SmartAsset's interactive map highlights the places across the country
where property tax dollars are being spent most effectively.
Not exact matches
So I am finding situations in my district
where not - for - profit organizations and their landlords, the way they structured their leases was that the landlords would pass off the
property taxes to the not - for - profit organizations, and as
taxes are going up... many of these not - for - profit organizations are finding that they can't keep pace, and some are seeing increases of ten, fifteen, twenty thousand
dollars a year.
Of course, the problem is even
where teachers have agreed to a wage freeze you have increasing costs — without additional state aid — those extra
dollars will have to come from the local
property tax which is much more unfair for the middle class than raising money through the income
tax (assuming you don't let the millionaires off the hook like the Governor did).
Depending on the
property tax rate
where you live and on the value of your home, that can add up to thousands of
dollars in deductions every year
In some cases, annual
property taxes can be astronomical for high
dollar value
properties and regions
where the housing market is popular.
Our study aims to find the places in the United States
where people are getting the most for their
property tax dollars.