TaxProf Blog recently linked to a study published by The Tax Foundation, "New Census Data on Property Taxes on Homeowners," as well as a property tax lookup tool. Here are links to specific charts:
- Property taxes paid on owner-occupied housing for each of the 792 high-population counties (65,000 or greater) for 2009 (ranked by taxes as a percentage of home value)
- Property taxes paid on owner-occupied housing for each of the 792 high-population counties (65,000 or greater) for 2009 (ranked by dollar amount of median real estate taxes).
- Three-year average of real estate taxes paid on owner-occupied housing for each of the 2,000+ counties (populations greater than 20,000) for 2006-2008
- Property taxes paid on owner-occupied housing for each of the 50 states for 2009 (ranked by taxes as a percentage of home value)
- Property taxes paid on owner-occupied housing for each of the 50 states for 2009 (ranked by dollar amount of median real estate taxes).
Here are the Top 10 and Bottom 10 States in Median Real Estate Taxes Paid in 2009 -- all 10 states with the highest property taxes voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election, and 9 of the 10 states with the lowest property taxes voted for John McCain:
Rank
State
Property Tax
1
New Jersey
$6,579
2
Connecticut
$4,738
3
New Hampshire
$4,636
4
New York
$3,755
5
Rhode Island
$3,618
6
Massachusetts
$3,511
7
Illinois
$3,507
8
Vermont
$3,444
9
Wisconsin
$3,007
10
California
$2,893
United States Average
$1,917
41
Tennessee
$933
42
New Mexico
$880
43
Kentucky
$843
44
Oklahoma
$796
45
South Carolina
$689
46
Arkansas
$532
47
Mississippi
$508
48
West Virginia
$464
49
Alabama
$398
50
Louisiana
$243
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