- November 27, 2023
- Posted by: Gavtax
- Category: Property Ownership
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People complain the most about income taxes, but property taxes aren’t much fun, either, and worth paying attention to when you’re thinking about relocating.
The list below ranks the states with the highest effective real-estate tax rates, with the worst five states having an average rate of 2.17%. The average amount of annual taxes on a $244,900 home (the median value of a house in the U.S.) in these states is $5,310.
Scroll through to see which states are in the bottom 20 and how they fared.
Source: WalletHub
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![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Michigan_14.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d093da9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F32%2Ff4%2Fc2d4b11c4a29ae0b3a131da96c82%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-michigan-14.jpg)
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![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Pennsylvania_12.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c68c5f0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fb1%2Fce7585804d4f8b8b9ceea1bc4b57%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-pennsylvania-12.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Ohio_11.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3e94d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fe3%2F51%2F4e860679436ca992503dc9f5d551%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-ohio-11.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Iowa_10.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9b95ed2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F12%2F82%2F3d651f1b4ccd873a8eb38ba01c5a%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-iowa-10.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Nebraska_9.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/44da2d3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc3%2F3a17d9cb4ae9880db037fe3ec5d2%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-nebraska-9.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Wisconsin_8.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79d34f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F8e%2F72c896594e95b66d564d31d65598%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-wisconsin-8.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_New York_7.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a760013/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F81%2Ff7a1c56c415eaac6bd42295167d4%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-new-york-7.jpg)
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![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Vermont_5.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0fe48b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2F22%2Fb512d6484d9e838bb6e653ecf96a%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-vermont-5.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_New Hampshire_4.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a63c4db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F52%2F67%2F17bcde4c4a84aee6a23e55527f7f%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-new-hampshire-4.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Connecticut_3.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1057fc7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fa3%2Fe0b7e349459380956f886925b8e8%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-connecticut-3.jpg)
![Accounting Today_20 states with the highest real estate property tax_Illinois_2.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d704e90/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1144+0+0/resize/962x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fff%2F84959539470bb85c06a17540289a%2Faccounting-today-20-states-with-the-highest-real-estate-property-tax-illinois-2.jpg)
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Source : Accounting Today, November, 2023