Property tax in Arizona: 0.48%
The median Arizona homeowner pays $1,879 a year on a home worth $394,500, an effective rate of 0.48%. That ranks 48th of 51, between Colorado (0.48%) and Nevada (0.47%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $394,500 home would owe $1,262 more a year.
In dollars, Arizona has the 16th-highest median home value and the 14th-smallest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between New Hampshire ($402,500, taxed at 1.66%) and Virginia ($383,700, 0.73%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | South Carolina | 0.48% | $1,251 | $259,000 |
| 47 | Colorado | 0.48% | $2,602 | $539,400 |
| 48 | Arizona | 0.48% | $1,879 | $394,500 |
| 49 | Nevada | 0.47% | $2,027 | $435,400 |
| 50 | Alabama | 0.38% | $788 | $209,900 |
Arizona property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $1,854 a year in Maricopa County and $3,077 in Pima County, against $1,879 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $195,000 (half the median) | $936 | $78 | −$624 |
| $394,500 (median) | $1,894 | $158 | −$1,262 |
| $590,000 (1.5× the median) | $2,832 | $236 | −$1,888 |
| $790,000 (twice the median) | $3,792 | $316 | −$2,528 |
Property tax by county in Arizona
Across the 2 largest Arizona counties, measured effective rates run from 0.47% in Maricopa County to 0.78% in Pima County; 1 of them sits above the statewide 0.48%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | Phoenix, Mesa | 4,491,987 | 0.47% | $414,700 | $1,965 |
| Pima County | Tucson | 1,049,947 | 0.78% | $286,900 | $2,248 |