Louisiana has the third lowest property tax rate in the U.S. according to a recent WalletHub analysis.
On average, homeowners in the U.S. pay nearly $2,300 in property taxes annually, according to the WalletHub study. Meanwhile, homeowners fail to pay more than $14 billion in property taxes annually, according to the National Tax Lien Association.
In Louisiana, the effective property tax rate was 0.52 percent, meaning the annual tax bill on a $194,000 home was $1,006, WalletHub reported. The median home value in Louisiana was estimated at $152,900, and owners of median-value homes paid $795 in property taxes annually.
Nationwide as of 2017, the median home value stood at $193,500, according to the study. Property tax rankings of red states tended to be about four points lower than blue states, WalletHub reported.
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Which States Have the Lowest Real Estate Property Tax Rates?
| Rank | State | Effective Property Tax Rate | Annual Taxes on $194,000 home | State Median Home Value | Annual Taxes on Home Priced at State Median Value |
| 1 | Hawaii | 0.27% | $525 | $563,900 | $1,529 |
| 2 | Alabama | 0.42% | $817 | $132,100 | $558 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 0.52% | $1,006 | $152,900 | $795 |
| 4 | Colorado | 0.55% | $1,065 | $286,100 | $1,575 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | 0.55% | $1,055 | $537,400 | $2,930 |
| 6 | Delaware | 0.56% | $1,078 | $238,600 | $1,329 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 0.57% | $1,108 | $148,600 | $851 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 0.59% | $1,132 | $111,600 | $653 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 0.61% | $1,186 | $204,900 | $1,256 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 0.63% | $1,213 | $118,500 | $743 |
| 11 | Utah | 0.66% | $1,280 | $238,300 | $1,576 |
| 12 | Nevada | 0.69% | $1,331 | $216,400 | $1,489 |
| 13 | Arizona | 0.72% | $1,400 | $193,200 | $1,398 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 0.74% | $1,429 | $151,700 | $1,120 |
| 15 | Idaho | 0.75% | $1,447 | $176,800 | $1,322 |
| 16 | California | 0.77% | $1,490 | $443,400 | $3,414 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 0.78% | $1,502 | $163,900 | $1,272 |
| 18 | Virginia | 0.80% | $1,550 | $255,800 | $2,049 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 0.80% | $1,556 | $109,300 | $879 |
| 20 | Montana | 0.84% | $1,625 | $209,100 | $1,756 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 0.86% | $1,656 | $161,000 | $1,378 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 0.86% | $1,667 | $130,000 | $1,120 |
| 23 | Indiana | 0.87% | $1,679 | $130,200 | $1,130 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 0.90% | $1,737 | $125,800 | $1,129 |
| 25 | Georgia | 0.91% | $1,769 | $158,400 | $1,448 |
| 26 | Florida | 0.98% | $1,897 | $178,700 | $1,752 |
| 27 | Missouri | 0.99% | $1,910 | $145,400 | $1,435 |
| 28 | North Dakota | 1.01% | $1,962 | $174,100 | $1,765 |
| 29 | Washington | 1.03% | $1,996 | $286,800 | $2,958 |
| 30 | Oregon | 1.04% | $2,006 | $265,700 | $2,755 |
| 31 | Maryland | 1.10% | $2,126 | $296,500 | $3,257 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 1.15% | $2,225 | $199,700 | $2,296 |
| 33 | Alaska | 1.19% | $2,303 | $261,900 | $3,117 |
| 34 | Massachusetts | 1.22% | $2,365 | $352,600 | $4,309 |
| 35 | South Dakota | 1.32% | $2,550 | $152,700 | $2,012 |
| 36 | Maine | 1.35% | $2,619 | $179,900 | $2,435 |
| 37 | Kansas | 1.40% | $2,713 | $139,200 | $1,952 |
| 38 | Iowa | 1.53% | $2,960 | $137,200 | $2,099 |
| 39 | Ohio | 1.57% | $3,042 | $135,100 | $2,124 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | 1.58% | $3,054 | $170,500 | $2,691 |
| 41 | Michigan | 1.64% | $3,179 | $136,400 | $2,241 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 1.66% | $3,206 | $242,200 | $4,013 |
| 43 | New York | 1.68% | $3,246 | $293,000 | $4,915 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 1.80% | $3,485 | $142,400 | $2,565 |
| 45 | Texas | 1.83% | $3,544 | $151,500 | $2,775 |
| 45 | Vermont | 1.83% | $3,544 | $220,600 | $4,040 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 1.94% | $3,756 | $169,300 | $3,286 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 2.07% | $3,999 | $270,100 | $5,582 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 2.20% | $4,257 | $244,900 | $5,388 |
| 50 | Illinois | 2.31% | $4,476 | $179,700 | $4,157 |
| 51 | New Jersey | 2.44% | $4,725 | $321,100 | $7,840 |
Source: WalletHub.com; U.S. Census Bureau
This is a revision of an article that was first published on Watchdog.org.
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