Property tax by state

How to use this table

The effective rate is the median annual property tax paid divided by the median home value. It is useful for comparing counties, estimating escrow, and spotting places where a low purchase price can still carry a high annual tax burden.

For a parcel-specific bill, use the county assessor or tax collector. TrueCarry is a budgeting benchmark with source, method, confidence, and as-of date shown on every page.

County estimates to check first

These pages give Google and readers a short crawl path into useful county-level estimates before the full state table.

• San Mateo County, California 0.61% effective rate; $9,519/yr median tax paid
• Marin County, California 0.66% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• Santa Clara County, California 0.67% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• San Francisco County, California 0.71% effective rate; $9,862/yr median tax paid
• New York County, New York 0.92% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• Alameda County, California 0.78% effective rate; $8,474/yr median tax paid
• Falls Church city, Virginia 0.95% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• Santa Cruz County, California 0.64% effective rate; $6,538/yr median tax paid
• Orange County, California 0.66% effective rate; $6,330/yr median tax paid
• Kings County, New York 0.71% effective rate; $6,382/yr median tax paid
• Arlington County, Virginia 0.91% effective rate; $8,153/yr median tax paid
• Napa County, California 0.69% effective rate; $5,995/yr median tax paid

Notable county patterns

Higher effective-rate counties

• Salem County, New Jersey 2.93% effective rate; $7,018/yr median tax paid
• Allegany County, New York 2.92% effective rate; $2,968/yr median tax paid
• Camden County, New Jersey 2.83% effective rate; $8,134/yr median tax paid
• Orleans County, New York 2.72% effective rate; $3,823/yr median tax paid
• Cattaraugus County, New York 2.64% effective rate; $2,991/yr median tax paid
• Monroe County, New York 2.63% effective rate; $5,616/yr median tax paid
• Gloucester County, New Jersey 2.6% effective rate; $8,055/yr median tax paid
• Lake County, Illinois 2.58% effective rate; $8,923/yr median tax paid

Higher median-home-value counties

• San Mateo County, California 0.61% effective rate; $9,519/yr median tax paid
• Marin County, California 0.66% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• Santa Clara County, California 0.67% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• San Francisco County, California 0.71% effective rate; $9,862/yr median tax paid
• New York County, New York 0.92% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• Alameda County, California 0.78% effective rate; $8,474/yr median tax paid
• Falls Church city, Virginia 0.95% effective rate; $10,001/yr median tax paid
• Santa Cruz County, California 0.64% effective rate; $6,538/yr median tax paid