Effective property tax rate on income
Property tax collected, as a percentage of residents' income. It is measured against income, not property value. 'Effective property tax rate' can also mean tax against home value, which is a separate measure here.
Reported for51states — none in PR
Link to density0.20not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike—not worked out for states: the map data here has no location points to measure distances between states
Typerate% of personal income
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 tax collections times the share of taxes from property, divided by BEA personal income
Property tax collected, divided by personal income. It is not divided by property value. That other meaning of the phrase is shown separately, as the effective property tax rate on home value. Census figures for state and local tax collected, divided by personal income as measured by the BEA (the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis). It shows the total tax paid as a share of income. It is not the rate written in law, and not the rate on the next dollar earned. Taxes are counted over the government's budget year and income over the calendar year, and state and local taxes are combined.
Combining areas: an average weighted by personal income.
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 10 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match. These compare 51 states, not counties. With only about fifty places behind each figure, none of them is strong evidence on its own.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share of taxes from motor fuelLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.55 | -0.27 |
| Health scoreLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.55 | +0.25 |
| High blood pressureLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.52 | -0.25 |
| Difficulty concentrating or decidingLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.53 | -0.24 |
| Mean income of departing householdsLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.55 | +0.24 |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairsLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.57 | -0.21 |
| Disability-free scoreLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.55 | +0.21 |
| Returns reporting capital gainsLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.58 | +0.20 |
| Per capita personal incomeLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | +0.59 | +0.17 |
| Fair or poor healthLinked across states, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. | -0.53 | -0.15 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of states. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across states: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. States 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | +0.07 | +0.24 |
| Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | -0.15 | -0.25 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | +0.03 | -0.06 |
| Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | +0.12 | -0.02 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. | -0.13 | -0.15 |
Highest and lowest
Of 51 states 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
- Vermont — 4.89
- New Hampshire — 4.76
- New Jersey — 4.38
- New York — 4.22
- District of Columbia — 4.09
The middle state reports 2.63. The middle half of states falls between 2.18 and 3.33 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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