Best Mutual Funds
The U.S. News Mutual Fund Score offers a broad look at what some of the brightest minds conducting investment analysis have to say about more than 4,500 mutual funds using ratings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, and Standard & Poor's. To learn more about our score, see the methodology.
Municipal Bond Mutual Fund Rankings
High Yield Muni
| 9.0 |
T. Rowe Price Tax Free High Yield Fund (PRFHX) Performance (1-YR): 16.55% Expense Ratio: 0.68% |
| 8.9 |
Ivy Municipal High Income Fund (WYMHX) Performance (1-YR): 15.82% Expense Ratio: 0.70% |
| 8.7 |
MFS Municipal High Income Fund (MMHYX) Performance (1-YR): 17.08% Expense Ratio: 0.69% |
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Muni California Long
| 8.5 |
Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund (FCAMX) Performance (1-YR): 22.62% Expense Ratio: 0.62% |
| 8.3 |
T. Rowe Price California Tax Free Bond Fund (PRXCX) Performance (1-YR): 14.31% Expense Ratio: 0.51% |
| 8.2 |
Northern California Tax Exempt Fund (NCATX) Performance (1-YR): 16.38% Expense Ratio: 0.45% |
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Muni Massachusetts
| 8.0 |
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund (VMATX) Performance (1-YR): 11.13% Expense Ratio: 0.17% |
| 7.8 |
Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund (PXMAX) Performance (1-YR): 14.01% Expense Ratio: 0.77% |
| 7.7 |
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund (FDMMX) Performance (1-YR): 11.96% Expense Ratio: 0.46% |
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Muni Minnesota
| 8.1 |
SIT Minnesota Tax Free Income Fund (SMTFX) Performance (1-YR): 12.49% Expense Ratio: 0.88% |
| 7.9 |
Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund (OPAMX) Performance (1-YR): 18.31% Expense Ratio: 0.80% |
| 7.6 |
Delaware Minnesota High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (DVMHX) Performance (1-YR): 13.43% Expense Ratio: 0.89% |
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Muni National Interm
| 8.7 |
USAA Tax Exempt Intermediate Term Fund (USATX) Performance (1-YR): 11.26% Expense Ratio: 0.52% |
| 8.7 |
Vanguard High Yield Tax Exempt Fund (VWAHX) Performance (1-YR): 14.08% Expense Ratio: 0.20% |
| 8.5 |
TIAA-CREF Tax Exempt Bond Fund (TITIX) Performance (1-YR): 11.46% Expense Ratio: 0.35% |
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Muni National Long
| 9.4 |
T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Income Fund (PRINX) Performance (1-YR): 14.01% Expense Ratio: 0.50% |
| 8.9 |
Fidelity Tax Free Bond Fund (FTABX) Performance (1-YR): 12.82% Expense Ratio: 0.25% |
| 8.6 |
BlackRock National Municipal Fund (MDNLX) Performance (1-YR): 15.37% Expense Ratio: 0.73% |
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Muni National Short
| 7.4 |
USAA Tax Exempt Short Term Fund (USSTX) Performance (1-YR): 4.41% Expense Ratio: 0.54% |
| 6.7 |
Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund (LTMFX) Performance (1-YR): 7.01% Expense Ratio: 0.74% |
| 6.7 |
T. Rowe Price Tax Free Short/Intermediate Fund (PRFSX) Performance (1-YR): 4.85% Expense Ratio: 0.49% |
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Muni New Jersey
| 8.5 |
T. Rowe Price New Jersey Tax Free Bond Fund (NJTFX) Performance (1-YR): 12.74% Expense Ratio: 0.52% |
| 7.9 |
Legg Mason Western Asset New Jersey Municipals Fund (SHNJX) Performance (1-YR): 13.66% Expense Ratio: 0.74% |
| 7.4 |
Vanguard New Jersey Long Term Tax Exempt Fund (VNJTX) Performance (1-YR): 12.58% Expense Ratio: 0.20% |
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Muni New York Long
| 8.8 |
T. Rowe Price New York Tax Free Bond Fund (PRNYX) Performance (1-YR): 12.19% Expense Ratio: 0.51% |
| 7.9 |
Invesco Van Kampen New York Tax Free Income (VNYAX) Performance (1-YR): 15.07% Expense Ratio: 0.66% |
| 7.5 |
Rochester Fund Municipals Fund (RMUNX) Performance (1-YR): 20.73% Expense Ratio: 0.69% |
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Muni Ohio
| 8.4 |
Vanguard Ohio Long Term Tax Exempt Fund (VOHIX) Performance (1-YR): 12.24% Expense Ratio: 0.17% |
| 7.4 |
Fidelity Ohio Municipal Income Fund (FOHFX) Performance (1-YR): 10.75% Expense Ratio: 0.49% |
| 7.0 |
Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund (OROHX) Performance (1-YR): 16.71% Expense Ratio: 0.80% |
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Muni Pennsylvania
| 7.9 |
Franklin Pennsylvania Tax-Free Income Fund (FRPAX) Performance (1-YR): 14.55% Expense Ratio: 0.64% |
| 7.7 |
Delaware Tax Free Pennsylvania Fund (DELIX) Performance (1-YR): 13.56% Expense Ratio: 0.88% |
| 7.5 |
Vanguard Pennsylvania Long Term Tax Exempt Fund (VPAIX) Performance (1-YR): 11.82% Expense Ratio: 0.20% |
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Muni Single State Interm
| 7.6 |
Fidelity Michigan Municipal Income Fund (FMHTX) Performance (1-YR): 10.40% Expense Ratio: 0.49% |
| 7.4 |
USAA Virginia Bond Fund (USVAX) Performance (1-YR): 13.38% Expense Ratio: 0.51% |
| 7.1 |
Tax Free Trust of Utah Fund (UTAHX) Performance (1-YR): 10.92% Expense Ratio: 0.83% |
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Muni Single State Long
| 8.9 |
T. Rowe Price Maryland Tax Free Bond Fund (MDXBX) Performance (1-YR): 12.93% Expense Ratio: 0.46% |
| 8.8 |
T. Rowe Price Georgia Tax Free Bond Fund (GTFBX) Performance (1-YR): 12.98% Expense Ratio: 0.55% |
| 8.4 |
Vanguard Florida Focused Long Term Tax Exempt Fund (VFLTX) Performance (1-YR): 12.92% Expense Ratio: 0.20% |
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Updated 04.04.2012