Rochester, NY has highest property taxes in the US, Syracuse is in top 5
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
the way property taxes are levied in certain metros is really intriguing. my duplex in brooklyn i purchased in 1996 had property taxes of $540 a year at the time, today it's 1700
"That same old line" is how property taxes work. If your home value goes up, taxes go up, if it goes down, taxes go down. Several states also tax personal vehicles (cars, trailers, boats, etc), and it's the same thing, except in most cases the vehicles depreciate and taxes get less every year.
Yep, it can suck for people on a fixed income. I left Texas when I retired because where I lived land values were extremely high, and my dinky 1600 sf house on a small 4600 sf lot was taxed at $11,000 per year, WITH exemptions, and rising up to 10% a year. Almost all of the tax was on the value of the land, not the 80-year-old house I was in (that needed work). Many seniors where I lived have had to sell their homes because they couldn't afford the taxes, quite a few had to move to apartments. Also happened to my sister in Florida.
Wait…You mean these states people keep saying are cheap, may actually have property taxes that rival, if not surpass those in Upstate NY? Say it ain’t so.
Wait…You mean these states people keep saying are cheap, may actually have property taxes that rival, if not surpass those in Upstate NY? Say it ain’t so.
And he also said that when the value of your property allegedly decreases, so do your taxes........when did you ever see your taxes go DOWN???
Wait…You mean these states people keep saying are cheap, may actually have property taxes that rival, if not surpass those in Upstate NY? Say it ain’t so.
Property taxes are high in N.Y. and Texas, BUT there is no state income tax in TX.
US Metropolitan Areas with the Highest property tax rates
1. Rochester, New York 2.92
2. Atlantic city 2.86
3. Binghamton, New York 2.82
4. Rockford, Illinois 2.78
5. Trenton, New Jersey 2.76
6. Syracuse, New York 2.75
7. Elmira, New York 2.70
8. Ithaca, New York 2.52
9. Buffalo, New York 2.44
10. Utica, New York 2.43
11. Kankakee, Illinois 2.40
12. Bloomington,Illinois 2.39
13. Concord, New Hampshire 2.37
14. New Haven, Connecticut 2.32
15. El Paso, Texas 2.30
16. Kingston, New York 2.29
17. Peoria, Illinois 2.29
18. Hartford, Connecticut 2.28
19. Decatur, Illinois 2.28
20. Chicago, Illinois 2.22
21. Champaign, Illinois 2.20
22. Manchester, New Hampshire 2.08
23. Albany, New York 2.07
24. Springfield, Illinois 2.04
25. Reading, Pennsylvania 1.99
26. Davenport, Iowa 1.99
27. Janesville, Wisconsin 1.98
28. McAllen, Texas 1.98
29. Glens Falls, New York 1.97
30. Cleveland, Ohio 1.97
31. Austin, Texas 1.88
32. Houston, Texas 1.88
33. Omaha, Nebraska 1.86
34. Wichita, Kansas 1.86
35. Dallas, Texas 1.84
36. San Antonio, Texas 1.84
37. Madison, Wisconsin 1.83
38. Erie, Pennsylvania 1.83
39. Des Monies, Iowa 1.82
40. Brownsville, Texas 1.78
This pretty much coincides with lower median housing prices as well.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
