Best Cities for Property Appraisers and Assessorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where property appraisers and assessorss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.48	$99,800	$100,302	18%
2	District of ColumbiaState	1.39	$107,980	$94,471	23%
3	IowaState	1.32	$80,160	$89,865	14%
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.26	$98,020	$85,757	27%
5	MinnesotaState	1.25	$83,400	$85,102	18%
6	New JerseyState	1.25	$92,390	$84,917	23%
7	MassachusettsState	1.24	$91,750	$84,562	29%
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.22	$94,230	$83,022	33%
9	MaineState	1.19	$80,930	$81,092	19%
10	CaliforniaState	1.18	$88,900	$80,307	31%
11	ConnecticutState	1.18	$86,050	$79,972	22%
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.16	$91,600	$78,627	30%
13	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.16	$72,270	$78,554	22%
14	WashingtonState	1.15	$83,710	$78,015	27%
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.15	$75,930	$78,117	25%
16	AlaskaState	1.13	$80,330	$77,018	20%
17	Rhode IslandState	1.11	$75,900	$75,522	24%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$68,100	$74,671	21%
19	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.10	$73,920	$75,046	28%
20	WisconsinState	1.09	$68,660	$74,388	19%
21	VirginiaState	1.08	$76,080	$73,507	25%
22	HawaiiState	1.07	$79,860	$72,600	36%
23	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.07	$77,250	$73,015	26%
24	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$68,060	$72,791	23%
25	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.07	$82,150	$72,828	29%
26	ColoradoState	1.05	$75,150	$71,300	29%
27	MarylandState	1.05	$77,610	$71,071	26%
28	AlabamaState	1.04	$61,370	$70,459	19%
29	NebraskaState	1.04	$64,770	$70,787	19%
30	New HampshireState	1.04	$74,670	$70,443	25%
31	North CarolinaState	1.04	$66,700	$70,657	23%
32	North DakotaState	1.04	$65,210	$70,421	18%
33	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$75,890	$70,399	28%
34	LouisianaState	1.03	$62,910	$69,822	20%
35	OhioState	1.03	$63,410	$70,144	20%
36	South DakotaState	1.03	$63,350	$69,769	18%
37	MichiganState	1.02	$64,270	$69,632	21%
38	New YorkState	1.02	$78,060	$69,387	28%
39	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$66,700	$69,624	27%
40	TexasState	1.01	$65,840	$68,870	25%
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.01	$66,100	$68,711	28%
42	TennesseeState	1.00	$62,350	$68,142	24%
43	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$81,760	$68,020	46%
44	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.99	$65,240	$67,397	30%
45	GeorgiaState	0.98	$62,460	$66,874	27%
46	IndianaState	0.98	$60,350	$66,685	21%
47	KentuckyState	0.98	$58,850	$66,497	20%
48	IdahoState	0.97	$63,410	$65,710	23%
49	WyomingState	0.96	$60,860	$65,441	19%
50	FloridaState	0.95	$65,620	$64,650	31%
51	MississippiState	0.95	$54,530	$64,304	20%
52	MissouriState	0.95	$57,380	$64,763	22%
53	MontanaState	0.95	$62,250	$64,575	22%
54	South CarolinaState	0.95	$59,110	$64,250	25%
55	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$67,150	$64,879	29%
56	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.94	$59,350	$63,955	26%
57	IllinoisState	0.91	$60,150	$61,756	26%
58	PennsylvaniaState	0.88	$57,920	$59,711	27%
59	ArkansasState	0.87	$50,840	$58,911	21%
60	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.87	$54,990	$59,449	26%
61	NevadaState	0.85	$57,960	$57,844	30%
62	DelawareState	0.84	$57,610	$57,040	28%
63	KansasState	0.84	$51,390	$57,100	24%
64	OklahomaState	0.83	$49,990	$56,486	23%
65	UtahState	0.82	$56,100	$55,988	32%
66	New MexicoState	0.81	$50,550	$54,946	25%
67	West VirginiaState	0.79	$44,940	$53,373	22%
68	OregonState	0.78	$54,460	$52,874	35%
69	ArizonaState	0.75	$51,250	$50,793	35%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).