States with the highest sales tax are: California (8.75%), Indiana (7%), Mississippi (7%), New Jersey (7%), Rhode Island (7%), Tennessee (7%), Minnesota (6.875%), Nevada (6.85%), Washington (6.5%), Texas and Illinois (6.25%).
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Property Taxes by County
U.S. Census Bureau data, released in late October 2009 and analyzed by the Tax foundation, show that over a three-year period (2006, 2007 and 2008), homeowners in New York and New Jersey counties paid the most in property taxes, while those in Louisiana parishes paid the least. In seven New Jersey counties and three New York counties, the median property tax over 2006-2008 is more than 7 percent of median house hold income, compared to the national median of 2.85%. The data covers counties whose population exceeds 20,000.
Top 10 Counties: The top 10 counties in median real estate taxes paid over 2006-2008 are, from 1 to 10, Westchester County, NY ($8,404); Hunterdon county, NJ ($8,347); Nassau County, NY ($8,306); Bergen County, NJ ($7,997); Rockland County, NY ($7,798); Essex County, NJ ($7,676); Somerset County, NJ ($7,67); Morris County, NY ($7,310); Passaic County, NJ ($7,095); and Union county, NJ ($7,058). The national median is $1,854.
The top 10 counties in median real estate taxes as a percentage of home value over 2006-2008 are (all from the state of New York), from 1 to 10, Orleans County (3.04%), Niagara County (2.95%); Allegany County (2.92%); Monroe County (2.89%); Wayne county (2.85%); Montgomery County (2.75%); Genesee County (2.73%); Cortland County (2.71%); Chautauqua County (2.66%); and Seneca County (2.654%). The national median is nearly 1% (0.96%).
The top 10 counties in median real estate taxes as a percentage of homeowner income over 2006-2008 are, from 1 to 10, Passaic County, NJ (8.34%); Essex county, NJ (8.12%); Nassau County, NY (8.00%); Bergen County, NJ (7.89%); Union County, NJ (7.80%); Rockland County, NY (7.61%); Westchester County, NY (7.55%); Hunterdon County, NJ (7.50%); Suffolk County, NY (7.24%); and Hudson County, NJ (7.20%). The national median is 2.85%.
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