Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Maricopa County is $1,418.00 per year, based on a median home value of $238,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.59% of property value.

Maricopa County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the fifteen counties in Arizona, Maricopa County is ranked 2nd by median property taxes, and 9th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Maricopa County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Maricopa County is $238,600.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $187,700.00

• County Tax Comparison
• National Tax Comparison
• Other Arizona Counties
• Property Lookup

2nd out of 15 By median yearly property tax

9th out of 15 By percentage of median home value

8th out of 15 By percentage of median income

You can see how Maricopa County (highlighted in green) compares to the fifteen other counties in Arizona with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Arizona, see our Arizona county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Arizona counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Maricopa County are the responsibility of the Maricopa County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Phoenix, Arizona.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Maricopa County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Maricopa County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Maricopa County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Maricopa County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Maricopa County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).