For comparison, the highest state, New Jersey, is 2.33%, according to WalletHub. With a median home value of $401,400, that means the Garden State's annual taxes for the median value would be $9,345.

Illinois has the second-highest real estate tax rate in the nation at 2.07%. Homeowners there pay about $5,189 in property taxes annually on a home with a median value of $250,500, according to ...