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National property tax delinquency rate rises to 5.2% in 2026

Mississippi had the highest delinquency rate at 15.1%, while North Dakota was lowest at 1.4%, according to Cotality data cited by HousingWire.

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HousingWire reports that the national property tax delinquency rate climbed to 5.2% in 2026, up from 4.2% in 2025, marking the highest level since 2017 but still below the 5.4% long term average.

The outlet says Cotality’s 2026 Property Tax Delinquency Report attributes the delinquency pattern to factors such as HOA liens and late mortgages, rather than unemployment, and notes that states with higher tax lien rates average higher delinquency.

HousingWire adds that the report draws on approximately 15 million tax reporting events across 8 million non escrowed mortgages and that the 2026 year to date rate partly reflects seasonal patterns.

Citing Cotality, HousingWire also said the delinquency rate has shifted quickly from the lowest level in its data to the highest since 2017.

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