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National ranking · ACS 2024

Counties with the Lowest Property Tax Rates

Copper River Census Area, Alaska carries the lowest effective property tax rate in the nation at 0.07% - a fraction of the 0.92% national average.

0.07%
#1 lowest rate
0.92%
U.S. average
50
counties below 0.5%
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Effective rate is each county's median property tax divided by its median home value, ACS 2024, the standardized way to compare tax burden across counties with very different home prices.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the national average property tax bill was $1,993 across 3,152 counties in the 2020–2024 American Community Survey (latest estimates available as of January 2026). This ranking is drawn from that same county-level dataset. See our methodology.

0.07%
lowest rate (Copper River Census Area, AK)
0.92%
national average effective rate
50
counties with a rate below 0.5%

The 12 lowest effective property tax rates

Median tax ÷ median home value, ACS 2024

effective rate

What this shows Many of these counties combine low local levies with high home values, including resort and coastal areas, so even a modest tax bill divides into a tiny effective rate.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (B25103) As of 2024
# County Eff. rateMedian taxHome value
1 Copper River Census Area Alaska 0.07% $199 $292,800
2 Northwest Arctic Borough Alaska 0.10% $199 $199,100
3 Bethel Census Area Alaska 0.12% $199 $168,100
4 East Feliciana Parish Louisiana 0.15% $339 $228,100
5 Aleutians East Borough Alaska 0.15% $199 $135,500
6 Maui County Hawaii 0.16% $1,466 $904,700
7 Choctaw County Alabama 0.17% $207 $123,400
8 Jackson County Colorado 0.17% $416 $239,600
9 Avoyelles Parish Louisiana 0.20% $249 $122,400
10 Bibb County Alabama 0.20% $298 $145,700
11 Kauai County Hawaii 0.21% $1,866 $873,200
12 West Carroll Parish Louisiana 0.21% $199 $94,400
13 Clay County Alabama 0.21% $331 $156,700
14 Slope County North Dakota 0.23% $387 $170,000
15 Washington County Alabama 0.23% $365 $159,700
16 Gilpin County Colorado 0.23% $1,310 $573,900
17 Las Animas County Colorado 0.23% $535 $237,600
18 Lamar County Alabama 0.24% $274 $114,000
19 Kusilvak Census Area Alaska 0.24% $199 $84,300
20 Nantucket County Massachusetts 0.25% $3,974 $1,593,800
21 Randolph County Alabama 0.25% $452 $181,600
22 Tensas Parish Louisiana 0.26% $221 $86,300
23 Allen Parish Louisiana 0.26% $267 $104,500
24 Rich County Utah 0.26% $859 $334,600
25 Cullman County Alabama 0.26% $516 $199,100
26 Covington County Alabama 0.26% $397 $152,100
27 Walker County Alabama 0.26% $356 $135,900
28 La Plata County Colorado 0.26% $1,552 $591,500
29 San Miguel County Colorado 0.26% $1,900 $720,700
30 Coosa County Alabama 0.27% $315 $115,500
31 Pike County Alabama 0.27% $424 $157,600
32 Elmore County Alabama 0.27% $610 $223,900
33 Dolores County Colorado 0.27% $659 $247,600
34 Hawaii County Hawaii 0.28% $1,459 $519,300
35 Honolulu County Hawaii 0.28% $2,553 $897,500
36 East Carroll Parish Louisiana 0.28% $277 $100,500
37 Richland Parish Louisiana 0.28% $401 $141,900
38 Sevier County Tennessee 0.28% $824 $299,000
39 Marion County Alabama 0.28% $301 $106,600
40 Fayette County Alabama 0.28% $355 $125,900
41 Huerfano County Colorado 0.28% $699 $247,800
42 Ouray County Colorado 0.28% $2,050 $739,800
43 Custer County Idaho 0.29% $1,112 $381,700
44 Jefferson Davis Parish Louisiana 0.29% $442 $150,800
45 Evangeline Parish Louisiana 0.29% $362 $124,600
46 St. Landry Parish Louisiana 0.29% $411 $142,500
47 Taos County New Mexico 0.29% $1,129 $382,800
48 Cumberland County Tennessee 0.29% $730 $250,500
49 Cleburne County Alabama 0.29% $486 $165,600
50 Pickens County Alabama 0.29% $364 $123,900

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is effective rate a better comparison than the raw tax bill?
Effective rate is a county's median property tax divided by its median home value, so it accounts for how expensive housing is locally. A county with cheap homes and a low bill can still have a high effective rate; a county with expensive homes and a moderate bill can have a very low one. Rate is the fairer apples-to-apples comparison.
How low can effective rates get?
50 counties on this list carry an effective rate under 0.5% of home value, less than half the typical rate in most of the country. These are usually places where high home values, alternative local revenue sources, or assessment caps keep the tax-to-value ratio unusually low.
How does the lowest county compare to the national average rate?
Copper River Census Area, Alaska carries the lowest effective rate in the nation at 0.07%, a fraction of the 0.92% 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. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-09.