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%
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.
0.07%
lowest rate (Copper River Census Area, AK)
0.92%
national average effective rate
50
counties with a rate below 0.5%
| # | County | Eff. rate | Median tax | Home 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 |
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (table B25103). This ranking is a mechanical sort by reported figure, not a recommendation. Read our methodology.