Where property tax rates rose most this year

By MillRate USA · From state-published rates · Last reviewed 2026-10-30

At a glance

Before you read the numbers

• A higher rate doesn't always mean a higher bill. The bill is the rate times your taxable value. When values rise, a town can lower its rate and still collect more, and the reverse.
• Revaluations move rates a lot. In states that revalue on a cycle, a town's rate often drops sharply the year its values are reset. In Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and North Carolina, we leave out towns whose rate moved by more than 40% for that reason; smaller revaluation moves remain, mostly as decreases.
• Which rate. Texas: the city's own rate, not the whole bill. Indiana, Iowa and Michigan: the rate in the area served by the school district that shares the place's name, using Michigan's homestead rate. Other states: the general rate each town publishes.
• Years differ by state, because each state publishes on its own schedule. Each section names the years compared.

Connecticut: FY2026 to FY2027

Of 98 Connecticut places with at least 10,000 residents, 61 raised their rate, 30 lowered it and 7 kept it the same. The middle change was +1.9%.

Rate unit: mills. All Connecticut rates · Connecticut property tax guide

Indiana: 2025 to 2026

Of 80 Indiana places with at least 10,000 residents, 33 raised their rate and 47 lowered it. The middle change was -1.9%.

Rate unit: per $100 of assessed value. All Indiana rates · Indiana property tax guide

Iowa: 2025–26 to 2026–27

Of 36 Iowa places with at least 10,000 residents, 16 raised their rate, 18 lowered it and 2 kept it the same. The middle change was -0.1%.

Rate unit: per $1,000 of taxable value. All Iowa rates · Iowa property tax guide

Massachusetts: FY2025 to FY2026

Of 185 Massachusetts places with at least 10,000 residents, 53 raised their rate and 132 lowered it. The middle change was -1.6%.

Rate unit: per $1,000 of assessed value. All Massachusetts rates · Massachusetts property tax guide

Michigan: 2024 to 2025

Of 110 Michigan places with at least 10,000 residents, 32 raised their rate, 76 lowered it and 2 kept it the same. The middle change was -0.3%.

Rate unit: mills (dollars per $1,000 of taxable value). All Michigan rates · Michigan property tax guide

New Jersey: 2024 to 2025

Of 238 New Jersey places with at least 10,000 residents, 197 raised their rate, 39 lowered it and 2 kept it the same. The middle change was +3.0%.

Rate unit: per $100 of assessed value. All New Jersey rates · New Jersey property tax guide

North Carolina: 2025–26 to 2026–27

Of 96 North Carolina places with at least 10,000 residents, 46 raised their rate, 11 lowered it and 39 kept it the same. The middle change was +0.0%.

Rate unit: per $100 of assessed value. All North Carolina rates · North Carolina property tax guide

Texas: 2024 to 2025

Of 222 Texas places with at least 10,000 residents, 86 raised their rate, 73 lowered it and 63 kept it the same. The middle change was +0.0%.

Rate unit: per $100 of value. All Texas rates · Texas property tax guide

How we did this

Every rate is copied from the state agency that publishes it; nothing is estimated. We kept places with at least 10,000 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 population estimates, so one tiny village's swing doesn't lead the list. Places whose newest rate is still being confirmed are left out. Rankings by state: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Texas.

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