# CarTaxHQ

> Yearly car taxes (personal property, excise, VLF) and one-time vehicle purchase taxes for all 50 US states + DC and 1657 towns, cities and counties, with official sources and check dates.

## How the yearly tax is computed (formula kinds in /api/*.json "annual")
- assessed: tax = value × assessRatio × min(localRate, rateCap) / ratePer   (CT: 70% × mills/1000; NC: rate per $100; SC: 6% × mills; MO: 33.33% × rate per $100)
- pptra (Virginia): tax = value × assessPct × rate/100 − reliefPct × min(value, 20000) × assessPct × rate/100
- msrpSchedule: tax = MSRP × mills(age)/1000 (+ flat)   (ME, NH and similar)
- msrpPercent (Massachusetts): tax = MSRP × pct(age) × rate
- valuePercent: tax = value × rate/100   (e.g. California VLF)
- none: no yearly car tax

## Data
- [All states (JSON)](https://cartaxhq.com/api/states.json)
- [Alabama](https://cartaxhq.com/alabama/) — $165/yr typical; 67 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/alabama.json)
- [Alaska](https://cartaxhq.com/alaska/) — No yearly car tax
- [Arizona](https://cartaxhq.com/arizona/) — $426/yr typical
- [Arkansas](https://cartaxhq.com/arkansas/) — $254/yr typical; 75 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/arkansas.json)
- [California](https://cartaxhq.com/california/) — $163/yr typical
- [Colorado](https://cartaxhq.com/colorado/) — $357/yr typical
- [Connecticut](https://cartaxhq.com/connecticut/) — $478/yr typical; 169 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/connecticut.json)
- [Delaware](https://cartaxhq.com/delaware/) — No yearly car tax
- [District of Columbia](https://cartaxhq.com/district-of-columbia/) — No yearly car tax
- [Florida](https://cartaxhq.com/florida/) — No yearly car tax
- [Georgia](https://cartaxhq.com/georgia/) — vehicle tax
- [Hawaii](https://cartaxhq.com/hawaii/) — vehicle tax
- [Idaho](https://cartaxhq.com/idaho/) — No yearly car tax
- [Illinois](https://cartaxhq.com/illinois/) — No yearly car tax
- [Indiana](https://cartaxhq.com/indiana/) — $355/yr typical
- [Iowa](https://cartaxhq.com/iowa/) — $350/yr typical
- [Kansas](https://cartaxhq.com/kansas/) — $661/yr typical; 105 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/kansas.json)
- [Kentucky](https://cartaxhq.com/kentucky/) — $304/yr typical; 120 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/kentucky.json)
- [Louisiana](https://cartaxhq.com/louisiana/) — No yearly car tax
- [Maine](https://cartaxhq.com/maine/) — $473/yr typical
- [Maryland](https://cartaxhq.com/maryland/) — No yearly car tax
- [Massachusetts](https://cartaxhq.com/massachusetts/) — $350/yr typical
- [Michigan](https://cartaxhq.com/michigan/) — $168/yr typical
- [Minnesota](https://cartaxhq.com/minnesota/) — $506/yr typical
- [Mississippi](https://cartaxhq.com/mississippi/) — $1,225/yr typical; 82 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/mississippi.json)
- [Missouri](https://cartaxhq.com/missouri/) — $486/yr typical; 115 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/missouri.json)
- [Montana](https://cartaxhq.com/montana/) — $217/yr typical
- [Nebraska](https://cartaxhq.com/nebraska/) — $464/yr typical
- [Nevada](https://cartaxhq.com/nevada/) — excise tax
- [New Hampshire](https://cartaxhq.com/new-hampshire/) — $420/yr typical
- [New Jersey](https://cartaxhq.com/new-jersey/) — No yearly car tax
- [New Mexico](https://cartaxhq.com/new-mexico/) — No yearly car tax
- [New York](https://cartaxhq.com/new-york/) — No yearly car tax
- [North Carolina](https://cartaxhq.com/north-carolina/) — $237/yr typical; 690 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/north-carolina.json)
- [North Dakota](https://cartaxhq.com/north-dakota/) — No yearly car tax
- [Ohio](https://cartaxhq.com/ohio/) — No yearly car tax
- [Oklahoma](https://cartaxhq.com/oklahoma/) — $96/yr typical
- [Oregon](https://cartaxhq.com/oregon/) — No yearly car tax
- [Pennsylvania](https://cartaxhq.com/pennsylvania/) — No yearly car tax
- [Rhode Island](https://cartaxhq.com/rhode-island/) — No yearly car tax
- [South Carolina](https://cartaxhq.com/south-carolina/) — $706/yr typical; 46 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/south-carolina.json)
- [South Dakota](https://cartaxhq.com/south-dakota/) — No yearly car tax
- [Tennessee](https://cartaxhq.com/tennessee/) — No yearly car tax
- [Texas](https://cartaxhq.com/texas/) — No yearly car tax
- [Utah](https://cartaxhq.com/utah/) — $150/yr typical
- [Vermont](https://cartaxhq.com/vermont/) — No yearly car tax
- [Virginia](https://cartaxhq.com/virginia/) — $692/yr typical; 133 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/virginia.json)
- [Washington](https://cartaxhq.com/washington/) — vehicle tax
- [West Virginia](https://cartaxhq.com/west-virginia/) — $340/yr typical; 55 places: [JSON](https://cartaxhq.com/api/west-virginia.json)
- [Wisconsin](https://cartaxhq.com/wisconsin/) — No yearly car tax
- [Wyoming](https://cartaxhq.com/wyoming/) — $420/yr typical

## Guides
- [Car tax by state](https://cartaxhq.com/car-tax-by-state/)
- [States with no car tax](https://cartaxhq.com/states-with-no-car-tax/)
- Full rate table: https://cartaxhq.com/llms-full.txt