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Property taxes in the United States are set and collected at the local level, not by the federal government. Every county, city, and school district sets its own levy rate, which is why the same home value can produce wildly different tax bills depending on where the property sits. A $400,000 home in suburban New Jersey might cost $9,000 a year in property taxes. The same home in Alabama might cost under $1,500.
The bill you receive is the result of two numbers multiplied together: your property's taxable value and the combined local tax rate. Taxable value is often lower than market value because most states apply an assessment ratio (a fraction of market value) and then subtract any exemptions you qualify for. The most common is the homestead exemption, which reduces the taxable value of your primary residence.
Rates change every year as local governments adjust their budgets. School district levies, which make up 40–70% of most property tax bills, are especially variable because they can be increased through voter-approved bond measures. That's why two homes on opposite sides of a school district boundary can have meaningfully different tax bills even if they're otherwise identical.
Hawaii (0.28%), Alabama (0.40%), and Louisiana (0.55%) consistently rank among the lowest effective rates. Low-tax states often rely on other revenue sources like sales taxes or income taxes to fund local services, or they use generous exemptions to reduce the burden on primary homeowners.
Browse Hawaii rates →New Jersey (2.23%), Illinois (2.08%), and Connecticut (2.02%) carry the heaviest property tax burdens. High-tax states tend to fund schools heavily through local property taxes and often have many layers of local government, each with its own levy.
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