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This is the State With the Highest Property Taxes
April 15, 2023 12:35 pm
Last Updated: May 3, 2023 10:03 am
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45. South Carolina
> Effective property tax rate: 0.57%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,314 (18th lowest)
> Median home value: $213,500 (15th lowest)
> Median household income: $59,318 (9th lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 32.4% (24th highest)
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44. West Virginia
> Effective property tax rate: 0.57%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,002 (8th lowest)
> Median home value: $143,200 (the lowest)
> Median household income: $51,248 (2nd lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 23.4% (11th lowest)
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43. Utah
> Effective property tax rate: 0.57%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,209 (17th lowest)
> Median home value: $421,700 (7th highest)
> Median household income: $79,449 (11th highest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 27.1% (16th lowest)
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42. Nevada
> Effective property tax rate: 0.59%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,153 (14th lowest)
> Median home value: $373,000 (9th highest)
> Median household income: $66,274 (23rd lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 24.0% (12th lowest)
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41. Delaware
> Effective property tax rate: 0.61%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,049 (9th lowest)
> Median home value: $300,500 (20th highest)
> Median household income: $71,091 (19th highest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 17.9% (2nd lowest)
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