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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. Read the full methodology. Data verified June 2026.

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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