When compared to rates paid by homeowners in all 50 states, property taxes as a percentage of property value in the District are among the lowest in the nation.

In the District, the property tax rate as a percentage of home value is 0.46 percent, which would rank D.C. number 47 if it were ranked with states.

The national average is 3.03 percent.

The median property tax bill in D.C. in 2009 was $2,057, ranked 20th based on dollar amount.

Marylands property tax rate of 0.8 percent ranks it 25th for its property tax burden. Virginias property tax rate of 0.74 percent ranks it the 34th lowest.

When based on dollar amounts, the median property tax bill in Maryland in 2009 was $2,774, putting the state at number 11. Virginias median property tax bill last year was $1,862, the 21st-highest in the country.

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