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The Highest and Lowest Property Taxes by County
Barring floods and asbestos, property taxes are the highest cost of homeownership after a mortgage — and taxes never end.
In 2013, the median U.S. property tax bill was $2,132, according to a Zillow analysis that used the most recent data available.
That’s a whole lot less than residents paid in Westchester County, NY, where the median tax bill was $13,842. In Tunica County, MS, the median tax bill was $216.
All 10 of the most expensive counties for property taxes, based on the median paid for single-family homes, are in the same vicinity:
| County | Median taxes |
| Westchester, NY | $13,842 |
| Rockland, NY | $10,550 |
| Bergen, NJ | $9,546 |
| Essex, NJ | $9,288 |
| Nassau, NY | $9,091 |
| Passaic, NJ | $8,978 |
| Union, NJ | $8,926 |
| Morris, NJ | $8,549 |
| Hudson, NJ | $8,407 |
| Hunterdon, NJ | $8,392 |
Four of the 10 least expensive counties are in Alabama, with the other six scattered among several states:
| County | Median taxes |
| Tunica, MS | $216 |
| Bibb, AL | $228 |
| Walker, AL | $244 |
| Blount, AL | $344 |
| Amelia, VA | $358 |
| Butler, PA | $397 |
| Lincoln, OK | $402 |
| Fayette, TN | $410 |
| Meriwether, GA | $457 |
| Saint Clair, AL | $470 |
The analysis was limited to counties in the largest 50 metro areas where Zillow had sufficient sample sizes.
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