Tax Burden by State
New Jersey has the highest Property Tax Burden in 2022 (2.13%), followed by Illinois (1.97%) and New Hampshire (1.89%). Hawaii has the lowest (0.31%).
Property Tax Burden, 2022
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hawaii | 0.31% | 6.36% |
| 2 |  Alabama | 0.37% | 4.05% |
| 3 |  Louisiana | 0.51% | 5.65% |
| 3 |  Wyoming | 0.51% | 2.66% |
| 5 |  Colorado | 0.52% | 3.35% |
| 6 |  South Carolina | 0.53% | 2.62% |
| 6 |  West Virginia | 0.53% | 4% |
| 8 |  Utah | 0.56% | 3.67% |
| 8 |  Nevada | 0.56% | 6.22% |
| 10 |  District of Columbia | 0.58% | — |
| 11 |  New Mexico | 0.59% | 5.14% |
| 11 |  Delaware | 0.59% | 1.2% |
| 13 |  Arizona | 0.6% | 4.25% |
| 14 |  Arkansas | 0.61% | 4.93% |
| 15 |  Tennessee | 0.63% | 4.18% |
| 15 |  Mississippi | 0.63% | 4.63% |
| 17 |  Idaho | 0.65% | 3.18% |
| 18 |  California | 0.7% | 3.03% |
| 19 |  Montana | 0.74% | 1.24% |
| 20 |  North Carolina | 0.78% | 3.31% |
| 20 |  Kentucky | 0.78% | 3.52% |
| 22 |  Indiana | 0.81% | 3.7% |
| 23 |  Oklahoma | 0.83% | 3.5% |
| 24 |  Virginia | 0.84% | 2.13% |
| 24 |  Washington | 0.84% | 5.73% |
| 26 |  Florida | 0.86% | 4.03% |
| 27 |  Georgia | 0.87% | 2.97% |
| 28 |  North Dakota | 0.88% | 4.09% |
| 29 |  Oregon | 0.91% | 1.05% |
| 30 |  Missouri | 0.96% | 3.21% |
| 31 |  Alaska | 0.98% | 1.45% |
| 32 |  Maryland | 1.01% | 2.77% |
| 33 |  Minnesota | 1.05% | 3.64% |
| 34 |  Massachusetts | 1.08% | 1.99% |
| 35 |  South Dakota | 1.14% | 4.53% |
| 36 |  Maine | 1.2% | 3.5% |
| 37 |  Kansas | 1.28% | 4.01% |
| 38 |  New York | 1.3% | 3.44% |
| 39 |  Michigan | 1.31% | 3.03% |
| 40 |  Rhode Island | 1.37% | 3.08% |
| 41 |  Pennsylvania | 1.43% | 3.16% |
| 41 |  Iowa | 1.43% | 3.52% |
| 43 |  Ohio | 1.52% | 3.94% |
| 44 |  Wisconsin | 1.53% | 2.99% |
| 45 |  Nebraska | 1.54% | 2.97% |
| 46 |  Texas | 1.6% | 4.25% |
| 47 |  Connecticut | 1.73% | 2.17% |
| 48 |  Vermont | 1.76% | 3.33% |
| 49 |  New Hampshire | 1.89% | 1.2% |
| 50 |  Illinois | 1.97% | 3.58% |
| 51 |  New Jersey | 2.13% | 2.47% |
What correlates with Property Tax Burden (2022)?
Pearson r against 2,096 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Property Tax Burden tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Property Tax Burden tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Property Tax Burden?
- New Jersey has the highest Property Tax Burden in 2022, at 2.13%, followed by Illinois (1.97%) and New Hampshire (1.89%).
- Which state has the lowest Property Tax Burden?
- Hawaii has the lowest Property Tax Burden in 2022, at 0.31%.
- What is the median Property Tax Burden across US states?
- The median is 0.86% across the 51 US states with data in 2022.
- Where does this tax burden by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State and Local Tax Burden Rankings - Tax Foundation; How the 50 States Rank By Tax Burden 2025 - CPA; How the 50 States Rank By Tax Burden 2024 - CPA.