Taxes

Arizona vs Maine: Property Tax

Arizona has a lower effective property tax rate than Maine.

Arizona

AZ · West

Winner

0.48%

Effective real-estate property tax rate (% of home value, WalletHub February 17, 2026 using 2024 data).

Maine

ME · Northeast

1.02%

Effective real-estate property tax rate (% of home value, WalletHub February 17, 2026 using 2024 data).

Visual comparison

Arizona0.48%

Maine1.02%

Difference: 0.54 percentage points — Arizona leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for property tax.

Arizona #4 · 0.48%

Maine #31 · 1.02%

Best Worst

10 Best States — Property Tax

Lower is better

Hawaii

0.27%

Alabama

0.38%

Nevada

0.47%

Arizona

0.48%

Colorado

0.48%

South Carolina

0.48%

Idaho

0.49%

Delaware

0.50%

Tennessee

0.50%

#10

Utah

0.52%

Selected states

#31

Maine

1.02%

Arizona ranks 4th and Maine ranks 31st nationally for property tax.

Related context

Property Tax in Context

The same rate hits very differently on a $700k home versus a $200k one.

MetricArizonaMaine

Median Home Value $327,400 $274,400 State Income Tax 2.50% 7.15% Sales Tax 5.60% 5.50%

Homeownership Rate 65.5% 72.2%

Median Household Income $72,581 $70,171

What this means