Property Taxes in the 100 Largest U.S. Counties (2024 Census Data)

By Jordan Avery · Updated 2026-10-03

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In 8 of the 100 most populous U.S. counties, the median property tax on an owner-occupied home was $10,000 or more in 2024, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). All eight are in the New York and San Francisco Bay areas. At the other end, Maricopa County, Arizona, which includes Phoenix, had the lowest median of the 100 at $1,916, even though its median home value was $482,800. The U.S. median was $3,211, and 75 of the 100 counties were above it.

Property tax is set and billed locally, so a state average can hide large differences. This page lists the 100 largest counties and county-equivalents, which together had about 144 million residents in 2024, with the median tax, a monthly set-aside, the median home value and the ratio between them. For every state and the District of Columbia, see property taxes by state.

Median property tax in the 100 largest counties, 2024

The table is sorted by median property tax, highest first. The eight counties whose median is in the Census Bureau’s top range ($10,000 or more) are listed first, in order of population, because their exact medians are not published. Margins of error, at the 90 percent confidence level, are in parentheses. The monthly set-aside is the annual median divided by 12.

Rank by tax	County	Population (2024)	Median property tax (per year)	Monthly set-aside	Median home value	Tax as % of home value
1	Santa Clara County, California	1,926,325	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$1,555,600	—
2	New York County, New York	1,660,664	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$1,105,600	—
3	Suffolk County, New York	1,535,909	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$626,300	—
4	Nassau County, New York	1,392,438	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$704,400	—
5	Westchester County, New York	1,006,447	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$691,100	—
6	Bergen County, New Jersey	978,641	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$655,400	—
7	Essex County, New Jersey	881,527	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$578,200	—
8	San Francisco County, California	827,526	$10,000 or more	$833 or more	$1,314,700	—
9	San Mateo County, California	742,893	$9,886 (±$396)	$823.83	$1,576,200	0.63%
10	Hudson County, New Jersey	736,185	$9,752 (±$360)	$812.67	$575,800	1.69%
11	Middlesex County, New Jersey	890,119	$9,427 (±$164)	$785.58	$518,600	1.82%
12	Lake County, Illinois	718,604	$8,943 (±$276)	$745.25	$368,400	2.43%
13	Alameda County, California	1,649,060	$8,697 (±$196)	$724.75	$1,090,600	0.80%
14	DuPage County, Illinois	937,142	$7,812 (±$149)	$651.00	$409,100	1.91%
15	Fairfax County, Virginia	1,160,925	$7,669 (±$146)	$639.08	$760,400	1.01%
16	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	1,668,956	$7,586 (±$170)	$632.17	$759,800	1.00%
17	Contra Costa County, California	1,172,607	$7,378 (±$168)	$614.83	$873,100	0.85%
18	Travis County, Texas	1,363,767	$7,319 (±$207)	$609.92	$545,700	1.34%
19	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	740,754	$7,296 (±$146)	$608.00	$722,600	1.01%
20	King County, Washington	2,340,211	$7,292 (±$108)	$607.67	$885,200	0.82%
21	Will County, Illinois	708,583	$7,196 (±$124)	$599.67	$340,200	2.12%
22	Collin County, Texas	1,254,658	$7,143 (±$137)	$595.25	$543,800	1.31%
23	Williamson County, Texas	727,480	$6,916 (±$134)	$576.33	$464,900	1.49%
24	Denton County, Texas	1,045,120	$6,790 (±$137)	$565.83	$473,500	1.43%
25	Fort Bend County, Texas	958,434	$6,716 (±$189)	$559.67	$408,100	1.65%
26	Kings County, New York	2,617,631	$6,653 (±$156)	$554.42	$912,500	0.73%
27	Essex County, Massachusetts	823,938	$6,494 (±$116)	$541.17	$654,500	0.99%
28	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	991,508	$6,456 (±$81)	$538.00	$360,400	1.79%
29	Orange County, California	3,170,435	$6,436 (±$106)	$536.33	$1,037,200	0.62%
30	Queens County, New York	2,316,841	$6,355 (±$96)	$529.58	$720,300	0.88%
31	Cook County, Illinois	5,182,617	$6,349 (±$73)	$529.08	$335,800	1.89%
32	San Diego County, California	3,298,799	$5,948 (±$88)	$495.67	$914,700	0.65%
33	Ventura County, California	835,427	$5,862 (±$145)	$488.50	$869,300	0.67%
34	Montgomery County, Maryland	1,082,273	$5,861 (±$113)	$488.42	$660,800	0.89%
35	Los Angeles County, California	9,757,179	$5,856 (±$60)	$488.00	$866,500	0.68%
36	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	879,190	$5,795 (±$115)	$482.92	$461,900	1.25%
37	Monroe County, New York	752,202	$5,763 (±$146)	$480.25	$244,700	2.36%
38	Worcester County, Massachusetts	881,248	$5,669 (±$88)	$472.42	$465,500	1.22%
39	Multnomah County, Oregon	795,897	$5,539 (±$133)	$461.58	$565,100	0.98%
40	Snohomish County, Washington	864,113	$5,535 (±$106)	$461.25	$735,800	0.75%
41	Bronx County, New York	1,384,724	$5,396 (±$200)	$449.67	$567,700	0.95%
42	Tarrant County, Texas	2,230,708	$5,162 (±$122)	$430.17	$351,900	1.47%
43	Pierce County, Washington	941,170	$5,082 (±$140)	$423.50	$574,500	0.88%
44	Montgomery County, Texas	749,613	$4,985 (±$229)	$415.42	$363,200	1.37%
45	Prince George’s County, Maryland	966,629	$4,864 (±$119)	$405.33	$436,000	1.12%
46	Suffolk County, Massachusetts	793,144	$4,671 (±$239)	$389.25	$708,600	0.66%
47	Dallas County, Texas	2,656,028	$4,649 (±$134)	$387.42	$330,500	1.41%
48	Erie County, New York	950,602	$4,630 (±$102)	$385.83	$262,500	1.76%
49	Hennepin County, Minnesota	1,273,334	$4,626 (±$69)	$385.50	$396,100	1.17%
50	District of Columbia, District of Columbia	702,250	$4,594 (±$245)	$382.83	$733,400	0.63%
51	Riverside County, California	2,529,933	$4,526 (±$99)	$377.17	$601,600	0.75%
52	Oakland County, Michigan	1,296,888	$4,509 (±$95)	$375.75	$365,500	1.23%
53	Broward County, Florida	2,037,472	$4,423 (±$106)	$368.58	$471,900	0.94%
54	Franklin County, Ohio	1,356,303	$4,417 (±$132)	$368.08	$315,100	1.40%
55	Harris County, Texas	5,009,302	$4,416 (±$119)	$368.00	$301,700	1.46%
56	Bexar County, Texas	2,127,737	$4,381 (±$117)	$365.08	$284,400	1.54%
57	Fulton County, Georgia	1,090,354	$4,310 (±$127)	$359.17	$503,000	0.86%
58	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	924,740	$4,282 (±$65)	$356.83	$254,700	1.68%
59	San Joaquin County, California	816,108	$4,267 (±$205)	$355.58	$562,500	0.76%
60	Palm Beach County, Florida	1,582,055	$4,240 (±$110)	$353.33	$513,700	0.83%
61	Miami-Dade County, Florida	2,838,461	$4,141 (±$100)	$345.08	$547,200	0.76%
62	Sacramento County, California	1,611,231	$4,059 (±$110)	$338.25	$554,800	0.73%
63	Gwinnett County, Georgia	1,003,869	$3,910 (±$111)	$325.83	$424,400	0.92%
64	Hamilton County, Ohio	837,359	$3,898 (±$137)	$324.83	$270,900	1.44%
65	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	1,240,594	$3,822 (±$83)	$318.50	$212,700	1.80%
66	Baltimore County, Maryland	852,425	$3,683 (±$70)	$306.92	$359,000	1.03%
67	San Bernardino County, California	2,214,281	$3,667 (±$70)	$305.58	$545,900	0.67%
68	El Paso County, Texas	875,784	$3,625 (±$134)	$302.08	$209,100	1.73%
69	DeKalb County, Georgia	770,307	$3,586 (±$170)	$298.83	$375,400	0.96%
70	Wake County, North Carolina	1,232,444	$3,533 (±$67)	$294.42	$521,600	0.68%
71	Hillsborough County, Florida	1,581,426	$3,453 (±$99)	$287.75	$420,000	0.82%
72	Macomb County, Michigan	886,175	$3,422 (±$60)	$285.17	$266,500	1.28%
73	St. Louis County, Missouri	992,929	$3,420 (±$77)	$285.00	$300,800	1.14%
74	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	1,231,814	$3,368 (±$71)	$280.67	$242,600	1.39%
75	Orange County, Florida	1,533,646	$3,227 (±$99)	$268.92	$432,500	0.75%
76	Kern County, California	922,529	$3,168 (±$127)	$264.00	$363,600	0.87%
77	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	1,206,285	$3,092 (±$69)	$257.67	$457,200	0.68%
78	Lee County, Florida	860,959	$3,087 (±$85)	$257.25	$396,500	0.78%
79	Cobb County, Georgia	787,538	$3,077 (±$134)	$256.42	$454,400	0.68%
80	Fresno County, California	1,024,125	$3,072 (±$119)	$256.00	$413,800	0.74%
81	Denver County, Colorado	729,019	$3,071 (±$114)	$255.92	$636,400	0.48%
82	Salt Lake County, Utah	1,216,274	$2,948 (±$50)	$245.67	$583,600	0.51%
83	Wayne County, Michigan	1,771,063	$2,939 (±$61)	$244.92	$194,800	1.51%
84	Jackson County, Missouri	727,362	$2,797 (±$84)	$233.08	$252,400	1.11%
85	Honolulu County, Hawaii	998,747	$2,701 (±$69)	$225.08	$920,600	0.29%
86	Pinellas County, Florida	965,870	$2,655 (±$80)	$221.25	$398,400	0.67%
87	Duval County, Florida	1,055,159	$2,566 (±$86)	$213.83	$333,700	0.77%
88	Shelby County, Tennessee	910,530	$2,537 (±$106)	$211.42	$286,100	0.89%
89	Utah County, Utah	747,234	$2,537 (±$40)	$211.42	$587,300	0.43%
90	Davidson County, Tennessee	729,505	$2,507 (±$64)	$208.92	$442,700	0.57%
91	Hidalgo County, Texas	914,820	$2,402 (±$131)	$200.17	$164,200	1.46%
92	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	816,490	$2,283 (±$67)	$190.25	$244,000	0.94%
93	Pima County, Arizona	1,080,149	$2,276 (±$67)	$189.67	$349,500	0.65%
94	Polk County, Florida	852,878	$2,245 (±$107)	$187.08	$305,400	0.74%
95	Marion County, Indiana	981,628	$2,228 (±$75)	$185.67	$240,300	0.93%
96	Jefferson County, Kentucky	793,881	$2,223 (±$82)	$185.25	$257,100	0.86%
97	Clark County, Nevada	2,398,871	$2,155 (±$51)	$179.58	$451,000	0.48%
98	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	1,573,916	$2,100 (±$88)	$175.00	$253,600	0.83%
99	El Paso County, Colorado	752,772	$2,086 (±$81)	$173.83	$486,000	0.43%
100	Maricopa County, Arizona	4,673,096	$1,916 (±$21)	$159.67	$482,800	0.40%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 1-year estimates, tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid), B25077 (median home value) and B01003 (total population). Connecticut’s figure is for the Capitol Planning Region, which the Census Bureau now uses in place of Connecticut’s former counties. The District of Columbia is included as a county-equivalent.

What the county figures show

The top tier is in the Northeast and Northern California. Five of the eight top-coded counties are in the New York area (Manhattan, Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester in New York, and Bergen and Essex in New Jersey), and three are in the San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo, which falls just short at $9,886). New Jersey’s Hudson ($9,752) and Middlesex ($9,427) counties are next.

High taxes do not always mean high home values. Lake County, Illinois, has a median tax of $8,943 on a median home value of $368,400, a ratio of 2.43 percent, the highest among the counties with a published median. Monroe County, New York (Rochester), is second at 2.36 percent, and three other Illinois counties follow: Will (2.12 percent), DuPage (1.91 percent) and Cook (1.89 percent). Cook County’s median tax of $6,349 is higher than Los Angeles County’s $5,856, even though the median Los Angeles home value is about 2.6 times as high.

The Bay Area shows the opposite pattern. San Mateo County’s median tax is nearly $10,000, but its median home value is $1,576,200, so the ratio is 0.63 percent. Alameda County is at 0.80 percent.

The lowest ratios are in the West. Honolulu County has the lowest ratio, 0.29 percent, from a $2,701 median tax on a $920,600 median value. Maricopa County (0.40 percent), El Paso County, Colorado (0.43 percent), Utah County, Utah (0.43 percent) and Clark County, Nevada (0.48 percent) follow.

Large Texas counties sit in the middle on dollars but high on ratio. Travis ($7,319), Collin ($7,143), Williamson ($6,916), Denton ($6,790) and Fort Bend ($6,716) all have medians more than twice the U.S. figure, with ratios between 1.31 and 1.65 percent. Harris County, the most populous in Texas, has a median of $4,416 on a $301,700 home value, a ratio of 1.46 percent.

Why one number is not your tax bill

A county median combines many cities, school districts and special taxing districts, each with its own rate. Two homes of the same value in one county can have very different bills. Assessment rules matter too. Some states limit how fast a home’s taxable value can rise, so long-time owners can pay much less than recent buyers of similar homes. Exemptions for primary residences, older owners or veterans also lower some bills.

The ratio column divides the median tax by the median home value. Those medians can come from different homes, so the ratio is not an official effective tax rate. It is useful for comparing places, not for estimating a single bill.

Home values and taxes are both reported by owners. The state guide explains how the Census Bureau asks the questions, what counts as real estate tax and how top-coding and margins of error work.

Planning for a county property tax bill

Start from your own tax bill or assessment notice. If you are buying, ask for the current bill on the property, and check whether a sale will trigger a reassessment.

Divide by the months until each payment. At Lake County’s median of $8,943, a full year of saving is $745.25 a month. If the next installment is half the bill and due in four months, you need $1,117.88 a month to cover it on time.
Check whether escrow pays it. If your mortgage servicer pays the tax from an escrow account, the cost is already in your monthly payment. Do not save for it twice. Check each annual escrow statement, since the payment changes when the tax does.
Use the local schedule. Counties and cities set due dates and installment plans. Your tax collector’s website lists them.

The annual bill calendar maps each installment by its due date, shows the long-run monthly contribution and finds the starting balance your schedule needs. For the wider method, see how to budget for irregular expenses.

This page is general information, not tax advice. Your local assessor and tax collector are the sources for your actual assessment, exemptions and due dates.

How this list was built

The 2024 ACS 1-year estimates cover the 861 counties and county-equivalents with 65,000 or more people, including Puerto Rico’s municipios. This page excluded Puerto Rico, ranked the rest by total population in table B01003 and kept the largest 100. The smallest county on the list, the District of Columbia, had 702,250 residents.

None of the 100 counties has a placeholder value or an annotation on median home value. On median tax, eight are top-coded at “10,000+,” which the Census Bureau publishes with no margin of error. For those, this page shows “$10,000 or more” and leaves the ratio blank.

Data were retrieved on October 3, 2026, through the data.census.gov table service. The 2024 release is the latest ACS 1-year data available on that date.

Sources

Figures on this page are general-information estimates, not professional advice. Check the stated assumptions and any linked sources, and use a qualified professional where the decision requires one.