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This is the State With the Highest Property Taxes

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40. Arizona
> Effective property tax rate: 0.63%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,206 (16th lowest)
> Median home value: $336,300 (15th highest)
> Median household income: $69,056 (20th highest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 29.2% (22nd lowest)

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39. Arkansas
> Effective property tax rate: 0.64%
> Property tax collections per capita: $798 (3rd lowest)
> Median home value: $162,300 (3rd lowest)
> Median household income: $52,528 (4th lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 18.4% (4th lowest)

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38. Idaho
> Effective property tax rate: 0.67%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,131 (12th lowest)
> Median home value: $369,300 (11th highest)
> Median household income: $66,474 (24th lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 27.8% (18th lowest)

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37. Tennessee
> Effective property tax rate: 0.67%
> Property tax collections per capita: $845 (4th lowest)
> Median home value: $235,200 (22nd lowest)
> Median household income: $59,695 (10th lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 22.7% (10th lowest)

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36. Mississippi
> Effective property tax rate: 0.67%
> Property tax collections per capita: $1,167 (15th lowest)
> Median home value: $145,600 (2nd lowest)
> Median household income: $48,716 (the lowest)
> Property tax as a share of state and local tax revenue: 29.4% (23rd lowest)

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