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States with the Lowest Property Taxes

States ordered by effective property-tax rate, lowest first. Property tax is an annual cost on land and improvements, so a low rate compounds in your favour year after year.

  1. #StateProperty-tax rateScore
  2. 1Hawaii0.27%37
  3. 2Alabama0.41%76
  4. 3Colorado0.51%35
  5. 4Louisiana0.55%70
  6. 5Wyoming0.55%42
  7. 6Tennessee0.56%79
  8. 7Delaware0.57%45
  9. 8South Carolina0.57%73
  10. 9West Virginia0.57%73
  11. 10Nevada0.6%28
  12. 11Utah0.6%32
  13. 12Arkansas0.61%84
  14. 13Arizona0.62%41
  15. 14Idaho0.63%46
  16. 15Montana0.74%39
  17. 16California0.76%31
  18. 17Mississippi0.79%81
  19. 18New Mexico0.8%38
  20. 19Indiana0.81%76
  21. 20Nebraska0.82%60
  22. 21Florida0.83%63
  23. 22Kentucky0.83%78
  24. 23Alaska0.84%43
  25. 24North Carolina0.84%61
  26. 25South Dakota0.84%48
  27. 26Virginia0.84%63
  28. 27Oklahoma0.87%66
  29. 28Missouri0.88%74
  30. 29Georgia0.92%74
  31. 30Washington0.94%33
  32. 31North Dakota0.98%49
  33. 32Oregon0.98%38
  34. 33Maryland1.05%47
  35. 34Minnesota1.08%48
  36. 35Massachusetts1.15%37
  37. 36Maine1.24%59
  38. 37Kansas1.33%52
  39. 38Michigan1.38%59
  40. 39Iowa1.52%60
  41. 40Ohio1.56%60
  42. 41Pennsylvania1.58%56
  43. 42Texas1.6%55
  44. 43Rhode Island1.63%27
  45. 44New York1.72%44
  46. 45Wisconsin1.85%48
  47. 46Illinois2.07%51
  48. 47Vermont2.1%49
  49. 48Connecticut2.14%5
  50. 49New Hampshire2.18%37
  51. 50New Jersey2.49%13

Rankings are computed automatically from public-dataset figures (U.S. Census, USDA, NOAA, FEMA, FCC, BLS) using the same homestead-scoring model as our state and county pages, so they update as the data does.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the effective property-tax rate?

Yes — the effective rate as a percentage of value, which lets you compare states on a like-for-like basis regardless of assessment differences.

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