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Property Tax Rates by State — 2026

Estimated Property Taxes on a $500,000 Home by State, using current statewide effective rates.

Based on the current NMC dataset, the difference in estimated property taxes between the highest- and lowest-rate states on a $500,000 home is approximately $7,950 annually.

RankStateEffective rateAnnual tax on $500KMonthly tax
#1Illinois1.88%$9,400$783
#2New Jersey1.88%$9,400$783
#3Connecticut1.54%$7,700$642
#4Vermont1.51%$7,550$629
#5New Hampshire1.50%$7,500$625
#6Nebraska1.44%$7,200$600
#7Texas1.40%$7,000$583
#8Ohio1.36%$6,800$567
#9Iowa1.33%$6,650$554
#10Wisconsin1.32%$6,600$550
#11New York1.30%$6,500$542
#12Pennsylvania1.26%$6,300$525
#13Kansas1.21%$6,050$504
#14Michigan1.19%$5,950$496
#15Rhode Island1.12%$5,600$467
#16Massachusetts1.00%$5,000$417
#17Minnesota1.00%$5,000$417
#18South Dakota1.00%$5,000$417
#19Maine0.98%$4,900$408
#20Alaska0.94%$4,700$392
#21Maryland0.92%$4,600$383
#22North Dakota0.92%$4,600$383
#23Missouri0.89%$4,450$371
#24Oregon0.81%$4,050$338
#25Georgia0.79%$3,950$329
#26Oklahoma0.79%$3,950$329
#27Florida0.78%$3,900$325
#28Virginia0.78%$3,900$325
#29Indiana0.76%$3,800$317
#30Washington0.75%$3,750$313
#31Kentucky0.74%$3,700$308
#32California0.70%$3,500$292
#33North Carolina0.66%$3,300$275
#34New Mexico0.63%$3,150$263
#35Montana0.61%$3,050$254
#36Mississippi0.58%$2,900$242
#37Arkansas0.56%$2,800$233
#38Louisiana0.55%$2,750$229
#39Delaware0.54%$2,700$225
#40Wyoming0.53%$2,650$221
#41Tennessee0.52%$2,600$217
#42West Virginia0.51%$2,550$213
#43Colorado0.50%$2,500$208
#44Idaho0.50%$2,500$208
#45Nevada0.50%$2,500$208
#46South Carolina0.49%$2,450$204
#47Arizona0.48%$2,400$200
#48Utah0.48%$2,400$200
#49Alabama0.37%$1,850$154
#50Hawaii0.29%$1,450$121

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