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- County effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and New Jersey county medians are taken from Tax Foundation's March 16, 2026 compilation of that ACS vintage. Florida county medians use the same ACS extract already published on Florida Tax Atlas (ACS release noted there as December 2025).
- Tax Foundation's statewide ranking rates (New Jersey 1.88%, Texas 1.40%, Georgia 0.79%, Florida 0.78%, North Carolina 0.66%) are cited as published. Florida Tax Atlas's statewide median-to-median figure of 0.76% is also shown on the Florida page.
- The simple estimator is value × county effective rate. Because ACS figures already reflect typical exemptions, that estimate is not combined with a second homestead subtraction.
- Florida 2026 homestead math, when shown, uses $25,000 plus $26,411 additional non-school exemption above $50,000, matching Florida Tax Atlas. Amendment 3 (passed November 3, 2026) uses $150,000 (2027) and $250,000 (2028) non-school exemptions, a $25,000 school exemption, a 5% non-homestead cap, and $50,000 for new residents.
- Texas school exemptions use $140,000 and an additional $60,000 for age 65 or older or disabled, from the Comptroller. A checked 100% disabled-veteran homestead exemption zeros the homestead tax in that calculator (s. 11.131).
- Georgia assessed value is 40% of the value entered. The optional $2,000 state homestead is subtracted from assessed value.
- North Carolina exclusions follow Form AV-9 (2026) and G.S. 105-277.1 / 105-277.1C. Only one exclusion is applied.
- New Jersey ANCHOR amounts and the $250 veteran deduction follow Division of Taxation pages retrieved November 10, 2026.
Placeholder millage and per-$100 rates in the detailed forms are labeled as such; they are not county defaults. Adding a state later means adding its county ACS rows to data.js and a state page that links the same estimator functions. Scope: owner-occupied housing statistics and general homestead rules; not personal property, not special assessments, and not advice for a specific parcel. Last reviewed November 10, 2026.
Estimates only. These results are statistical estimates for planning, not tax, legal or financial advice and not a tax bill. Your actual tax depends on assessed value, exemptions, local levies and non-ad valorem charges. Confirm with your local assessor and tax collector.