$4,427
Average 2025 single-family property tax bill
ATTOM reports that the average bill rose 3% from 2024 across more than 89.6 million U.S. single-family homes.
ATTOM, 2025 U.S. Property Tax Analysis, published April 9, 2026 ↗Research reference
U.S. Property Tax Statistics for 2026
Current, citable figures on property tax bills, effective rates, public collections, and the local systems behind them.
Last updated November 10, 2026
Property taxes are local by design, so a national number is only a starting point. This reference brings together recent public data and national property records research to show the scale of property taxes in the United States. Every statistic below links to its original source and notes the year it measures.
At a glance
The numbers behind a local tax bill.
Use these figures for context, then look to the assessment notice and local rules for the details that apply to a specific property.
0.90%
Average effective rate for single-family homes in 2025
ATTOM calculates this as the average annual property tax bill divided by average estimated home value. It was up from 0.86% in 2024.
ATTOM, 2025 U.S. Property Tax Analysis, published April 9, 2026 ↗$396.8B
Property taxes levied on the single-family homes in ATTOM’s 2025 analysis
The total was 3.7% higher than in 2024. ATTOM’s analysis covers more than 89.6 million homes and uses county tax-assessor data where sufficient data is available.
ATTOM, 2025 U.S. Property Tax Analysis, published April 9, 2026 ↗$3,211
Median real estate taxes paid by U.S. owner-occupied homes in 2024
This Census measure covers annual real estate taxes on land and buildings for owner-occupied housing units. It is a median, not an average tax bill.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, table B25103 ↗$684.9B
State and local property tax collections in fiscal year 2023
The Census Bureau reports this combined total for state and local governments. Local governments collected $661.9 billion of it.
U.S. Census Bureau, State and Local Government Finances, fiscal year 2023 ↗28.9%
Share of all U.S. state and local tax collections from property taxes in fiscal year 2023
Property taxes were the largest single source of state and local tax collections in the Tax Foundation’s Census-based comparison.
Tax Foundation, Property Taxes by State and County, March 17, 2026, using Census fiscal-year 2023 data ↗70.0%
Share of local tax collections from property taxes in fiscal year 2023
This shows why assessment changes and local appeal rules can matter so much to property owners and local budgets.
Tax Foundation, Property Taxes by State and County, March 17, 2026, using Census fiscal-year 2023 data ↗$10,499 vs. $1,081
Average 2025 single-family tax bills in New Jersey and West Virginia
ATTOM found New Jersey had the highest state average bill in its analysis, while West Virginia had the lowest. National figures cannot predict an individual property’s bill.
ATTOM, 2025 U.S. Property Tax Analysis, published April 9, 2026 ↗What the figures do, and do not, show
National data gives context. A property review gives the specifics.
Tax bills reflect local assessments, exemptions, rates, property records, and timing. Those details can differ sharply from one county, city, or property to the next.
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Assessment and tax bill are not the same thing
An assessment is one input into a bill. Local tax rates, exemptions, and levies also affect what an owner pays.
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Rates need a clear definition
Effective rates compare taxes with a home value estimate. They are useful for comparison, but they are not a substitute for a jurisdiction’s actual calculation.
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Local evidence matters
An individual review starts with the notice, property record, comparable evidence, and local filing deadlines, not a national average.
Methodology and sources
How this reference was assembled
This page uses the latest available national figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, ATTOM, and the Tax Foundation as of November 10, 2026. ATTOM’s single-family analysis is based on county tax-assessor data and estimated market values for homes where data was sufficient. Census figures measure government collections and survey-based owner-occupied housing data. The Tax Foundation figures cited here draw on Census fiscal-year 2023 data.
Figures are presented as reported by their sources. They describe different populations and measures, so they should not be added together or treated as interchangeable.
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