Median Property Taxes by County
Property taxes are an important tool to finance state and local governments. In fiscal year 2013, property taxes comprised 31.3 percent of all state and local tax collections, making it the largest source of state and local tax collections.
The reliance on taxes varies across states. Only 18 percent of state and local tax collections in Alaska are from property taxes, compared to 64 percent in New Hampshire.
The reliance on property taxes is not the only thing that varies across the country. The amount that Americans pay in property taxes differs widely. The map below shows the median property taxes paid in each county in the United States.