Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in America
Ranked by dollars actually paid rather than by rate. This list looks very different from the rate ranking: expensive coastal counties appear here on the strength of their home values alone, even where the percentage is unremarkable.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Top 100
| # | County | State | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marin County | CA | $10,001 | $1,390,000 | 0.719% |
| 2 | Bergen County | NJ | $10,001 | $593,200 | 1.686% |
| 3 | Essex County | NJ | $10,001 | $494,400 | 2.023% |
| 4 | Hunterdon County | NJ | $10,001 | $498,800 | 2.005% |
| 5 | Monmouth County | NJ | $10,001 | $566,500 | 1.765% |
| 6 | Morris County | NJ | $10,001 | $557,000 | 1.796% |
| 7 | Passaic County | NJ | $10,001 | $439,400 | 2.276% |
| 8 | Somerset County | NJ | $10,001 | $523,900 | 1.909% |
| 9 | Union County | NJ | $10,001 | $488,800 | 2.046% |
| 10 | Nassau County | NY | $10,001 | $658,700 | 1.518% |
| 11 | New York County | NY | $10,001 | $1,108,900 | 0.902% |
| 12 | Putnam County | NY | $10,001 | $448,000 | 2.232% |
| 13 | Rockland County | NY | $10,001 | $564,200 | 1.773% |
| 14 | Suffolk County | NY | $10,001 | $539,500 | 1.854% |
| 15 | Westchester County | NY | $10,001 | $638,400 | 1.567% |
| 16 | Falls Church city | VA | $10,001 | $1,005,400 | 0.995% |
| 17 | Santa Clara County | CA | $9,766 | $1,382,800 | 0.706% |
| 18 | Middlesex County | NJ | $9,684 | $439,300 | 2.204% |
| 19 | Hudson County | NJ | $9,413 | $508,600 | 1.851% |
| 20 | San Francisco County | CA | $9,412 | $1,380,500 | 0.682% |
| 21 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | CT | $9,222 | $625,400 | 1.475% |
| 22 | San Mateo County | CA | $9,167 | $1,494,500 | 0.613% |
| 23 | Mercer County | NJ | $8,804 | $351,000 | 2.508% |
| 24 | Lake County | IL | $8,743 | $326,600 | 2.677% |
| 25 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | CT | $8,550 | $397,000 | 2.154% |
| 26 | Orange County | NY | $8,463 | $361,100 | 2.344% |
| 27 | Sussex County | NJ | $8,462 | $342,800 | 2.468% |
| 28 | Warren County | NJ | $8,156 | $323,100 | 2.524% |
| 29 | Camden County | NJ | $8,063 | $262,200 | 3.075% |
| 30 | Alameda County | CA | $8,061 | $1,057,400 | 0.762% |
| 31 | Gloucester County | NJ | $7,964 | $283,500 | 2.809% |
| 32 | Burlington County | NJ | $7,902 | $326,700 | 2.419% |
| 33 | DuPage County | IL | $7,833 | $374,100 | 2.094% |
| 34 | Arlington County | VA | $7,774 | $864,800 | 0.899% |
| 35 | Kendall County | IL | $7,556 | $298,900 | 2.528% |
| 36 | Rockingham County | NH | $7,512 | $461,400 | 1.628% |
| 37 | Travis County | TX | $7,487 | $487,600 | 1.535% |
| 38 | Collin County | TX | $7,432 | $447,600 | 1.660% |
| 39 | Middlesex County | MA | $7,240 | $687,200 | 1.054% |
| 40 | Kane County | IL | $7,230 | $303,000 | 2.386% |
| 41 | Dutchess County | NY | $7,226 | $368,100 | 1.963% |
| 42 | McHenry County | IL | $7,153 | $286,900 | 2.493% |
| 43 | Norfolk County | MA | $7,081 | $649,400 | 1.090% |
| 44 | Williamson County | TX | $7,079 | $414,600 | 1.707% |
| 45 | Fairfax County | VA | $7,072 | $699,700 | 1.011% |
| 46 | Will County | IL | $6,993 | $298,000 | 2.347% |
| 47 | Fort Bend County | TX | $6,965 | $350,300 | 1.988% |
| 48 | Denton County | TX | $6,943 | $403,400 | 1.721% |
| 49 | Contra Costa County | CA | $6,903 | $830,800 | 0.831% |
| 50 | Delaware County | OH | $6,896 | $419,500 | 1.644% |
| 51 | Alexandria city | VA | $6,879 | $696,800 | 0.987% |
| 52 | Howard County | MD | $6,814 | $576,700 | 1.182% |
| 53 | Hillsborough County | NH | $6,791 | $385,500 | 1.762% |
| 54 | King County | WA | $6,785 | $811,200 | 0.836% |
| 55 | Salem County | NJ | $6,757 | $223,000 | 3.030% |
| 56 | Atlantic County | NJ | $6,749 | $272,700 | 2.475% |
| 57 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | CT | $6,676 | $328,300 | 2.034% |
| 58 | Merrimack County | NH | $6,617 | $330,600 | 2.002% |
| 59 | Strafford County | NH | $6,582 | $332,400 | 1.980% |
| 60 | Chittenden County | VT | $6,527 | $404,500 | 1.614% |
| 61 | Ocean County | NJ | $6,499 | $366,600 | 1.773% |
| 62 | Bristol County | RI | $6,483 | $468,000 | 1.385% |
| 63 | Hays County | TX | $6,420 | $371,400 | 1.729% |
| 64 | Fairfax city | VA | $6,392 | $677,400 | 0.944% |
| 65 | Capitol Planning Region | CT | $6,390 | $298,200 | 2.143% |
| 66 | Tompkins County | NY | $6,374 | $271,500 | 2.348% |
| 67 | Plymouth County | MA | $6,345 | $513,000 | 1.237% |
| 68 | Rockwall County | TX | $6,341 | $386,000 | 1.643% |
| 69 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | CT | $6,326 | $359,000 | 1.762% |
| 70 | Santa Cruz County | CA | $6,305 | $1,015,200 | 0.621% |
| 71 | Dane County | WI | $6,276 | $366,100 | 1.714% |
| 72 | Essex County | MA | $6,267 | $584,000 | 1.073% |
| 73 | Chester County | PA | $6,191 | $461,800 | 1.341% |
| 74 | Loudoun County | VA | $6,186 | $701,000 | 0.882% |
| 75 | Queens County | NY | $6,130 | $699,200 | 0.877% |
| 76 | Ulster County | NY | $6,124 | $315,100 | 1.944% |
| 77 | Kings County | NY | $6,120 | $889,700 | 0.688% |
| 78 | Orange County | CA | $6,096 | $915,500 | 0.666% |
| 79 | San Benito County | CA | $6,078 | $751,500 | 0.809% |
| 80 | Richmond County | NY | $6,074 | $658,500 | 0.922% |
| 81 | Cook County | IL | $6,053 | $305,200 | 1.983% |
| 82 | Delaware County | PA | $6,001 | $302,400 | 1.984% |
| 83 | Cheshire County | NH | $5,968 | $257,200 | 2.320% |
| 84 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | CT | $5,926 | $290,800 | 2.038% |
| 85 | Kendall County | TX | $5,890 | $489,800 | 1.203% |
| 86 | DeKalb County | IL | $5,889 | $231,900 | 2.539% |
| 87 | Napa County | CA | $5,840 | $838,800 | 0.696% |
| 88 | Bucks County | PA | $5,833 | $421,700 | 1.383% |
| 89 | Montgomery County | PA | $5,776 | $409,900 | 1.409% |
| 90 | Addison County | VT | $5,649 | $333,700 | 1.693% |
| 91 | Grafton County | NH | $5,624 | $298,500 | 1.884% |
| 92 | Sullivan County | NH | $5,616 | $236,300 | 2.377% |
| 93 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | CT | $5,609 | $311,700 | 1.799% |
| 94 | Placer County | CA | $5,600 | $658,800 | 0.850% |
| 95 | Sonoma County | CA | $5,580 | $779,000 | 0.716% |
| 96 | San Diego County | CA | $5,542 | $791,600 | 0.700% |
| 97 | Washtenaw County | MI | $5,505 | $353,000 | 1.559% |
| 98 | Dukes County | MA | $5,503 | $1,104,100 | 0.498% |
| 99 | Monroe County | NY | $5,495 | $197,100 | 2.788% |
| 100 | Washington County | VT | $5,491 | $293,900 | 1.868% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Highest Property Tax Bills by state
The same ranking within a single state.
Alabama67Alaska26Arizona15Arkansas75California58Colorado64Florida67Georgia159Idaho44Illinois102Indiana92Iowa99Kansas105Kentucky120Louisiana64Maine16Maryland24Massachusetts14Michigan83Minnesota87Mississippi82Missouri115Montana56Nebraska93Nevada16New Jersey21New Mexico33New York62North Carolina100North Dakota53Ohio88Oklahoma77Oregon36Pennsylvania67South Carolina46South Dakota65Tennessee95Texas250Utah29Vermont14Virginia133Washington39West Virginia55Wisconsin72Wyoming23