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Honolulu County Hawaii Property Tax

$1,549.00 1st of 5

Median Property Tax In Honolulu County, Hawaii

$559,000.00

Median Home Value In
Honolulu County, Hawaii

0.28% 1st of 5

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value

$89,947.00

Median Income In
Honolulu County, Hawaii

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Honolulu County is $1,549.00 per year, based on a median home value of $559,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.28% of property value.

Honolulu County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the five counties in Hawaii, Honolulu County is ranked 1st by median property taxes, and 1st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Hawaii, Honolulu County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $41,400.00 greater than the Hawaii median of $517,600.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Honolulu County.

Property Tax Tip Note: Due to the complicated and varied methods used to calculate property tax in different counties, the best way to compare property taxes between jurisdictions is through median property tax values. If you need to calculate the exact tax due on your property, contact the Honolulu County Tax Assessor.

Honolulu County's Property Tax Is Lower Than Average

1st out of 5

By median yearly property tax

1st out of 5

By percentage of median home value

1st out of 5

By percentage of median income

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

Property Tax Tip Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Hawaii 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.

Honolulu County is located in Hawaii, which is ranked 34th highest of the 50 states by median property tax. Here's how Honolulu County's property tax compares to the 3,142 other counties nationwide:

734th out of 3143

By median yearly property tax

2756th out of 3143

By percentage of median home value

1744th out of 3143

By percentage of median income

To see how Hawaii as a whole compares to the rest of the states, check our our interactive state-by-state property tax map. You can find statewide statistics on the Hawaii property tax page.

We have real estate tax tax information for a total of five Hawaii counties in addition to Honolulu County. Choose any county from the list below, or see Hawaii property tax by county to see property tax information for all Hawaii counties on one page. To compare county tax rates with an interactive color-coded map, see our Hawaii property tax map.

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Honolulu County Property Tax Assessor

Property tax assessments in Honolulu County are the responsibility of the Honolulu County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Honolulu, Hawaii.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Honolulu County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Honolulu County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Honolulu County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Honolulu 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 Honolulu County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).

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Data Sources: Our property tax data is based on a 5-year study of median property tax rates conducted from 2006 through 2010.

United States Census Property Tax Data
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010
The Tax Foundation Property Tax Data
The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012
hawaii Property Tax Data
Hawaii Department of Taxation
Tax Statistics & References