State tax rates; as expected New Jersey and Illinois top the list of highest taxing states

From the taxfoundation.org

Visit their site for a look at the map referred to below. The effective tax rate is the property tax as a percentage of the homes value.

But I can tell you from experience in NJ it varies greatly by county. My effective tax rate is closer to 3%.

I won’t pontificate on this, but those Christie haters out there should keep this in mind when you hear the rhetoric about pension and related public employee costs.

Today’s map cuts through this clutter, presenting effective tax rates on owner-occupied housing. This is the average amount of residential property tax actually paid, expressed as a percentage of home value. Some states with high property taxes, like New Hampshire and Texas, rely heavily on property taxes in lieu of other major tax categories; others, like New Jersey and Illinois, impose high property taxes alongside high rates in the other major tax categories.

New Jersey has the highest effective rate at 2.38% and is followed closely by Illinois (2.32%), New Hampshire (2.15%), and Connecticut (1.98%). On the other end of the spectrum, Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28%, and is followed closely by Alabama (0.43%), Louisiana (0.51%), and Delaware (0.55%). How does your state compare?