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State ranking · Updated October 2026

States With the Lowest Property Taxes (2026)

Effective property-tax rates on owner-occupied homes, as a share of market value, lowest first.

#1 is Hawaii (0.27%). Last of 50 is Illinois (1.92%).

Effective rate on owner-occupied homes, as a share of market value.

Rank	State	Figure
1	Hawaii	0.27%
2	Alabama	0.38%
3	Arizona	0.43%
3	Idaho	0.43%
5	South Carolina	0.45%
5	Tennessee	0.45%
7	Delaware	0.47%
7	Nevada	0.47%
9	Colorado	0.49%
9	Utah	0.49%
11	Arkansas	0.52%
11	West Virginia	0.52%
13	Louisiana	0.53%
14	Wyoming	0.57%
15	North Carolina	0.61%
16	New Mexico	0.63%
17	Mississippi	0.65%
18	Montana	0.69%
19	California	0.71%
19	Kentucky	0.71%
19	Virginia	0.71%
22	Georgia	0.74%
22	Indiana	0.74%
24	Florida	0.75%
24	Oklahoma	0.75%
26	Oregon	0.78%
27	Missouri	0.79%
27	Washington	0.79%
29	Maine	0.91%
30	Maryland	0.95%
31	North Dakota	0.96%
32	Massachusetts	1.00%
33	Minnesota	1.02%
33	South Dakota	1.02%
35	Alaska	1.06%
36	Rhode Island	1.07%
37	Pennsylvania	1.16%
38	Michigan	1.18%
39	Ohio	1.22%
40	Kansas	1.25%
40	Wisconsin	1.25%
42	Iowa	1.29%
43	Texas	1.31%
44	Nebraska	1.42%
44	Vermont	1.42%
46	New York	1.45%
47	New Hampshire	1.46%
48	Connecticut	1.66%
49	New Jersey	1.89%
50	Illinois	1.92%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year: median real estate taxes paid (B25103) ÷ median home value (B25077), owner-occupied homes

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