US Property Tax Atlas
Effective property tax rates by county for five states at launch, with homestead and appeal basics and a simple estimator. Florida stays short on purpose: the detailed Florida millage, homestead and Amendment 3 tools already live at Florida Tax Atlas. More states can be added the same way, a few at a time.
States in this launch
How the county rates are measured
An effective rate is what typical owner-occupants actually paid, not the posted millage on a tax bill. Following the usual Census method (and Florida Tax Atlas), we divide each county's median real estate taxes paid by its median home value. Figures are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. Tax Foundation's March 16, 2026 compilation reports the same ACS vintage and ranks the states this way:
| State | Statewide effective rate (Tax Foundation, 2024 ACS) | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1.88% | 1 |
| Texas | 1.40% | 7 |
| Georgia | 0.79% | 25 |
| Florida | 0.78% | 27 |
| North Carolina | 0.66% | 33 |
On the Florida page we also show Florida Tax Atlas's statewide median-to-median figure of 0.76% ($2,730 of tax on a $359,000 median home). Small differences in a statewide summary come from how a state total is aggregated; county rows use median taxes divided by median value.
The estimator multiplies the value you enter by that county rate. Because the ACS rate already reflects typical exemptions, do not also subtract a homestead exemption from this particular estimate.
Sources
- Tax Foundation, Property Taxes by State and County, 2026 (published March 16, 2026; county median housing value, median real estate taxes paid, and statewide rankings from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates)
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (tables for median housing value and median real estate taxes paid; Florida county figures match the extract used on Florida Tax Atlas, ACS release dated December 2025 in that project configuration)
- Florida Tax Atlas (county millage, homestead and Amendment 3 calculators; Amendment 3 approved November 3, 2026)
Common questions
Why not just list each county's millage rate?
Millage is local and often stacked across a school district, county, city and special districts. Two neighbors can share a county and pay different combined rates. Median taxes paid divided by median home value is comparable across states and already includes typical exemptions.
Will you add more states?
Yes. The county files and state pages are built so additional states can be added a few at a time without changing the calculators.