Lowest property taxes by county: Census rates
Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local tax rates set by law.
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National county ranking
3,111 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.
Showing ranks 1–100.
| Rank | County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 0.15% | $228,100 | $339 | 5,481 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 2 | Maui County, HI | 0.16% | $904,700 | $1,466 | 36,638 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 3 | Choctaw County, AL | 0.17% | $123,400 | $207 | 4,329 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 4 | Jackson County, CO | 0.17% | $239,600 | $416 | 468 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 5 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 0.20% | $122,400 | $249 | 10,118 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 6 | Bibb County, AL | 0.20% | $145,700 | $298 | 6,100 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 7 | Clay County, AL | 0.21% | $156,700 | $331 | 4,623 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 8 | Kauai County, HI | 0.21% | $873,200 | $1,866 | 16,210 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 9 | Las Animas County, CO | 0.23% | $237,600 | $535 | 4,466 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 10 | Slope County, ND | 0.23% | $170,000 | $387 | 302 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 11 | Gilpin County, CO | 0.23% | $573,900 | $1,310 | 2,732 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 12 | Washington County, AL | 0.23% | $159,700 | $365 | 5,116 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 13 | Lamar County, AL | 0.24% | $114,000 | $274 | 3,849 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 14 | Randolph County, AL | 0.25% | $181,600 | $452 | 7,158 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 15 | Nantucket County, MA | 0.25% | $1,593,800 | $3,974 | 3,770 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 16 | Allen Parish, LA | 0.26% | $104,500 | $267 | 5,811 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 17 | Tensas Parish, LA | 0.26% | $86,300 | $221 | 1,171 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 18 | Rich County, UT | 0.26% | $334,600 | $859 | 782 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 19 | Cullman County, AL | 0.26% | $199,100 | $516 | 27,088 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 20 | Covington County, AL | 0.26% | $152,100 | $397 | 11,168 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 21 | Walker County, AL | 0.26% | $135,900 | $356 | 19,330 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 22 | La Plata County, CO | 0.26% | $591,500 | $1,552 | 17,292 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 23 | San Miguel County, CO | 0.26% | $720,700 | $1,900 | 2,899 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 24 | Dolores County, CO | 0.27% | $247,600 | $659 | 1,020 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 25 | Pike County, AL | 0.27% | $157,600 | $424 | 7,657 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 26 | Elmore County, AL | 0.27% | $223,900 | $610 | 25,290 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 27 | Coosa County, AL | 0.27% | $115,500 | $315 | 3,604 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 28 | Sevier County, TN | 0.28% | $299,000 | $824 | 28,519 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 29 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 0.28% | $100,500 | $277 | 1,529 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 30 | Ouray County, CO | 0.28% | $739,800 | $2,050 | 2,165 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 31 | Hawaii County, HI | 0.28% | $519,300 | $1,459 | 54,795 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 32 | Fayette County, AL | 0.28% | $125,900 | $355 | 4,905 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 33 | Huerfano County, CO | 0.28% | $247,800 | $699 | 2,328 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 34 | Marion County, AL | 0.28% | $106,600 | $301 | 8,148 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 35 | Richland Parish, LA | 0.28% | $141,900 | $401 | 4,836 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 36 | Honolulu County, HI | 0.28% | $897,500 | $2,553 | 202,604 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 37 | Chaffee County, CO | 0.29% | $665,700 | $1,901 | 7,311 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 38 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 0.29% | $142,500 | $411 | 22,551 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 39 | Lawrence County, AL | 0.29% | $172,300 | $497 | 11,129 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 40 | Montezuma County, CO | 0.29% | $331,400 | $958 | 8,591 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 41 | Gunnison County, CO | 0.29% | $621,800 | $1,798 | 5,673 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 42 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 0.29% | $124,600 | $362 | 8,321 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 43 | Custer County, ID | 0.29% | $381,700 | $1,112 | 1,492 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 44 | Cumberland County, TN | 0.29% | $250,500 | $730 | 22,614 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 45 | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 0.29% | $150,800 | $442 | 9,302 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 46 | Cleburne County, AL | 0.29% | $165,600 | $486 | 4,697 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 47 | Pickens County, AL | 0.29% | $123,900 | $364 | 5,128 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 48 | Taos County, NM | 0.29% | $382,800 | $1,129 | 12,067 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 49 | Blount County, AL | 0.30% | $175,200 | $523 | 17,962 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 50 | Valley County, ID | 0.30% | $657,000 | $1,964 | 3,536 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 51 | Winn Parish, LA | 0.30% | $108,500 | $325 | 3,409 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 52 | Jackson County, AL | 0.30% | $159,500 | $480 | 16,374 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 53 | Bienville Parish, LA | 0.30% | $99,500 | $301 | 3,901 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 54 | Autauga County, AL | 0.30% | $207,200 | $627 | 17,660 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 55 | Baldwin County, AL | 0.30% | $316,900 | $960 | 76,497 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 56 | Pocahontas County, WV | 0.30% | $152,400 | $462 | 2,660 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 57 | Prowers County, CO | 0.30% | $160,600 | $487 | 3,176 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 58 | Tallapoosa County, AL | 0.30% | $158,500 | $481 | 12,989 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 59 | Jackson Parish, LA | 0.30% | $115,600 | $352 | 3,904 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 60 | Houston County, AL | 0.31% | $183,300 | $562 | 27,624 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 61 | Otero County, CO | 0.31% | $168,900 | $520 | 5,229 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 62 | Grant County, WV | 0.31% | $175,100 | $540 | 3,562 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 63 | Hinsdale County, CO | 0.31% | $437,900 | $1,359 | 389 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 64 | Teton County, ID | 0.31% | $690,500 | $2,143 | 3,780 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 65 | Acadia Parish, LA | 0.31% | $155,500 | $483 | 14,814 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 66 | Franklin Parish, LA | 0.31% | $113,000 | $351 | 5,506 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 67 | Delta County, CO | 0.31% | $343,200 | $1,068 | 10,100 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 68 | Summers County, WV | 0.31% | $140,100 | $439 | 3,798 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 69 | Conecuh County, AL | 0.31% | $105,300 | $331 | 3,283 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 70 | Costilla County, CO | 0.32% | $184,700 | $582 | 1,305 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 71 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 0.32% | $179,300 | $565 | 6,671 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 72 | Montgomery County, AR | 0.32% | $151,900 | $479 | 2,993 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 73 | San Juan County, CO | 0.32% | $432,500 | $1,364 | 211 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 74 | Monroe County, AL | 0.32% | $120,600 | $381 | 5,280 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 75 | Fentress County, TN | 0.32% | $168,200 | $535 | 6,466 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 76 | Hale County, AL | 0.32% | $127,600 | $406 | 4,197 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 77 | Franklin County, AL | 0.32% | $136,000 | $433 | 8,651 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 78 | Dale County, AL | 0.32% | $143,500 | $457 | 12,210 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 79 | Summit County, CO | 0.32% | $939,900 | $2,995 | 9,040 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 80 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 0.32% | $101,800 | $325 | 2,496 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 81 | Stone County, AR | 0.32% | $171,600 | $548 | 3,996 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 82 | Sussex County, DE | 0.32% | $382,600 | $1,222 | 86,851 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 83 | Winston County, AL | 0.32% | $118,900 | $380 | 7,140 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 84 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 0.32% | $248,700 | $795 | 55,297 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 85 | St. Clair County, AL | 0.32% | $226,300 | $724 | 29,001 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 86 | Routt County, CO | 0.32% | $854,700 | $2,736 | 8,573 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 87 | Limestone County, AL | 0.32% | $281,000 | $900 | 31,777 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 88 | Idaho County, ID | 0.32% | $310,200 | $995 | 5,484 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 89 | Iberville Parish, LA | 0.32% | $172,800 | $556 | 8,484 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 90 | Wilcox County, AL | 0.32% | $98,800 | $319 | 2,988 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 91 | Crenshaw County, AL | 0.32% | $114,000 | $369 | 3,831 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 92 | Saguache County, CO | 0.32% | $212,600 | $690 | 2,613 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 93 | DeKalb County, AL | 0.32% | $152,700 | $496 | 20,490 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 94 | Perry County, AL | 0.33% | $86,400 | $281 | 2,667 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 95 | Madison Parish, LA | 0.33% | $96,200 | $313 | 1,622 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 96 | Clarke County, AL | 0.33% | $121,700 | $396 | 5,962 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 97 | Washington Parish, LA | 0.33% | $155,700 | $507 | 12,277 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 98 | Greenlee County, AZ | 0.33% | $158,600 | $518 | 1,904 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 99 | Horry County, SC | 0.33% | $287,700 | $944 | 122,680 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 100 | Clark County, ID | 0.33% | $216,900 | $713 | 171 | Value / Tax / Units |
33 counties excluded from the ranking
At least one median is missing or bounded; no precise ratio is shown.
| County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County, CA | Unavailable | $1,490,600 | Unavailable | 363,147 | Value / / Units |
| New York County, NY | Unavailable | $1,090,500 | Unavailable | 194,982 | Value / / Units |
| Suffolk County, NY | Unavailable | $578,400 | Unavailable | 421,146 | Value / / Units |
| Nassau County, NY | Unavailable | $684,700 | Unavailable | 375,466 | Value / / Units |
| Westchester County, NY | Unavailable | $663,200 | Unavailable | 230,602 | Value / / Units |
| Bergen County, NJ | Unavailable | $623,000 | Unavailable | 232,025 | Value / / Units |
| Essex County, NJ | Unavailable | $524,100 | Unavailable | 143,579 | Value / / Units |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Unavailable | $606,100 | Unavailable | 190,173 | Value / / Units |
| Union County, NJ | Unavailable | $529,200 | Unavailable | 116,605 | Value / / Units |
| Passaic County, NJ | Unavailable | $459,500 | Unavailable | 94,970 | Value / / Units |
| Morris County, NJ | Unavailable | $582,500 | Unavailable | 143,562 | Value / / Units |
| Rockland County, NY | Unavailable | $596,900 | Unavailable | 70,564 | Value / / Units |
| Somerset County, NJ | Unavailable | $552,100 | Unavailable | 97,187 | Value / / Units |
| Marin County, CA | Unavailable | $1,507,300 | Unavailable | 66,616 | Value / / Units |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Unavailable | $517,200 | Unavailable | 43,302 | Value / / Units |
| Putnam County, NY | Unavailable | $471,300 | Unavailable | 29,778 | Value / / Units |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Unavailable | $168,100 | Unavailable | 2,972 | Value / / Units |
| Falls Church city, VA | Unavailable | $1,055,600 | Unavailable | 3,295 | Value / / Units |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Unavailable | $52,900 | Unavailable | 1,504 | Value / / Units |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Unavailable | $94,400 | Unavailable | 2,930 | Value / / Units |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Unavailable | $84,300 | Unavailable | 1,338 | Value / / Units |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Unavailable | $199,100 | Unavailable | 1,175 | Value / / Units |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Unavailable | $135,500 | Unavailable | 671 | Value / / Units |
| Crockett County, TX | Unavailable | Unavailable | $416 | 903 | / Tax / Units |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Unavailable | $292,800 | Unavailable | 827 | Value / / Units |
| Quitman County, GA | Unavailable | $104,600 | Unavailable | 899 | Value / / Units |
| Denali Borough, AK | Unavailable | $275,000 | Unavailable | 367 | Value / / Units |
| Edwards County, TX | Unavailable | Unavailable | $742 | 355 | / Tax / Units |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Unavailable | $237,500 | Unavailable | 212 | Value / / Units |
| Issaquena County, MS | Unavailable | $110,800 | Unavailable | 231 | Value / / Units |
| Kenedy County, TX | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 29 | / / Units |
| Kalawao County, HI | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | / / Units |
| Loving County, TX | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 3 | / / Units |
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