$200,200
20	Genesee County New York	2.41%	$4,113	$170,500
21	Stephenson County Illinois	2.40%	$3,240	$134,900
22	Oswego County New York	2.40%	$3,646	$151,700
23	Winnebago County Illinois	2.39%	$3,930	$164,500
24	Kendall County Illinois	2.37%	$7,651	$322,400
25	McHenry County Illinois	2.36%	$7,274	$308,100
26	Mercer County New Jersey	2.36%	$8,909	$377,700
27	Schenectady County New York	2.36%	$5,568	$235,700
28	Warren County New Jersey	2.34%	$8,119	$346,500
29	St. Lawrence County New York	2.33%	$2,844	$121,900
30	Tioga County New York	2.33%	$3,751	$160,800
31	Sussex County New Jersey	2.32%	$8,568	$369,400
32	Atlantic County New Jersey	2.30%	$6,776	$295,000
33	Rock Island County Illinois	2.28%	$3,425	$150,400
34	Cumberland County New Jersey	2.28%	$5,052	$221,400
35	Chautauqua County New York	2.27%	$2,901	$127,900
36	Kane County Illinois	2.26%	$7,382	$327,000
37	Burlington County New Jersey	2.26%	$7,983	$354,000
38	Chenango County New York	2.26%	$3,120	$137,900
39	Madison County New York	2.26%	$4,181	$184,600
40	Wyoming County New York	2.25%	$3,650	$162,300
41	Will County Illinois	2.24%	$7,173	$319,600
42	Peoria County Illinois	2.24%	$3,552	$158,500
43	Tompkins County New York	2.24%	$6,515	$290,900
44	Kankakee County Illinois	2.21%	$4,266	$192,600
45	Cayuga County New York	2.19%	$3,740	$171,000
46	Niagara County New York	2.19%	$4,155	$189,800
47	Orange County New York	2.19%	$8,494	$387,900
48	Seneca County New York	2.19%	$3,403	$155,400
49	Boone County Illinois	2.18%	$4,735	$216,900
50	Passaic County New Jersey	2.18%	$10,001	$459,500

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "effective property tax rate" mean?

Effective rate is a county's median annual property tax divided by its median home value. It's the standard way to compare tax burden across places with very different home prices, a $5,000 bill sounds high, but it's a low rate on a $1M home and a high rate on a $150K home.

Why do high-rate counties have such different home values than high-tax-bill counties?

50 counties in this ranking carry an effective rate of 2% or more. Many of these are places with modest home values, a high rate can produce a manageable dollar bill even though the percentage looks alarming. Check the highest-tax-bill ranking for counties where the dollar amount, not the rate, is the story.

How does the top county compare to the national average rate?

Menominee County, Wisconsin carries an effective rate of 3.56%, about 3.9x the national average.

PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This ranking is a mechanical sort by reported figure, not a recommendation; effective rate is median property tax divided by median home value. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.