Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in Alabama
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.
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Alabama ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | $1,343 | $298,700 | 0.450% |
| 2 | Jefferson County | $1,340 | $224,900 | 0.596% |
| 3 | Lee County | $1,183 | $238,700 | 0.496% |
| 4 | Madison County | $1,081 | $267,800 | 0.404% |
| 5 | Baldwin County | $881 | $287,000 | 0.307% |
| 6 | Mobile County | $849 | $176,600 | 0.481% |
| 7 | Limestone County | $782 | $255,100 | 0.307% |
| 8 | Tuscaloosa County | $754 | $233,700 | 0.323% |
| 9 | Marshall County | $699 | $183,400 | 0.381% |
| 10 | Lauderdale County | $697 | $185,800 | 0.375% |
| 11 | Morgan County | $674 | $193,000 | 0.349% |
| 12 | St. Clair County | $666 | $218,500 | 0.305% |
| 13 | Cherokee County | $643 | $165,900 | 0.388% |
| 14 | Russell County | $631 | $152,300 | 0.414% |
| 15 | Coffee County | $615 | $180,300 | 0.341% |
| 16 | Calhoun County | $610 | $149,500 | 0.408% |
| 17 | Colbert County | $604 | $161,600 | 0.374% |
| 18 | Montgomery County | $598 | $160,100 | 0.374% |
| 19 | Etowah County | $585 | $160,600 | 0.364% |
| 20 | Autauga County | $564 | $197,900 | 0.285% |
| 21 | Elmore County | $563 | $213,600 | 0.264% |
| 22 | Houston County | $534 | $178,000 | 0.300% |
| 23 | Talladega County | $509 | $137,900 | 0.369% |
| 24 | Blount County | $508 | $169,700 | 0.299% |
| 25 | Henry County | $506 | $147,800 | 0.342% |
| 26 | Chambers County | $496 | $129,700 | 0.382% |
| 27 | Escambia County | $485 | $122,700 | 0.395% |
| 28 | Chilton County | $478 | $142,300 | 0.336% |
| 29 | Macon County | $468 | $95,700 | 0.489% |
| 30 | Lawrence County | $459 | $150,700 | 0.305% |
| 31 | DeKalb County | $458 | $135,500 | 0.338% |
| 32 | Cullman County | $457 | $180,500 | 0.253% |
| 33 | Tallapoosa County | $450 | $144,800 | 0.311% |
| 34 | Jackson County | $449 | $145,800 | 0.308% |
| 35 | Franklin County | $432 | $128,000 | 0.338% |
| 36 | Dale County | $426 | $129,100 | 0.330% |
| 37 | Greene County | $422 | $86,400 | 0.488% |
| 38 | Cleburne County | $417 | $144,200 | 0.289% |
| 39 | Barbour County | $415 | $109,900 | 0.378% |
| 40 | Dallas County | $413 | $97,400 | 0.424% |
| 41 | Randolph County | $412 | $184,000 | 0.224% |
| 42 | Hale County | $406 | $126,300 | 0.321% |
| 43 | Pike County | $403 | $149,000 | 0.270% |
| 44 | Marengo County | $397 | $103,400 | 0.384% |
| 45 | Clarke County | $388 | $126,400 | 0.307% |
| 46 | Geneva County | $382 | $120,200 | 0.318% |
| 47 | Winston County | $363 | $110,500 | 0.329% |
| 48 | Monroe County | $362 | $114,900 | 0.315% |
| 49 | Covington County | $358 | $142,500 | 0.251% |
| 50 | Walker County | $357 | $131,100 | 0.272% |
| 51 | Washington County | $357 | $152,800 | 0.234% |
| 52 | Pickens County | $356 | $123,300 | 0.289% |
| 53 | Crenshaw County | $347 | $108,400 | 0.320% |
| 54 | Fayette County | $347 | $121,200 | 0.286% |
| 55 | Butler County | $342 | $99,700 | 0.343% |
| 56 | Lowndes County | $329 | $80,600 | 0.408% |
| 57 | Conecuh County | $328 | $101,300 | 0.324% |
| 58 | Clay County | $326 | $144,700 | 0.225% |
| 59 | Perry County | $325 | $87,700 | 0.371% |
| 60 | Bullock County | $309 | $79,400 | 0.389% |
| 61 | Wilcox County | $309 | $84,200 | 0.367% |
| 62 | Marion County | $308 | $104,300 | 0.295% |
| 63 | Coosa County | $303 | $111,800 | 0.271% |
| 64 | Sumter County | $297 | $84,100 | 0.353% |
| 65 | Bibb County | $271 | $132,600 | 0.204% |
| 66 | Lamar County | $245 | $112,700 | 0.217% |
| 67 | Choctaw County | $199 | $111,800 | 0.178% |
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.
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