Property Tax by State: Rates, Deadlines and Appeal Guides | Property Tax Edge
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Property Tax Guide by State

Every state has different tax rates, assessment ratios, appeal deadlines, and exemptions. Find your state to understand exactly what you're paying — and how to fight back if you're over-assessed.

0.90%
National Avg Rate
HI 0.29%
Lowest Rate
NJ 1.88%
Highest Rate
51 states
ALEasy
Alabama
Live
Eff. Rate
0.37%
Assessment
10%
67 counties · Southeast
Deadline: 30 days from the written notice of valuation
AKModerate
Alaska
Live
Eff. Rate
0.94%
Assessment
100%
30 counties · West
Deadline: 30 days from the date your assessment notice was MAILED — appeal to the assessor
AZModerate
Arizona
Live
Eff. Rate
0.48%
Assessment
10%
15 counties · Southwest
Deadline: 60 days after the notice of value to the assessor — filed in the VALUATION year, one year ahead of the tax year
AREasy
Arkansas
Live
Eff. Rate
0.56%
Assessment
20%
75 counties · Southeast
Deadline: Third Monday in August — August 17, 2026 to apply to the County Board of Equalization
CAModerate
California
Live
Eff. Rate
0.70%
Assessment
100%
58 counties · West
Deadline: July 2 – November 30
COModerate
Colorado
Live
Eff. Rate
0.50%
Assessment
6.7%
64 counties · Mountain
Deadline: June 8 for the 2026 protest season
CTChallenging
Connecticut
Live
Eff. Rate
1.54%
Assessment
70%
8 counties · Northeast
Deadline: February 20 — or March 20 in any town whose assessor took a grand-list extension
DEEasy
Delaware
Live
Eff. Rate
0.54%
Assessment
100%
3 counties · Mid-Atlantic
Deadline: Set per county — New Castle: March 14; Kent: last working day in January
DCModerate
District of Columbia
Live
Eff. Rate
0.60%
Assessment
100%
1 county · Mid-Atlantic
Deadline: April 1 — first-level petition to the Office of Tax and Revenue
FLModerate
Florida
Live
Eff. Rate
0.78%
Assessment
100%
67 counties · Southeast
Deadline: 25 days from TRIM notice
GAModerate
Georgia
Live
Eff. Rate
0.79%
Assessment
40%
159 counties · Southeast
Deadline: 45 days from assessment notice
HIEasy
Hawaii
Live
Eff. Rate
0.29%
Assessment
100%
4 counties · West
Deadline: Varies by county — Honolulu: January 15; Maui & Hawaii County: April 9; Kauai: December 1–31 of the PRECEDING year
IDModerate
Idaho
Live
Eff. Rate
0.50%
Assessment
100%
44 counties · Mountain
Deadline: 4th Monday in June — Monday June 22, 2026, by close of county business hours
ILComplex
Illinois
Live
Eff. Rate
1.88%
Assessment
33.33%
102 counties · Midwest
Deadline: 30 days from PUBLICATION of the assessment list outside Cook County; per-township dates in Cook
INModerate
Indiana
Live
Eff. Rate
0.76%
Assessment
100%
92 counties · Midwest
Deadline: June 15 — of the assessment year if Form 11 was mailed before May 1, otherwise of the year taxes are payable
IAModerate
Iowa
Live
Eff. Rate
1.33%
Assessment
100%
99 counties · Midwest
Deadline: April 2 – April 30, 2026
KSModerate
Kansas
Live
Eff. Rate
1.21%
Assessment
11.5%
105 counties · Midwest
Deadline: 30 days from the mailing of your notice
KYEasy
Kentucky
Live
Eff. Rate
0.74%
Assessment
100%
120 counties · Southeast
Deadline: One workday AFTER the open inspection period closes — May 19, 2026 on the standard calendar
LAEasy
Louisiana
Live
Eff. Rate
0.55%
Assessment
10%
64 counties · Southeast
Deadline: During the 15-day open-rolls window
MEModerate
Maine
Live
Eff. Rate
0.98%
Assessment
100%
16 counties · Northeast
Deadline: 185 days from commitment for the assessor abatement; then 60 days from denial to the Board of Assessment Review
MDModerate
Maryland
Live
Eff. Rate
0.92%
Assessment
100%
24 counties · Mid-Atlantic
Deadline: 45 days from your notice; 60 days for new owners; or a Petition for Review by January 1 in an off-cycle year
MAChallenging
Massachusetts
Live
Eff. Rate
1.00%
Assessment
100%
14 counties · Northeast
Deadline: Due date of the first installment of your ACTUAL tax bill — February 1 only in quarterly-billing municipalities
MIModerate
Michigan
Live
Eff. Rate
1.19%
Assessment
50%
83 counties · Midwest
Deadline: March Board of Review
MNModerate
Minnesota
Live
Eff. Rate
1.00%
Assessment
100%
87 counties · Midwest
Deadline: Local Board of Appeal and Equalization
MSEasy
Mississippi
Live
Eff. Rate
0.58%
Assessment
10%
82 counties · Southeast
Deadline: First Monday in August — August 3, 2026
MOModerate
Missouri
Live
Eff. Rate
0.89%
Assessment
19%
115 counties · Midwest
Deadline: Second Monday in July — July 13, 2026
MTModerate
Montana
Live
Eff. Rate
0.61%
Assessment
100%
56 counties · Mountain
Deadline: 30 days from the date on your notice; in an intervening year with no new notice the deadline is June 1
NEModerate
Nebraska
Live
Eff. Rate
1.44%
Assessment
100%
93 counties · Midwest
Deadline: June 1 – June 30, 2026 — filed with the county CLERK on Form 422
NVModerate
Nevada
Live
Eff. Rate
0.50%
Assessment
35%
17 counties · West
Deadline: January 15 for the FOLLOWING fiscal year — Thursday January 15, 2026
NHChallenging
New Hampshire
Live
Eff. Rate
1.50%
Assessment
100%
10 counties · Northeast
Deadline: March 1 following the FINAL tax bill
NJComplex
New Jersey
Live
Eff. Rate
1.88%
Assessment
100%
21 counties · Northeast
Deadline: April 1
NMModerate
New Mexico
Live
Eff. Rate
0.63%
Assessment
33.33%
33 counties · Southwest
Deadline: The later of April 1 or 30 days after the Notice of Value was mailed — petition filed with the county ASSESSOR
NYComplex
New York
Live
Eff. Rate
1.30%
Assessment
100%
62 counties · Northeast
Deadline: Grievance Day
NCModerate
North Carolina
Live
Eff. Rate
0.66%
Assessment
100%
100 counties · Southeast
Deadline: Before the County Board of Equalization and Review adjourns — a county-specific date, not a 30-day clock
NDModerate
North Dakota
Live
Eff. Rate
0.92%
Assessment
50%
53 counties · Midwest
Deadline: Local board in April
OHModerate
Ohio
Live
Eff. Rate
1.36%
Assessment
35%
88 counties · Midwest
Deadline: March 31
OKEasy
Oklahoma
Live
Eff. Rate
0.79%
Assessment
11%
77 counties · Southwest
Deadline: 30 days from notice to the county ASSESSOR
ORModerate
Oregon
Live
Eff. Rate
0.81%
Assessment
100%
36 counties · West
Deadline: December 31
PAChallenging
Pennsylvania
Live
Eff. Rate
1.26%
Assessment
100%
67 counties · Mid-Atlantic
Deadline: September 1
RIModerate
Rhode Island
Live
Eff. Rate
1.12%
Assessment
100%
5 counties · Northeast
Deadline: On or before November 15 — and not less than 90 days after the first tax payment is due
SCEasy
South Carolina
Live
Eff. Rate
0.49%
Assessment
4%
46 counties · Southeast
Deadline: 90 days from the date the assessor mailed your notice — and in a NO-NOTICE year you may appeal in writing at any time
SDModerate
South Dakota
Live
Eff. Rate
1.00%
Assessment
85%
66 counties · Midwest
Deadline: March 12, 2026 — written appeal to the LOCAL board of equalization
TNModerate
Tennessee
Live
Eff. Rate
0.52%
Assessment
25%
95 counties · Southeast
Deadline: County board convenes June 1 and sets its own filing deadline — confirm with your assessor
TXModerate
Texas
Live
Eff. Rate
1.40%
Assessment
100%
254 counties · Southwest
Deadline: May 15
UTModerate
Utah
Live
Eff. Rate
0.48%
Assessment
55%
29 counties · Mountain
Deadline: The LATER of September 15 or 45 days from your valuation notice
VTChallenging
Vermont
Live
Eff. Rate
1.51%
Assessment
100%
14 counties · Northeast
Deadline: 14 days from the grievance result to the Board of Civil Authority; then 30 days from the BCA decision to the State Appraiser
VAModerate
Virginia
Live
Eff. Rate
0.78%
Assessment
100%
95 counties · Mid-Atlantic
Deadline: Set by your locality for the Board of Equalization — there is no statewide BOE deadline; circuit court is the later of 3 years from the last day of the tax year or 1 year from the assessment
WAModerate
Washington
Live
Eff. Rate
0.75%
Assessment
100%
39 counties · West
Deadline: July 1, or 30 days after the notice of value was mailed — whichever is later
WVEasy
West Virginia
Live
Eff. Rate
0.51%
Assessment
60%
55 counties · Southeast
Deadline: February 20, 2026 — written protest; hard outer deadline March 31, 2026 to the Office of Tax Appeals
WIModerate
Wisconsin
Live
Eff. Rate
1.32%
Assessment
100%
72 counties · Midwest
Deadline: Notice of intent at least 48 hours before the Board of Review's first meeting, plus Form PA-115A within its first two hours
WYEasy
Wyoming
Live
Eff. Rate
0.53%
Assessment
9.5%
23 counties · Mountain
Deadline: Within 30 days of the assessment schedule date or postmark — filed with the county ASSESSOR, not the board
Lowest Tax States
Hawaii (0.29%), Alabama (0.37%), Utah (0.48%), Arizona (0.48%), South Carolina (0.49%)
Highest Tax States
Illinois (1.88%), New Jersey (1.88%), Connecticut (1.54%), Vermont (1.51%), New Hampshire (1.50%)
Fractional Assessment States
23 states + DC assess below 100% of market value — always convert before comparing to sales