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Counties with the Lowest Property Taxes

Counties nationwide ordered by effective property-tax rate (derived from Census housing data), lowest first. Property tax is the recurring cost of holding land, so these are among the cheapest places to own a homestead long-term.

  1. #CountyProperty-tax rateScore
  2. 1Copper River Census Area, AKAlaska0.08%41
  3. 2Northwest Arctic County, AKAlaska0.12%35
  4. 3East Feliciana County, LALouisiana0.15%54
  5. 4Maui County, HIHawaii0.17%29
  6. 5Allen County, LALouisiana0.18%77
  7. 6Choctaw County, ALAlabama0.18%80
  8. 7Avoyelles Parish, LALouisiana0.2%79
  9. 8Bibb County, ALAlabama0.2%77
  10. 9West Carroll County, LALouisiana0.2%100
  11. 10Jackson County, COColorado0.21%29
  12. 11Nantucket County, MAMassachusetts0.22%74
  13. 12Kauai County, HIHawaii0.22%37
  14. 13Lamar County, ALAlabama0.22%93
  15. 14Randolph County, ALAlabama0.22%72
  16. 15Gilpin County, COColorado0.23%33
  17. 16Clay County, ALAlabama0.23%79
  18. 17Washington County, ALAlabama0.23%79
  19. 18Madison County, LALouisiana0.23%100
  20. 19Las Animas County, COColorado0.24%35
  21. 20Dolores County, COColorado0.24%37
  22. 21Covington County, ALAlabama0.25%90
  23. 22Cullman County, ALAlabama0.25%65
  24. 23Elmore County, ALAlabama0.26%70
  25. 24La Plata County, COColorado0.26%37
  26. 25San Miguel County, COColorado0.26%21
  27. 26Evangeline County, LALouisiana0.27%73
  28. 27Coosa County, ALAlabama0.27%86
  29. 28Pike County, ALAlabama0.27%100
  30. 29Walker County, ALAlabama0.27%65
  31. 30Kusilvak County, AKAlaska0.27%45
  32. 31Ouray County, COColorado0.28%27
  33. 32Pointe Coupee County, LALouisiana0.28%80
  34. 33Honolulu County, HIHawaii0.28%28
  35. 34Chaffee County, COColorado0.28%18
  36. 35Gunnison County, COColorado0.28%28
  37. 36Huerfano County, COColorado0.28%57
  38. 37Autauga County, ALAlabama0.28%78
  39. 38Jefferson Davis County, LALouisiana0.28%72
  40. 39Catahoula County, LALouisiana0.29%69
  41. 40East Carroll County, LALouisiana0.29%100
  42. 41Tensas County, LALouisiana0.29%78
  43. 42Hinsdale County, COColorado0.29%20
  44. 43Clark County, IDIdaho0.29%33
  45. 44Hawaii County, HIHawaii0.29%29
  46. 45San Juan County, COColorado0.29%46
  47. 46Cleburne County, ALAlabama0.29%58
  48. 47Fayette County, ALAlabama0.29%100
  49. 48Pickens County, ALAlabama0.29%61
  50. 49Rich County, UTUtah0.29%33
  51. 50Valley County, IDIdaho0.3%20

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. Read the full methodology. Data verified June 2026.

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How is the county property-tax rate derived?

From Census American Community Survey data (median real-estate taxes paid relative to home value), giving a comparable effective rate across counties.

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