Median property tax bill
The yearly property tax bill, in dollars, of the middle home-owning household that pays one. Households with no bill are left out, so this is what payers pay, not the average across all owners.
Reported for3,182areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.33not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.79Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
TyperateUS$/year
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
Census ACS 5-year · ACS table B25103_001
The middle value: the tax paid by the middle household among owners who get a tax bill. Households paying none are left out. The Census stops counting at $10,001. Sixteen counties hit that cap in 2023. For those, the true figure is at least this much, not exactly this much.
Combining areas: it cannot be combined, so it is shown only where its publisher works it out.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 49 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Median property tax bill and Median household incomeWhere Median property tax bill is higher, Median household income tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median household income by US county | +0.73 | +0.53 |
| Median property tax bill and Firearm share of suicides, standardisedWhere Median property tax bill is higher, Firearm share of suicides, standardised tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Firearm share of suicides, standardised by US county | -0.60 | -0.43 |
| Median property tax bill and Share of suicides by firearmWhere Median property tax bill is higher, Share of suicides by firearm tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share of suicides by firearm by US county | -0.61 | -0.42 |
| Median property tax bill and Returns reporting unemployment compensationWhere Median property tax bill is higher, Returns reporting unemployment compensation tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Returns reporting unemployment compensation by US county | +0.31 | +0.34 |
| Median property tax bill and Share foreign-bornWhere Median property tax bill is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county | +0.51 | +0.30 |
| Median property tax bill and Share with a bachelor's degree or higherLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.24 remains. Share with a bachelor's degree or higher by US county | +0.66 | +0.24 |
| Median property tax bill and Mean income of departing householdsLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.22 remains. Mean income of departing households by US county | +0.70 | +0.22 |
| Median property tax bill and Firearm fatalitiesLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of -0.22 remains. Firearm fatalities by US county | -0.56 | -0.22 |
| Median property tax bill and Share Asian, not HispanicLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.18 remains. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.54 | +0.18 |
| Median property tax bill and Median gross rentLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.17 remains. Median gross rent by US county | +0.72 | +0.17 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Median property tax bill and Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.07 | -0.12 |
| Median property tax bill and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.21 | -0.06 |
| Median property tax bill and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.01 | +0.14 |
| Median property tax bill and Share Asian, not HispanicLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.18 remains. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.54 | +0.18 |
| Median property tax bill and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.14 | +0.06 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,182 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Marin County, CA — $10,000 or more
- Falls Church city, VA — $10,000 or more
- Westchester County, NY — $10,000 or more
- Suffolk County, NY — $10,000 or more
- Rockland County, NY — $10,000 or more
Lowest
- Allen Parish, LA — $200 or less
- West Carroll Parish, LA — $200 or less
- Oglala Lakota County, SD — $200 or less
- Adjuntas Municipio, PR — $200 or less
- Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR — $200 or less
The middle area reports 1,527. The middle half of counties falls between 986 and 2,354 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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