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100 lowest property tax counties in America

Drawn from 711 counties across all 50 states. Hawaii, Wyoming, and the rural-South dominate the top of the list — places where property tax burden is structurally low rather than seasonally cheap.

# County State Effective rate Median home value Median bill
1 Maui County HI Hawaii 0.18% $910,000 $1,638
2 Kauai County HI Hawaii 0.22% $795,000 $1,749
3 Cumberland County TN Tennessee 0.29% $250,500 $730
4 Honolulu County HI Hawaii 0.30% $830,000 $2,490
5 Loudon County TN Tennessee 0.33% $348,000 $1,162
6 Baldwin County AL Alabama 0.35% $345,000 $1,208
7 Sevier County TN Tennessee 0.37% $295,000 $1,092
8 Morgan County AL Alabama 0.38% $200,000 $760
9 Hawaii County HI Hawaii 0.40% $510,000 $2,040
10 Tuscaloosa County AL Alabama 0.40% $235,000 $940
11 Lee County AL Alabama 0.40% $290,000 $1,160
12 Hamblen County TN Tennessee 0.41% $210,900 $862
13 Eagle County CO Colorado 0.42% $1,400,000 $5,880
14 Madison County AL Alabama 0.42% $290,000 $1,218
15 Calhoun County AL Alabama 0.42% $155,000 $651
16 Kent County DE Delaware 0.42% $280,000 $1,176
17 Pulaski County IN Indiana 0.43% $137,800 $588
18 Greene County TN Tennessee 0.43% $207,500 $890
19 Jefferson County TN Tennessee 0.43% $229,300 $978
20 Maury County TN Tennessee 0.45% $355,700 $1,588
21 El Paso County CO Colorado 0.45% $430,000 $1,935
22 Horry County SC South Carolina 0.45% $310,000 $1,395
23 Beaufort County SC South Carolina 0.45% $420,000 $1,890
24 Summit County UT Utah 0.45% $1,650,000 $7,425
25 Mobile County AL Alabama 0.45% $195,000 $878
26 Montgomery County AL Alabama 0.45% $185,000 $833
27 Shelby County AL Alabama 0.45% $345,000 $1,553
28 Sussex County DE Delaware 0.45% $397,800 $1,790
29 Raleigh County WV West Virginia 0.46% $120,000 $552
30 Mercer County WV West Virginia 0.46% $110,000 $506
31 Robertson County TN Tennessee 0.47% $335,000 $1,577
32 Yavapai County AZ Arizona 0.48% $445,000 $2,135
33 Wood County WV West Virginia 0.48% $135,000 $648
34 Teton County WY Wyoming 0.48% $1,450,000 $6,960
35 Putnam County TN Tennessee 0.49% $235,000 $1,152
36 Larimer County CO Colorado 0.49% $555,000 $2,720
37 Harrison County WV West Virginia 0.49% $140,000 $686
38 Marion County WV West Virginia 0.49% $125,000 $613
39 Tipton County TN Tennessee 0.50% $240,600 $1,211
40 Brunswick County NC North Carolina 0.50% $360,000 $1,800
41 Aiken County SC South Carolina 0.50% $215,000 $1,075
42 Clark County NV Nevada 0.50% $445,000 $2,225
43 Nye County NV Nevada 0.50% $290,000 $1,450
44 Wasatch County UT Utah 0.50% $745,000 $3,725
45 Jefferson County AL Alabama 0.50% $245,000 $1,225
46 McKinley County NM New Mexico 0.50% $130,000 $650
47 Eddy County NM New Mexico 0.50% $185,000 $925
48 Cabell County WV West Virginia 0.50% $125,000 $625
49 Skagway County AK Alaska 0.50% $320,000 $1,600
50 Steuben County IN Indiana 0.51% $173,400 $884
51 White County IN Indiana 0.51% $165,800 $845
52 Jefferson County CO Colorado 0.51% $565,000 $2,882
53 Douglas County CO Colorado 0.51% $680,000 $3,468
54 Weld County CO Colorado 0.51% $465,000 $2,372
55 Kanawha County WV West Virginia 0.51% $130,000 $663
56 Washington County TN Tennessee 0.52% $249,000 $1,302
57 Lincoln County WY Wyoming 0.52% $285,000 $1,482
58 Anderson County TN Tennessee 0.54% $239,400 $1,289
59 Hawkins County TN Tennessee 0.54% $176,300 $956
60 Park County WY Wyoming 0.54% $320,000 $1,728
61 Williamson County TN Tennessee 0.55% $795,000 $4,370
62 Blount County TN Tennessee 0.55% $285,000 $1,568
63 Henderson County NC North Carolina 0.55% $350,000 $1,925
64 Pender County NC North Carolina 0.55% $295,000 $1,623
65 San Mateo County CA California 0.55% $1,600,000 $8,800
66 Denver County CO Colorado 0.55% $580,000 $3,190
67 Arapahoe County CO Colorado 0.55% $520,000 $2,860
68 Boulder County CO Colorado 0.55% $735,000 $4,043
69 Greenville County SC South Carolina 0.55% $300,000 $1,650
70 Charleston County SC South Carolina 0.55% $420,000 $2,310
71 Lexington County SC South Carolina 0.55% $245,000 $1,348
72 Berkeley County SC South Carolina 0.55% $310,000 $1,705
73 Anderson County SC South Carolina 0.55% $200,000 $1,100
74 Lyon County NV Nevada 0.55% $385,000 $2,118
75 Douglas County NV Nevada 0.55% $710,000 $3,905
76 Storey County NV Nevada 0.55% $475,000 $2,613
77 Utah County UT Utah 0.55% $510,000 $2,805
78 Washington County UT Utah 0.55% $545,000 $2,998
79 Cache County UT Utah 0.55% $415,000 $2,283
80 Iron County UT Utah 0.55% $385,000 $2,118
81 Jefferson County LA Louisiana 0.55% $250,000 $1,375
82 Lafayette County LA Louisiana 0.55% $235,000 $1,293
83 St. Tammany County LA Louisiana 0.55% $295,000 $1,623
84 Calcasieu County LA Louisiana 0.55% $195,000 $1,073
85 Livingston County LA Louisiana 0.55% $215,000 $1,183
86 Rapides County LA Louisiana 0.55% $175,000 $963
87 Benton County AR Arkansas 0.55% $345,000 $1,898
88 Washington County AR Arkansas 0.55% $290,000 $1,595
89 Saline County AR Arkansas 0.55% $215,000 $1,183
90 Garland County AR Arkansas 0.55% $195,000 $1,073
91 Lonoke County AR Arkansas 0.55% $195,000 $1,073
92 Santa Fe County NM New Mexico 0.55% $440,000 $2,420
93 Lea County NM New Mexico 0.55% $175,000 $963
94 Berkeley County WV West Virginia 0.55% $245,000 $1,348
95 Monongalia County WV West Virginia 0.55% $235,000 $1,293
96 Bonner County ID Idaho 0.55% $545,000 $2,998
97 Campbell County WY Wyoming 0.55% $245,000 $1,348
98 Madison County TN Tennessee 0.56% $211,800 $1,185
99 Suffolk County MA Massachusetts 0.56% $680,000 $3,808
100 Santa Rosa County FL Florida 0.57% $329,800 $1,891

What makes a county’s rate this low?

Three structural patterns dominate the lowest-tax-rate counties: severance-tax substitution (Wyoming, Alaska, parts of Texas — where oil, gas, mineral, or coal taxes carry the load), tourism-revenue substitution (Hawaii, Florida resort counties — where bed taxes and sales tax compensate), and structural assessment ratio caps (Wyoming’s 9.5% AR, South Carolina’s 4% owner-occupied AR — making only a fraction of home value taxable).

Note the disconnect between rate and bill. A 0.30% rate on a $1M Hawaii home produces a $3,000 bill; a 1.20% rate on a $200K Mississippi home produces $2,400. Lowest-rate isn’t the same as cheapest-bill — see also our most expensive bills ranking.

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Accuracy, sources, and scope. Tax rate data is compiled from publicly available sources — including the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, the Illinois Department of Revenue, the Florida Department of Revenue, the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, the Arizona Department of Revenue, the North Carolina Department of Revenue, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, the Michigan Department of Treasury, the Iowa Department of Revenue and Iowa Department of Management, the Minnesota Department of Revenue, the California State Board of Equalization, individual county appraisal and assessor offices, and the US Census Bureau — and is believed to be accurate as of the "revised" date shown on each page. Rates change annually (and sometimes mid-year) through local budget adoptions, legislative action, and voter-approved measures. Rates displayed reflect the primary tax district of the county seat; rates in other cities, school districts, Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs), Emergency Services Districts (ESDs), Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts (CFDs), and special taxing units within the same county may be meaningfully higher or lower. Census population figures are from the 2020 Decennial Census and are rounded to the nearest 100.

How to use these estimates. The calculator produces a rough estimate based on the county seat's combined rate, statutory deductions and exemptions available statewide, and the value you enter. Your actual bill depends on your specific parcel's assessed or appraised value, the exact taxing entities covering your address, any local-option exemptions you qualify for, any assessment caps or circuit-breaker protections (e.g., Florida's Save Our Homes, Arizona's Prop 117 LPV cap, Indiana's 1% circuit breaker, North Carolina's Elderly/Disabled Exclusion, Wisconsin's Lottery & Gaming Credit, Michigan's Proposal A 5%/IRM cap, Iowa's residential rollback, Minnesota's Homestead Market Value Exclusion, California's Proposition 13 acquisition-value system and 2% annual cap), and any appeal or protest outcomes. For an authoritative figure, consult your county appraisal district (Texas), county assessor (Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Arizona, North Carolina, Iowa, Minnesota, California), county property appraiser (Florida), or municipal/township assessor (Wisconsin and Michigan — assessments are set at the city/village/township level rather than the county level; some Iowa and Minnesota cities also have city-level assessors). The contact information for the primary authority in each county is listed at the top of that county's page.

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