3,133 counties · ACS 2023 5-Year

What a home actually costs to own in every US county

Mortgage calculators show you principal and interest. They leave out property tax, insurance, electricity, water and the maintenance nobody budgets for — which together run 30 to 50% on top of the payment you were quoted.

This site puts the real number next to the quoted one, for all 3,133 counties in the United States, using Census, EIA and Freddie Mac data. Every figure is cited and every assumption is editable.

Highest property taxes in America

Menominee County, WI3.636%Camden County, NJ3.075%Salem County, NJ3.030%Orleans County, NY2.996%Allegany County, NY2.943%Gloucester County, NJ2.809%Monroe County, NY2.788%Cattaraugus County, NY2.693%Lake County, IL2.677%Cortland County, NY2.646%

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Lowest property taxes in America

Copper River Census Area, Alaska0.081%Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska0.122%East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana0.153%Maui County, Hawaii0.168%Choctaw County, Alabama0.178%Allen Parish, Louisiana0.180%Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana0.203%West Carroll Parish, Louisiana0.204%Bibb County, Alabama0.204%Jackson County, Colorado0.205%

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The largest counties

Los Angeles County, California0.694%Cook County, Illinois1.983%Harris County, Texas1.718%Maricopa County, Arizona0.474%San Diego County, California0.700%Orange County, California0.666%Miami-Dade County, Florida0.827%Kings County, New York0.688%Dallas County, Texas1.680%Riverside County, California0.821%Queens County, New York0.877%Clark County, Nevada0.497%

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