How the calculator works
- Your home: its value, less any exemption you get, such as a homestead exemption.
- The rate: your state’s typical rate, which is what the median homeowner pays over what the median home is worth. If you know the rate for your home, enter it instead.
- The tax: the value times the rate, a year and a month, with what the same home would pay at the US average rate.
Examples
Property tax on a $400,000 home at each state’s typical rate:
| State | Rate | A year | A month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1.92% | $7,694 | $641 |
| New Jersey | 1.89% | $7,547 | $629 |
| New York | 1.45% | $5,818 | $485 |
| Texas | 1.31% | $5,246 | $437 |
| US average | 0.89% | $3,562 | $297 |
| Florida | 0.75% | $3,016 | $251 |
| California | 0.71% | $2,828 | $236 |
| Hawaii | 0.27% | $1,089 | $91 |
With a $100,000 homestead exemption, the Texas home is taxed on $300,000, for $3,935 a year.
Property tax by state
Every state and DC, from the highest typical rate to the lowest. The rate is what the median homeowner pays over what the median home is worth, from the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. Each state links to its own calculator.
| State | Typical rate | Median home | Median tax a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1.92% | $280,700 | $5,399 |
| New Jersey | 1.89% | $496,000 | $9,358 |
| Connecticut | 1.66% | $396,900 | $6,573 |
| New Hampshire | 1.46% | $458,800 | $6,707 |
| New York | 1.45% | $449,800 | $6,542 |
| Vermont | 1.42% | $352,800 | $5,026 |
| Nebraska | 1.42% | $263,100 | $3,739 |
| Texas | 1.31% | $313,200 | $4,108 |
| Iowa | 1.29% | $227,300 | $2,937 |
| Kansas | 1.25% | $238,700 | $2,983 |
| Wisconsin | 1.25% | $294,700 | $3,680 |
| Ohio | 1.22% | $239,800 | $2,937 |
| Michigan | 1.18% | $254,200 | $2,988 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.16% | $277,600 | $3,214 |
| Rhode Island | 1.07% | $455,700 | $4,886 |
| Alaska | 1.06% | $376,500 | $3,976 |
| Minnesota | 1.02% | $344,600 | $3,501 |
| South Dakota | 1.02% | $289,600 | $2,940 |
| Massachusetts | 1.00% | $607,400 | $6,080 |
| North Dakota | 0.96% | $266,100 | $2,550 |
| Maryland | 0.95% | $436,300 | $4,144 |
| Maine | 0.91% | $341,900 | $3,103 |
| Missouri | 0.79% | $254,400 | $2,021 |
| Washington | 0.79% | $602,200 | $4,729 |
| Oregon | 0.78% | $497,500 | $3,895 |
| Florida | 0.75% | $396,900 | $2,993 |
| Oklahoma | 0.75% | $222,100 | $1,672 |
| Georgia | 0.74% | $343,300 | $2,554 |
| Indiana | 0.74% | $243,500 | $1,798 |
| Kentucky | 0.71% | $226,000 | $1,611 |
| Virginia | 0.71% | $403,500 | $2,872 |
| California | 0.71% | $759,500 | $5,369 |
| Montana | 0.69% | $425,400 | $2,939 |
| Mississippi | 0.65% | $186,500 | $1,221 |
| New Mexico | 0.63% | $279,900 | $1,776 |
| District of Columbia | 0.63% | $733,400 | $4,594 |
| North Carolina | 0.61% | $333,000 | $2,044 |
| Wyoming | 0.57% | $339,500 | $1,947 |
| Louisiana | 0.53% | $223,200 | $1,187 |
| Arkansas | 0.52% | $215,600 | $1,113 |
| West Virginia | 0.52% | $170,800 | $881 |
| Colorado | 0.49% | $574,600 | $2,828 |
| Utah | 0.49% | $545,200 | $2,648 |
| Delaware | 0.47% | $371,600 | $1,750 |
| Nevada | 0.47% | $455,500 | $2,143 |
| Tennessee | 0.45% | $332,600 | $1,488 |
| South Carolina | 0.45% | $299,500 | $1,337 |
| Arizona | 0.43% | $426,000 | $1,828 |
| Idaho | 0.43% | $446,400 | $1,912 |
| Alabama | 0.38% | $233,300 | $890 |
| Hawaii | 0.27% | $875,900 | $2,385 |
Why your bill may differ
The typical rate is an average across a state. Your actual bill depends on your county, city and school district, and on your home’s assessed value, which can differ from what it would sell for. In California, for example, a home’s assessed value can rise by no more than 2% a year while you own it, so long-time owners often pay far less than new buyers. Your county assessor or tax collector has the rate and value for your home.
Learn more
See our mortgage calculator for your full monthly payment, how much house you can afford, the itemized deduction calculator, and the first-time home buyer guide.