Post by vbplyr on Jan 27, 2009 15:49:09 GMT -6
Table: Who Pays America's Highest Property Taxes?
Forbes.com staff, 01.23.09, 02:30 PM EST
This list is compiled with data from the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan tax research group. Using statistics from the 2007 U.S. Census American Community Survey, it calculated, by county, median property taxes paid on homes, median home value, taxes as a percentage of home value, homeowner median income and taxes as a percentage of income. Our rankings are based on the last measure.
Rank County State Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes Median Home Value Taxes as % of Home Value Median Income for Home Owners Taxes as % of Income
1 Passaic County New Jersey $6,928 $398,800 1.7% $81,853 8.5%
2 Union County New Jersey $7,007 $422,700 1.7% $86,049 8.1%
3 Essex County New Jersey $7,535 $422,800 1.8% $93,511 8.1%
4 Nassau County New York $8,153 $508,000 1.6% $101,558 8.0%
5 Westchester County New York $8,422 $582,300 1.4% $108,580 7.8%
6 Bergen County New Jersey $7,797 $492,200 1.6% $100,559 7.8%
7 Rockland County New York $7,535 $503,100 1.5% $97,290 7.7%
8 Putnam County New York $6,860 $441,800 1.6% $89,307 7.7%
9 Hunterdon County New Jersey $8,224 $472,800 1.7% $109,298 7.5%
10 Hudson County New Jersey $6,007 $419,400 1.4% $79,974 7.5%
11 Suffolk County New York $6,763 $447,800 1.5% $93,442 7.2%
12 Camden County New Jersey $5,311 $223,400 2.4% $74,732 7.1%
13 Warren County New Jersey $5,673 $320,900 1.8% $81,029 7.0%
14 Somerset County New Jersey $7,597 $469,600 1.6% $108,664 7.0%
15 Monmouth County New Jersey $6,494 $445,000 1.5% $93,617 6.9%
16 Sussex County New Jersey $5,803 $341,300 1.7% $85,491 6.8%
17 Lake County Illinois $6,089 $310,700 2.0% $90,837 6.7%
18 Morris County New Jersey $7,281 $504,500 1.4% $109,187 6.7%
19 Merrimack County New Hampshire $4,534 $250,200 1.8% $69,227 6.5%
20 Middlesex County New Jersey $5,861 $370,700 1.6% $90,338 6.5%
21 Ocean County New Jersey $4,021 $310,100 1.3% $62,189 6.5%
22 Cheshire County New Hampshire $3,996 $199,000 2.0% $62,577 6.4%
23 Mercer County New Jersey $5,734 $322,400 1.8% $90,629 6.3%
24 Orange County New York $5,164 $320,200 1.6% $81,988 6.3%
25 Atlantic County New Jersey $4,277 $271,900 1.6% $69,222 6.2%
26 McHenry County Illinois $4,931 $262,100 1.9% $80,507 6.1%
27 Kane County Illinois $4,857 $250,600 1.9% $79,475 6.1%
28 Gloucester County New Jersey $4,887 $235,300 2.1% $80,871 6.0%
29 Rockingham County New Hampshire $5,068 $326,900 1.6% $85,094 6.0%
30 Burlington County New Jersey $5,111 $276,600 1.8% $85,837 6.0%
31 Fairfield County Connecticut $5,962 $499,000 1.2% $100,727 5.9%
32 Will County Illinois $4,664 $243,900 1.9% $78,869 5.9%
33 Milwaukee County Wisconsin $3,581 $168,400 2.1% $60,802 5.9%
34 Hillsborough County New Hampshire $4,757 $283,400 1.7% $81,688 5.8%
35 Sullivan County New York $3,328 $181,900 1.8% $57,711 5.8%
36 DuPage County Illinois $4,933 $325,400 1.5% $85,800 5.7%
37 DeKalb County Illinois $4,149 $205,000 2.0% $72,214 5.7%
38 Grafton County New Hampshire $3,409 $198,400 1.7% $59,379 5.7%
39 Dutchess County New York $4,365 $343,900 1.3% $77,407 5.6%
40 Chittenden County Vermont $3,992 $251,300 1.6% $70,925 5.6%
41 Kendall County Illinois $4,564 $249,300 1.8% $81,935 5.6%
42 Monroe County New York $3,629 $128,500 2.8% $65,152 5.6%
43 Strafford County New Hampshire $4,160 $230,900 1.8% $74,848 5.6%
44 New Haven County Connecticut $4,343 $280,200 1.5% $78,474 5.5%
45 Tompkins County New York $3,564 $159,600 2.2% $64,782 5.5%
46 Schenectady County New York $3,728 $159,400 2.3% $67,905 5.5%
47 Ulster County New York $3,926 $254,200 1.5% $71,516 5.5%
48 Cape May County New Jersey $3,382 $340,000 1.0% $61,814 5.5%
49 Cumberland County New Jersey $3,326 $173,600 1.9% $60,924 5.5%
50 Salem County New Jersey $3,656 $188,800 1.9% $67,237 5.4%
51 Monroe County Pennsylvania $3,396 $211,000 1.6% $65,382 5.2%
52 Delaware County Pennsylvania $3,785 $231,200 1.6% $73,160 5.2%
53 Dane County Wisconsin $3,926 $228,600 1.7% $77,241 5.1%
54 Racine County Wisconsin $3,184 $180,000 1.8% $62,867 5.1%
55 Niagara County New York $2,802 $95,800 2.9% $56,386 5.0%
56 Hartford County Connecticut $3,999 $247,100 1.6% $80,486 5.0%
57 Kenosha County Wisconsin $3,397 $187,500 1.8% $68,542 5.0%
58 Webb County Texas $2,199 $104,800 2.1% $45,071 4.9%
59 La Crosse County Wisconsin $2,763 $147,800 1.9% $56,817 4.9%
60 Cook County Illinois $3,419 $281,800 1.2% $70,412 4.9%
61 Tolland County Connecticut $4,155 $256,100 1.6% $86,434 4.8%
62 Fort Bend County Texas $4,229 $168,800 2.5% $88,058 4.8%
63 Litchfield County Connecticut $3,844 $305,400 1.3% $80,260 4.8%
64 Middlesex County Connecticut $3,999 $309,300 1.3% $83,958 4.8%
65 Williamson County Texas $3,701 $170,900 2.2% $77,721 4.8%
66 Onondaga County New York $3,056 $120,000 2.5% $64,401 4.7%
67 Berks County Pennsylvania $2,973 $173,100 1.7% $62,738 4.7%
68 Miami-Dade County Florida $2,761 $318,100 0.9% $58,497 4.7%
69 Erie County New York $2,822 $112,000 2.5% $59,887 4.7%
70 Travis County Texas $3,856 $195,100 2.0% $81,947 4.7%
71 Bucks County Pennsylvania $3,850 $326,800 1.2% $82,027 4.7%
72 Jefferson County Wisconsin $2,896 $181,000 1.6% $61,779 4.7%
73 Kent County Rhode Island $3,340 $255,400 1.3% $71,259 4.7%
74 Washtenaw County Michigan $3,887 $230,800 1.7% $82,943 4.7%
75 LaSalle County Illinois $2,582 $127,800 2.0% $55,805 4.6%
76 Rensselaer County New York $3,212 $166,100 1.9% $69,542 4.6%
77 Marin County California $4,953 $918,700 0.5% $107,269 4.6%
78 Winnebago County Illinois $2,817 $124,800 2.3% $61,118 4.6%
79 Rockwall County Texas $3,965 $187,300 2.1% $86,160 4.6%
80 Collin County Texas $4,390 $196,800 2.2% $95,467 4.6%
81 Cayuga County New York $2,443 $103,000 2.4% $53,614 4.6%
82 Lehigh County Pennsylvania $2,942 $203,500 1.4% $64,647 4.6%
83 Dodge County Wisconsin $2,788 $159,900 1.7% $61,500 4.5%
84 Waukesha County Wisconsin $3,832 $260,600 1.5% $84,737 4.5%
85 Geauga County Ohio $3,347 $234,000 1.4% $74,095 4.5%
86 Northampton County Pennsylvania $3,134 $220,300 1.4% $69,557 4.5%
87 Broward County Florida $2,748 $302,500 0.9% $61,233 4.5%
88 Wayne County New York $2,690 $102,000 2.6% $60,118 4.5%
89 Providence County Rhode Island $3,237 $277,000 1.2% $72,360 4.5%
90 Sheboygan County Wisconsin $2,802 $149,300 1.9% $62,904 4.5%
91 Walworth County Wisconsin $2,934 $188,300 1.6% $65,898 4.5%
92 Albany County New York $3,321 $197,900 1.7% $74,789 4.4%
93 Hays County Texas $3,382 $174,600 1.9% $76,209 4.4%
94 Middlesex County Massachusetts $4,235 $441,400 1.0% $95,714 4.4%
95 Washington County Wisconsin $3,351 $228,600 1.5% $75,739 4.4%
96 Wayne County Michigan $2,452 $137,300 1.8% $55,442 4.4%
97 Rock County Wisconsin $2,606 $139,500 1.9% $58,939 4.4%
98 Newport County Rhode Island $3,523 $414,800 0.8% $79,798 4.4%
99 Kankakee County Illinois $2,522 $139,400 1.8% $57,162 4.4%
100 Washington County Rhode Island $3,524 $351,500 1.0% $80,015 4.4%
Ranks: 1-100101-200201-300301-400401-500501-600601-700701-788
Forbes.com staff, 01.23.09, 02:30 PM EST
This list is compiled with data from the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan tax research group. Using statistics from the 2007 U.S. Census American Community Survey, it calculated, by county, median property taxes paid on homes, median home value, taxes as a percentage of home value, homeowner median income and taxes as a percentage of income. Our rankings are based on the last measure.
Rank County State Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes Median Home Value Taxes as % of Home Value Median Income for Home Owners Taxes as % of Income
1 Passaic County New Jersey $6,928 $398,800 1.7% $81,853 8.5%
2 Union County New Jersey $7,007 $422,700 1.7% $86,049 8.1%
3 Essex County New Jersey $7,535 $422,800 1.8% $93,511 8.1%
4 Nassau County New York $8,153 $508,000 1.6% $101,558 8.0%
5 Westchester County New York $8,422 $582,300 1.4% $108,580 7.8%
6 Bergen County New Jersey $7,797 $492,200 1.6% $100,559 7.8%
7 Rockland County New York $7,535 $503,100 1.5% $97,290 7.7%
8 Putnam County New York $6,860 $441,800 1.6% $89,307 7.7%
9 Hunterdon County New Jersey $8,224 $472,800 1.7% $109,298 7.5%
10 Hudson County New Jersey $6,007 $419,400 1.4% $79,974 7.5%
11 Suffolk County New York $6,763 $447,800 1.5% $93,442 7.2%
12 Camden County New Jersey $5,311 $223,400 2.4% $74,732 7.1%
13 Warren County New Jersey $5,673 $320,900 1.8% $81,029 7.0%
14 Somerset County New Jersey $7,597 $469,600 1.6% $108,664 7.0%
15 Monmouth County New Jersey $6,494 $445,000 1.5% $93,617 6.9%
16 Sussex County New Jersey $5,803 $341,300 1.7% $85,491 6.8%
17 Lake County Illinois $6,089 $310,700 2.0% $90,837 6.7%
18 Morris County New Jersey $7,281 $504,500 1.4% $109,187 6.7%
19 Merrimack County New Hampshire $4,534 $250,200 1.8% $69,227 6.5%
20 Middlesex County New Jersey $5,861 $370,700 1.6% $90,338 6.5%
21 Ocean County New Jersey $4,021 $310,100 1.3% $62,189 6.5%
22 Cheshire County New Hampshire $3,996 $199,000 2.0% $62,577 6.4%
23 Mercer County New Jersey $5,734 $322,400 1.8% $90,629 6.3%
24 Orange County New York $5,164 $320,200 1.6% $81,988 6.3%
25 Atlantic County New Jersey $4,277 $271,900 1.6% $69,222 6.2%
26 McHenry County Illinois $4,931 $262,100 1.9% $80,507 6.1%
27 Kane County Illinois $4,857 $250,600 1.9% $79,475 6.1%
28 Gloucester County New Jersey $4,887 $235,300 2.1% $80,871 6.0%
29 Rockingham County New Hampshire $5,068 $326,900 1.6% $85,094 6.0%
30 Burlington County New Jersey $5,111 $276,600 1.8% $85,837 6.0%
31 Fairfield County Connecticut $5,962 $499,000 1.2% $100,727 5.9%
32 Will County Illinois $4,664 $243,900 1.9% $78,869 5.9%
33 Milwaukee County Wisconsin $3,581 $168,400 2.1% $60,802 5.9%
34 Hillsborough County New Hampshire $4,757 $283,400 1.7% $81,688 5.8%
35 Sullivan County New York $3,328 $181,900 1.8% $57,711 5.8%
36 DuPage County Illinois $4,933 $325,400 1.5% $85,800 5.7%
37 DeKalb County Illinois $4,149 $205,000 2.0% $72,214 5.7%
38 Grafton County New Hampshire $3,409 $198,400 1.7% $59,379 5.7%
39 Dutchess County New York $4,365 $343,900 1.3% $77,407 5.6%
40 Chittenden County Vermont $3,992 $251,300 1.6% $70,925 5.6%
41 Kendall County Illinois $4,564 $249,300 1.8% $81,935 5.6%
42 Monroe County New York $3,629 $128,500 2.8% $65,152 5.6%
43 Strafford County New Hampshire $4,160 $230,900 1.8% $74,848 5.6%
44 New Haven County Connecticut $4,343 $280,200 1.5% $78,474 5.5%
45 Tompkins County New York $3,564 $159,600 2.2% $64,782 5.5%
46 Schenectady County New York $3,728 $159,400 2.3% $67,905 5.5%
47 Ulster County New York $3,926 $254,200 1.5% $71,516 5.5%
48 Cape May County New Jersey $3,382 $340,000 1.0% $61,814 5.5%
49 Cumberland County New Jersey $3,326 $173,600 1.9% $60,924 5.5%
50 Salem County New Jersey $3,656 $188,800 1.9% $67,237 5.4%
51 Monroe County Pennsylvania $3,396 $211,000 1.6% $65,382 5.2%
52 Delaware County Pennsylvania $3,785 $231,200 1.6% $73,160 5.2%
53 Dane County Wisconsin $3,926 $228,600 1.7% $77,241 5.1%
54 Racine County Wisconsin $3,184 $180,000 1.8% $62,867 5.1%
55 Niagara County New York $2,802 $95,800 2.9% $56,386 5.0%
56 Hartford County Connecticut $3,999 $247,100 1.6% $80,486 5.0%
57 Kenosha County Wisconsin $3,397 $187,500 1.8% $68,542 5.0%
58 Webb County Texas $2,199 $104,800 2.1% $45,071 4.9%
59 La Crosse County Wisconsin $2,763 $147,800 1.9% $56,817 4.9%
60 Cook County Illinois $3,419 $281,800 1.2% $70,412 4.9%
61 Tolland County Connecticut $4,155 $256,100 1.6% $86,434 4.8%
62 Fort Bend County Texas $4,229 $168,800 2.5% $88,058 4.8%
63 Litchfield County Connecticut $3,844 $305,400 1.3% $80,260 4.8%
64 Middlesex County Connecticut $3,999 $309,300 1.3% $83,958 4.8%
65 Williamson County Texas $3,701 $170,900 2.2% $77,721 4.8%
66 Onondaga County New York $3,056 $120,000 2.5% $64,401 4.7%
67 Berks County Pennsylvania $2,973 $173,100 1.7% $62,738 4.7%
68 Miami-Dade County Florida $2,761 $318,100 0.9% $58,497 4.7%
69 Erie County New York $2,822 $112,000 2.5% $59,887 4.7%
70 Travis County Texas $3,856 $195,100 2.0% $81,947 4.7%
71 Bucks County Pennsylvania $3,850 $326,800 1.2% $82,027 4.7%
72 Jefferson County Wisconsin $2,896 $181,000 1.6% $61,779 4.7%
73 Kent County Rhode Island $3,340 $255,400 1.3% $71,259 4.7%
74 Washtenaw County Michigan $3,887 $230,800 1.7% $82,943 4.7%
75 LaSalle County Illinois $2,582 $127,800 2.0% $55,805 4.6%
76 Rensselaer County New York $3,212 $166,100 1.9% $69,542 4.6%
77 Marin County California $4,953 $918,700 0.5% $107,269 4.6%
78 Winnebago County Illinois $2,817 $124,800 2.3% $61,118 4.6%
79 Rockwall County Texas $3,965 $187,300 2.1% $86,160 4.6%
80 Collin County Texas $4,390 $196,800 2.2% $95,467 4.6%
81 Cayuga County New York $2,443 $103,000 2.4% $53,614 4.6%
82 Lehigh County Pennsylvania $2,942 $203,500 1.4% $64,647 4.6%
83 Dodge County Wisconsin $2,788 $159,900 1.7% $61,500 4.5%
84 Waukesha County Wisconsin $3,832 $260,600 1.5% $84,737 4.5%
85 Geauga County Ohio $3,347 $234,000 1.4% $74,095 4.5%
86 Northampton County Pennsylvania $3,134 $220,300 1.4% $69,557 4.5%
87 Broward County Florida $2,748 $302,500 0.9% $61,233 4.5%
88 Wayne County New York $2,690 $102,000 2.6% $60,118 4.5%
89 Providence County Rhode Island $3,237 $277,000 1.2% $72,360 4.5%
90 Sheboygan County Wisconsin $2,802 $149,300 1.9% $62,904 4.5%
91 Walworth County Wisconsin $2,934 $188,300 1.6% $65,898 4.5%
92 Albany County New York $3,321 $197,900 1.7% $74,789 4.4%
93 Hays County Texas $3,382 $174,600 1.9% $76,209 4.4%
94 Middlesex County Massachusetts $4,235 $441,400 1.0% $95,714 4.4%
95 Washington County Wisconsin $3,351 $228,600 1.5% $75,739 4.4%
96 Wayne County Michigan $2,452 $137,300 1.8% $55,442 4.4%
97 Rock County Wisconsin $2,606 $139,500 1.9% $58,939 4.4%
98 Newport County Rhode Island $3,523 $414,800 0.8% $79,798 4.4%
99 Kankakee County Illinois $2,522 $139,400 1.8% $57,162 4.4%
100 Washington County Rhode Island $3,524 $351,500 1.0% $80,015 4.4%
Ranks: 1-100101-200201-300301-400401-500501-600601-700701-788