Cenus Bureau

Property Taxes on Owner-Occupied Housing, by State*
2007
State	Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes	Rank	Median Home Value	Taxes as % of Home Value	Rank	Median Income for Home Owners	Taxes as % of Income	Rank

Nebraska	$2,127	16	$122,200	1.74%	2	$58,544	3.63%	10
Nevada	$1,655	25	$311,300	0.53%	39	$68,729	2.41%	28
New Hampshire	$4,390	2	$261,800	1.68%	4	$73,267	5.99%	2
New Jersey	$6,082	1	$372,300	1.63%	5	$85,852	7.08%	1
New Mexico	$797	43	$155,400	0.51%	41	$50,833	1.57%	40
New York	$3,486	4	$311,000	1.12%	17	$72,845	4.79%	5
North Carolina	$1,098	39	$145,700	0.75%	28	$55,602	1.97%	35
North Dakota	$1,500	27	$106,800	1.40%	8	$56,109	2.67%	25
Ohio	$1,794	22	$137,800	1.30%	12	$59,150	3.03%	20
Oklahoma	$728	46	$103,000	0.71%	30	$52,009	1.40%	46
Oregon	$2,059	18	$257,300	0.80%	27	$61,690	3.34%	17
Pennsylvania	$2,159	15	$155,000	1.39%	10	$59,543	3.63%	13
Rhode Island	$3,362	5	$292,800	1.15%	16	$74,190	4.53%	8
South Carolina	$765	45	$133,900	0.57%	37	$52,960	1.44%	44
South Dakota	$1,542	26	$118,700	1.30%	13	$54,104	2.85%	23
Tennessee	$900	41	$130,800	0.69%	33	$52,219	1.72%	39
Texas	$2,225	14	$120,900	1.84%	1	$61,346	3.63%	12
Utah	$1,249	33	$218,700	0.57%	38	$65,181	1.92%	38
Vermont	$3,188	8	$205,400	1.55%	6	$59,436	5.36%	3
Virginia	$1,733	24	$262,100	0.66%	35	$72,360	2.39%	29
Washington	$2,475	11	$300,800	0.82%	24	$70,427	3.51%	14
West Virginia	$446	49	$96,000	0.46%	46	$44,120	1.01%	49
Wisconsin	$2,896	9	$168,800	1.72%	3	$62,082	4.66%	7
Wyoming	$883	42	$172,300	0.51%	42	$62,037	1.42%	45
District of Columbia	$1,790	23	$450,900	0.40%	48	$91,777	1.95%	37
* The figures in this table are for property taxes paid by households on owner-occupied housing. As a result, they exclude property taxes paid by businesses, renters, and others. All data come from the 2007 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. "Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes" is the median real estate tax paid on owner-occupied housing units for that county. The home value statistic used is the median value of owner-occupied housing units for that county. The income statistic used is the median household income for those households that are owner-occupied housing units.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Tax Foundation calculations.