But, but, but, there’s no inflation I’ve been told by Federal Reserve douchebags.
In 2018, property taxes on the nation’s 87 million U.S. single-family homes rose 4 percent to $293.4 billion, reaching an average of $3,498 per home, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions, which runs a property database.
Property taxes have been a hot-button issue of late because of a $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes that was imposed as part of the Republican-led tax overhaul. Some homeowners in high-tax states have said the so-called SALT deduction cap means they owe the IRS this year, instead of getting refunds they received in previous years.
The SALT deduction cap “is putting this question back in people’s minds,” said Todd Teta, chief product officer at ATTOM. “Any state or local tax initiative has been heightened in people’s minds over the last two years, given it was in the news.”
There are indications property tax increases may be slowing in high-tax areas, Teta said. The difference between high-tax states and low-tax states has narrowed, resulting in a smaller gap between the states than in previous years, he added.
Coastal states with big metropolitan areas, such as New York and California, are among those with the highest property taxes, while Southern states had the lowest rates. The state with the lowest average property tax in 2018 was Alabama, at $788 per home.
U.S. states with the highest property taxes in 2018:
New Jersey: $8,780
Connecticut: $7,222
New York: $6,947
New Hampshire: $6,253
Massachusetts: $6,019
District of Columbia: $5,480
Rhode Island: $5,368
California: $5,354
Vermont: $5,331
Texas: $5,265
U.S. counties with the highest property taxes
Westchester, New York: $17,392
Rockland, New York: $12,925
Marin, California: $12,242
Essex, New Jersey: $12,161
Bergen, New Jersey: $11,771
Nassau, New York: $11,708
Union, New Jersey: $11,075
Fairfield, Connecticut: $10,754
Morris, New Jersey: $10,507
Passaic, New Jersey: $9,988