Original research
Original data research from the PlainPropertyTax editorial team. Every figure updates automatically as our source data refreshes; no numbers are hardcoded.
Each study below ranks U.S. states or counties on a single property tax dimension, total bill, effective rate, or homeownership, using the Census ACS B25103 series, updated automatically from the database so the figures stay current.
PlainPropertyTax ranks US states by the median annual property tax bill paid by homeowners with mortgages, using US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Updates automatically as our source data refreshes.
PlainPropertyTax ranks US counties by median annual property tax paid by owner-occupied households using US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Updates automatically as our source data refreshes.
PlainPropertyTax ranks US states by the share of housing units that are owner-occupied, using US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the states table.
PlainPropertyTax measures the gap between the median property tax paid by homeowners with a mortgage and those without, by state, using U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, updated automatically as our source data refreshes.
PlainPropertyTax identifies high-cost U.S. counties (median home value above $600,000) that nonetheless carry the lowest effective property tax rates, showing how a large tax bill does not always mean a high rate.