Property tax burdens by state
        
State Median tax Rank Median value Tax as % of home value Rank Median owner income Tax as % of Income Rank
Alabama $302 49 $97,500 0.31% 48 $45,927 0.66% 49
Alaska $2,241 12 $197,100 1.14% 17 $71,644 3.13% 18  
Arizona $1,133 32 $185,400 0.61% 37 $53,950 2.10% 31
Arkansas $459 46 $87,400 0.53% 42 $43,785 1.05% 46
California $2,278 10 $477,700 0.48% 45 $71,855 3.17% 17
Colorado $1,297 30 $223,300 0.58% 38 $63,806 2.03% 32
Connecticut $3,865 3 $271,500 1.42% 10 $77,247 5.00% 4
Delaware $806 39 $203,800 0.40% 47 $63,361 1.27% 45
Florida $1,495 22 $189,500 0.79% 28 $50,601 2.95% 19
Georgia $1,050 35 $147,500 0.71% 32 $57,841 1.82% 37
Hawaii $924 38 $453,600 0.20% 49 $72,275 1.28% 44
Idaho $1,226 31 $134,900 0.91% 24 $49,712 2.47% 28
Illinois $2,904 7 $183,900 1.58% 7 $62,061 4.68% 6
Indiana $1,079 34 $114,400 0.94% 23 $53,459 2.02% 33
Iowa $1,355 26 $106,600 1.27% 12 $52,237 2.59% 26
Kansas $1,337 27 $107,800 1.24% 13 $53,667 2.49% 27
Kentucky $693 43 $103,900 0.67% 36 $46,390 1.49% 40
Louisiana $175 50 $101,700 0.17% 50 $46,933 0.37% 50
Maine $1,742 19 $155,300 1.12% 18 $51,692 3.37% 15
Maryland $2,159 13 $280,200 0.77% 29 $77,349 2.79% 21
Massachusetts $2,974 6 $361,500 0.82% 25 $75,213 3.95% 9
Michigan $1,846 18 $149,300 1.24% 14 $56,029 3.29% 16
Minnesota $1,618 20 $198,800 0.81% 27 $62,118 2.60% 25
Mississippi $416 47 $82,700 0.50% 44 $40,656 1.02% 47
Missouri $1,012 36 $123,100 0.82% 26 $51,678 1.96% 35
Montana $1,309 29 $131,600 0.99% 20 $46,973 2.79% 23
Nebraska $1,889 17 $113,200 1.67% 3 $54,344 3.48% 13
Nevada $1,445 23 $283,400 0.51% 43 $60,890 2.37% 29
New Hampshire $3,920 2 $240,100 1.63% 5 $66,840 5.86% 2
New Jersey $5,352 1 $333,900 1.60% 6 $79,234 6.75% 1
New Mexico $707 42 $125,500 0.56% 40 $45,435 1.56% 39
New York $3,076 4 $258,900 1.19% 16 $67,029 4.59% 7
North Carolina $966 37 $127,600 0.76% 30 $50,656 1.91% 36
North Dakota $1,326 28 $88,600 1.50% 8 $50,233 2.64% 24
Ohio $1,598 21 $129,600 1.23% 15 $54,522 2.93% 20
Oklahoma $635 45 $89,100 0.71% 31 $46,215 1.37% 42
Oregon $1,910 16 $201,200 0.95% 22 $55,588 3.44% 14
Pennsylvania $1,937 14 $131,900 1.47% 9 $54,282 3.57% 10
Rhode Island $3,071 5 $281,300 1.09% 19 $68,935 4.45% 8
South Carolina $642 44 $113,100 0.57% 39 $48,210 1.33% 43
South Dakota $1,404 25 $101,700 1.38% 11 $50,317 2.79% 22
Tennessee $794 40 $114,000 0.70% 33 $48,689 1.63% 38
Texas $1,926 15 $106,000 1.82% 2 $54,610 3.53% 12
Utah $1,130 33 $167,200 0.68% 34 $57,529 1.96% 34
Vermont $2,835 8 $173,400 1.63% 4 $55,892 5.07% 3
Virginia $1,418 24 $212,300 0.67% 35 $66,473 2.13% 30
Washington $2,250 11 $227,700 0.99% 21 $63,331 3.55% 11
West Virginia $389 48 $84,400 0.46% 46 $40,088 0.97% 48
Wisconsin $2,777 9 $152,600 1.82% 1 $57,975 4.79% 5
Wyoming $737 41 $135,000 0.55% 41 $52,829 1.40% 41
District of Columbia $1,444   $384,400 0.38%   $77,820 1.86%  
Published Feb. 7, 2007