County Housing Costs

Counties with the highest effective property tax rates

Compare 485 places with usable data among the 500 most populous U.S. counties. The table shows the first 30.

Counties with the highest effective property tax rates
RankCountyEffective property-tax rateData period
1Camden County, NJ2.83%ACS 2024
2Monroe County, NY2.63%ACS 2024
3Gloucester County, NJ2.60%ACS 2024
4Lake County, IL2.58%ACS 2024
5Broome County, NY2.52%ACS 2024
6Onondaga County, NY2.44%ACS 2024
7Winnebago County, IL2.39%ACS 2024
8Kendall County, IL2.37%ACS 2024
9Schenectady County, NY2.36%ACS 2024
10McHenry County, IL2.36%ACS 2024
11Mercer County, NJ2.36%ACS 2024
12Sussex County, NJ2.32%ACS 2024
13Atlantic County, NJ2.30%ACS 2024
14Cumberland County, NJ2.28%ACS 2024
15Rock Island County, IL2.28%ACS 2024
16Kane County, IL2.26%ACS 2024
17Burlington County, NJ2.26%ACS 2024
18Will County, IL2.24%ACS 2024
19Peoria County, IL2.24%ACS 2024
20Orange County, NY2.19%ACS 2024
21Niagara County, NY2.19%ACS 2024
22McLean County, IL2.17%ACS 2024
23Tazewell County, IL2.11%ACS 2024
24Middlesex County, NJ2.10%ACS 2024
25Champaign County, IL2.06%ACS 2024
26Rensselaer County, NY2.05%ACS 2024
27DuPage County, IL2.05%ACS 2024
28St. Clair County, IL2.03%ACS 2024
29El Paso County, TX2.03%ACS 2024
30Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT2.02%ACS 2024

Effective rates are ratios of ACS medians. They are not statutory tax rates for new purchases.

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