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.
- 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.
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).
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 CountyWisconsin | 3.56% | $3,926 | $110,200 |
| 2 | Salem CountyNew Jersey | 2.93% | $7,018 | $239,500 |
| 3 | Allegany CountyNew York | 2.92% | $2,968 | $101,700 |
| 4 | Camden CountyNew Jersey | 2.83% | $8,134 | $287,100 |
| 5 | Orleans CountyNew York | 2.72% | $3,823 | $140,800 |
| 6 | Cattaraugus CountyNew York | 2.64% | $2,991 | $113,100 |
| 7 | Monroe CountyNew York | 2.63% | $5,616 | $213,700 |
| 8 | Gloucester CountyNew Jersey | 2.60% | $8,055 | $310,400 |
| 9 | Lake CountyIllinois | 2.58% | $8,923 | $345,700 |
| 10 | Cortland CountyNew York | 2.56% | $4,149 | $162,100 |
| 11 | Broome CountyNew York | 2.52% | $3,902 | $154,900 |
| 12 | Wayne CountyNew York | 2.50% | $4,250 | $170,000 |
| 13 | Stanton CountyKansas | 2.46% | $1,667 | $67,800 |
| 14 | Montgomery CountyNew York | 2.46% | $3,872 | $157,500 |
| 15 | Steuben CountyNew York | 2.46% | $3,386 | $137,900 |
| 16 | DeKalb CountyIllinois | 2.45% | $5,974 | $243,600 |
| 17 | Chemung CountyNew York | 2.45% | $3,451 | $141,100 |
| 18 | Livingston CountyNew York | 2.45% | $4,286 | $174,600 |
| 19 | Onondaga CountyNew York | 2.44% | $4,880 | $200,200 |
| 20 | Genesee CountyNew York | 2.41% | $4,113 | $170,500 |
| 21 | Stephenson CountyIllinois | 2.40% | $3,240 | $134,900 |
| 22 | Oswego CountyNew York | 2.40% | $3,646 | $151,700 |
| 23 | Winnebago CountyIllinois | 2.39% | $3,930 | $164,500 |
| 24 | Kendall CountyIllinois | 2.37% | $7,651 | $322,400 |
| 25 | McHenry CountyIllinois | 2.36% | $7,274 | $308,100 |
| 26 | Mercer CountyNew Jersey | 2.36% | $8,909 | $377,700 |
| 27 | Schenectady CountyNew York | 2.36% | $5,568 | $235,700 |
| 28 | Warren CountyNew Jersey | 2.34% | $8,119 | $346,500 |
| 29 | St. Lawrence CountyNew York | 2.33% | $2,844 | $121,900 |
| 30 | Tioga CountyNew York | 2.33% | $3,751 | $160,800 |
| 31 | Sussex CountyNew Jersey | 2.32% | $8,568 | $369,400 |
| 32 | Atlantic CountyNew Jersey | 2.30% | $6,776 | $295,000 |
| 33 | Rock Island CountyIllinois | 2.28% | $3,425 | $150,400 |
| 34 | Cumberland CountyNew Jersey | 2.28% | $5,052 | $221,400 |
| 35 | Chautauqua CountyNew York | 2.27% | $2,901 | $127,900 |
| 36 | Kane CountyIllinois | 2.26% | $7,382 | $327,000 |
| 37 | Burlington CountyNew Jersey | 2.26% | $7,983 | $354,000 |
| 38 | Chenango CountyNew York | 2.26% | $3,120 | $137,900 |
| 39 | Madison CountyNew York | 2.26% | $4,181 | $184,600 |
| 40 | Wyoming CountyNew York | 2.25% | $3,650 | $162,300 |
| 41 | Will CountyIllinois | 2.24% | $7,173 | $319,600 |
| 42 | Peoria CountyIllinois | 2.24% | $3,552 | $158,500 |
| 43 | Tompkins CountyNew York | 2.24% | $6,515 | $290,900 |
| 44 | Kankakee CountyIllinois | 2.21% | $4,266 | $192,600 |
| 45 | Cayuga CountyNew York | 2.19% | $3,740 | $171,000 |
| 46 | Niagara CountyNew York | 2.19% | $4,155 | $189,800 |
| 47 | Orange CountyNew York | 2.19% | $8,494 | $387,900 |
| 48 | Seneca CountyNew York | 2.19% | $3,403 | $155,400 |
| 49 | Boone CountyIllinois | 2.18% | $4,735 | $216,900 |
| 50 | Passaic CountyNew Jersey | 2.18% | $10,001 | $459,500 |
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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 2026-08-26.