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Property Tax Calculator
Pick your state for a calculator built on that state’s own rules: how much of market value is assessed, which homestead, senior and veteran exemptions apply, and whether a statewide cap limits this year’s increase. You add the local rate from your bill.
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- ALAlabamaMedian tax $788
- AKAlaskaMedian tax $3,901
- AZArizonaMedian tax $1,879
- ARArkansasMedian tax $1,040
- CACaliforniaMedian tax $5,124
- COColoradoMedian tax $2,602
- CTConnecticutMedian tax $6,643
- DEDelawareMedian tax $1,768
- DCDistrict of ColumbiaMedian tax $4,312
- FLFloridaMedian tax $2,730
- GAGeorgiaMedian tax $2,341
- HIHawaiiMedian tax $2,239
- IDIdahoMedian tax $2,038
- ILIllinoisMedian tax $5,298
- INIndianaMedian tax $1,614
- IAIowaMedian tax $2,897
- KSKansasMedian tax $2,798
- KYKentuckyMedian tax $1,544
- LALouisianaMedian tax $1,180
- MEMaineMedian tax $3,036
- MDMarylandMedian tax $4,093
- MAMassachusettsMedian tax $5,992
- MIMichiganMedian tax $2,904
- MNMinnesotaMedian tax $3,357
- MSMississippiMedian tax $1,215
- MOMissouriMedian tax $1,948
- MTMontanaMedian tax $2,693
- NENebraskaMedian tax $3,549
- NVNevadaMedian tax $2,027
- NHNew HampshireMedian tax $6,667
- NJNew JerseyMedian tax $9,590
- NMNew MexicoMedian tax $1,731
- NYNew YorkMedian tax $6,582
- NCNorth CarolinaMedian tax $1,896
- NDNorth DakotaMedian tax $2,468
- OHOhioMedian tax $2,822
- OKOklahomaMedian tax $1,599
- OROregonMedian tax $3,876
- PAPennsylvaniaMedian tax $3,311
- RIRhode IslandMedian tax $4,900
- SCSouth CarolinaMedian tax $1,251
- SDSouth DakotaMedian tax $2,724
- TNTennesseeMedian tax $1,442
- TXTexasMedian tax $4,232
- UTUtahMedian tax $2,525
- VTVermontMedian tax $5,039
- VAVirginiaMedian tax $2,790
- WAWashingtonMedian tax $4,556
- WVWest VirginiaMedian tax $865
- WIWisconsinMedian tax $3,792
- WYWyomingMedian tax $1,767
Nothing on the map by that spelling. Type a state written out (“New Mexico”) or its postal abbreviation (“NM”).
Card figures are the Census median annual real-estate tax paid by owner-occupied homes, 2020–2024 (ACS table B25103): historical context, not a rate or your bill.
12 of the 51 worksheets describe assessment limits or an approved capped basis, and 17 include modeled homestead exemptions, credits or reimbursements with their own approval conditions. The state-by-state rules table compares them side by side.
Quick estimate when you already have the numbers
If your notice already shows the taxable value for each levy, this general worksheet multiplies it by the rate, adds fixed charges and subtracts credits. It can also scale a historical Census ratio for a rough comparison. For your state’s exemptions and caps, use its own page above.
Calculate property tax
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Benchmark: Census 2024 ACS 5-year, covering 2020–2024. Independent medians are not a statutory rate or matched bill. Local mode uses only the prepared figures you enter.
Reading your notice before you fill in the worksheet
The assessment notice explains how your property was valued; the tax bill lists the levies, charges and credits that turn that value into a payment. Take each figure from the document that sets it.
1. Use the taxable value, not the market estimate
Market or appraised value follows the jurisdiction’s valuation rules. Assessed value may be a fraction of it, a limited value or another statutory base, and taxable value is what remains for a particular levy after approved relief. Enter the taxable value the notice prints, not the price you paid.
2. Match the rate to its unit
| Rate as printed | Arithmetic | Tax on $200,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 mills / $20 per $1,000 | 200,000 × 20 ÷ 1,000 | $4,000 |
| $2 per $100 | 200,000 × 2 ÷ 100 | $4,000 |
| 2% | 200,000 × 2 ÷ 100 | $4,000 |
| 0.02 decimal multiplier | 200,000 × 0.02 | $4,000 |
All four rows are the same rate. Typing 20 mills into a percent field gives ten times the real amount. When a rate is missing, ask the tax office for it; a state’s Census ratio is not a substitute.
3. Group only levies that tax the same value
When the school and county lines carry different taxable values, keep them in separate groups. Rates inside one group can be added only if every levy in it taxes the same value in the same unit. The worksheet holds up to three groups; a fourth base needs a second run, never a merged one.
4. Charges add, credits subtract
The annual amount is the levy lines plus confirmed fixed charges minus tax-dollar credits; enter 0 only when you know there are none. Value exemptions belong in the taxable value already, while credits are dollars off the tax. A credit larger than the bill is flagged instead of turned silently into $0.
5. The monthly figure is not your escrow payment
Monthly here means the annual tax divided by twelve. A lender’s escrow can add insurance, shortages and a cushion on its own schedule, and early-payment discounts, penalties, refunds and one-time transfer tax are not in this total.
Buying or selling? Transfer tax is a separate, one-time charge
Real estate transfer tax is paid once when the deed is recorded and is figured on the sale price, not the assessment. These states have a dedicated transfer-tax calculator:
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