Home·Best of·Top cities in high-property-tax states (>1.3%) Cities in NJ, IL, NH, VT, CT, TX, NE, WI, OH, NY, PA, RI — states with effective property tax over 1.3% — ranked by momentum.
Property tax is a recurring cost that doesn't go away when the mortgage is paid off. In high-rate states, that's tens of thousands of dollars over a decade.
Many of these states offset with no/low income tax (TX, NH) or other amenities. Match the trade-off to your situation.
1Rockford, ILRockford · pop 147,48681Hot$180,220median home2.11%prop tax 2Wausau, WIWausau-Weston · pop 40,26279Hot$243,982median home1.62%prop tax 3Oswego, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 38,77879Hot$420,651median home2.11%prop tax 4Warren, OHYoungstown-Warren-Boardman · pop 38,68379Hot$125,835median home1.41%prop tax 5Utica, NYUtica-Rome · pop 63,66078Hot$205,924median home1.40%prop tax 6Bristol, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 62,19578Hot$341,547median home1.79%prop tax 7Rome, NYUtica-Rome · pop 31,99078Hot$207,413median home1.40%prop tax 8Yorkville, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 25,98678Hot$403,231median home2.11%prop tax 9University Park, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 25,26878Hot$2,461,469median home1.74%prop tax 10New Rochelle, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 85,51277Rising$920,484median home1.40%prop tax 11Janesville, WIJanesville-Beloit · pop 66,42877Rising$292,557median home1.62%prop tax 12Mansfield, OHMansfield · pop 47,59377Rising$150,626median home1.41%prop tax 13Norwich, CTNorwich-New London · pop 39,99377Rising$295,276median home1.79%prop tax 14Beloit, WIJanesville-Beloit · pop 36,63377Rising$202,571median home1.62%prop tax 15Torrington, CTTorrington · pop 35,67377Rising$297,594median home1.79%prop tax 16Manitowoc, WIManitowoc · pop 34,61677Rising$237,794median home1.62%prop tax 17Long Branch, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 33,21477Rising$809,703median home2.23%prop tax 18North Chicago, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 30,63977Rising$214,837median home2.11%prop tax 19McHenry, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 28,82577Rising$310,373median home2.11%prop tax 20Ridgewood, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 26,70177Rising$1,226,046median home2.23%prop tax 21Paterson, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 160,46376Rising$527,542median home2.23%prop tax 22Champaign, ILChampaign-Urbana · pop 91,96176Rising$235,121median home2.11%prop tax 23Racine, WIRacine · pop 78,05776Rising$215,257median home1.62%prop tax 24New Britain, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 75,87176Rising$301,852median home1.79%prop tax 25Appleton, WIAppleton · pop 75,34476Rising$302,027median home1.62%prop tax 26West Haven, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 55,37976Rising$361,523median home1.79%prop tax 27Sheboygan, WISheboygan · pop 49,62476Rising$262,047median home1.62%prop tax 28Atlantic City, NJAtlantic City-Hammonton · pop 38,95976Rising$215,691median home2.23%prop tax 29Socorro, TXEl Paso · pop 38,64276Rising$207,975median home1.74%prop tax 31Spring Valley, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 33,63776Rising$866,703median home1.40%prop tax 32Rochester, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 33,59876Rising$403,700median home1.93%prop tax 33West Bend, WIMilwaukee-Waukesha · pop 32,14976Rising$353,419median home1.62%prop tax 34Naugatuck, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 32,11676Rising$349,719median home1.79%prop tax 35Westfield, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 32,05076Rising$1,291,636median home2.23%prop tax 36Bridgeport, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 151,59975Rising$361,669median home1.79%prop tax 37Abilene, TXAbilene · pop 130,50175Rising$214,916median home1.74%prop tax 38Waterbury, CTNew Haven-Milford · pop 115,90875Rising$280,921median home1.79%prop tax 39Youngstown, OHYoungstown-Warren-Boardman · pop 59,12375Rising$71,351median home1.41%prop tax 40Springfield, OHSpringfield · pop 58,13875Rising$190,032median home1.41%prop tax 41Niagara Falls, NYBuffalo-Cheektowaga · pop 47,51275Rising$170,753median home1.40%prop tax 42Fond du Lac, WIFond du Lac · pop 44,46975Rising$260,006median home1.62%prop tax 43Shelton, CTBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk · pop 42,80575Rising$556,684median home1.79%prop tax 44Urbana, ILChampaign-Urbana · pop 39,83175Rising$204,276median home2.11%prop tax 45Fair Lawn, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 36,48975Rising$719,526median home2.23%prop tax 46Kearney, NEKearney · pop 34,74175Rising$314,446median home1.61%prop tax 47Highland Park, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 30,79475Rising$775,270median home2.11%prop tax 48Avon Lake, OHCleveland-Elyria · pop 26,34275Rising$425,676median home1.41%prop tax 49Centerville, OHDayton-Kettering · pop 26,31175Rising$388,266median home1.41%prop tax 50Xenia, OHDayton-Kettering · pop 26,06775Rising$255,623median home1.41%prop tax Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population. State tax data from Tax Foundation.