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Property Tax Rates1 and Housing Affordability2


Table One: Cities with more than one million people
Prop.
Tax
Rate		 City and
State		Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
0.2San Diego, CA 1,22310.19
0.3Los Angeles, CA 3,69512.04
0.5New York, NY 8,00810.34
0.7Phoenix, AZ 1,3214.35
0.9Chicago, IL 2,8965.97
1.1Philadelphia, PA1,5183.08
1.3Dallas, TX 1,1893.32
1.3Houston, TX 1,9543.06
1.6San Antonio, TX 1,1452.23

 

Table 2-A: Median affordability for various property tax rates in cities with 500,000 to one million people
Prop.
Tax
Rate		 Number in Sample Median Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
0.2-0.65 Cities5898.14
0.7-
1.2		8 cities 7363.21
1.4-
2.4		7 cities6503.19

 

Table 2-B: Individual Cities with 500,000 to one million people
Prop.
Tax
Rate		 City and
State		Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
0.2San Francisco CA77712.64
0.2San Jose CA 8958.82
0.3Washington DC 5728.14
0.5Denver CO 5555.47
0.6Boston MA 5899.88
0.7Jacksonville FL 7363.27
0.8Oklahoma City OK5062.78
0.9Seattle WA 5637.81
1.0Nashville TN 5463.53
1.1Charlotte NC 5413.39
1.1Indianapolis IN 7822.84
1.2Detroit MI 9513.15
1.2Portland OR 5295.34
1.4Columbus OH 7113.27
1.5Fort Worth TX 5352.46
1.5Memphis TN 6502.59
1.6Austin TX 6563.91
1.6Baltimore MD 6513.19
1.8El Paso TX 5632.54
2.4Milwaukee WI 5963.64

 

Table 3-A: Median affordability at various tax rates for cities of 200,000 to 500,000 people

Prop.
Tax
Rate		 Number in Sample Median Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
0.2-
0.4		16 cities 7.47
0.5-
0.8		12 cities 4.29
0.9-
1.2		15 cities 3.67
1.3-
2.3		13 cities 2.87

 

Table 3-B: Individual cities with 200,000 to 500,000 people

Prop.
Tax
Rate		 City and
State		Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
n/aNorth Hempstead NY 2237.61
0.2Anaheim CA 32810.61
0.2Baton Rouge LA 2283.68
0.2Honolulu HI 3729.47
0.2Long Beach CA 46211.30
0.2New Orleans LA 4864.35
0.2Santa Ana CA 33810.09
0.3Birmingham AL 2432.81
0.3Fremont CA 2037.79
0.3Montgomery AL 2022.48
0.3Oakland CA 39911.04
0.3Riverside CA 2557.34
0.3Sacramento CA 4077.61
0.3Stockton CA 2448.31
0.4Colorado Springs CO3613.98
0.4Fresno CA 4286.42
0.4Scottsdale AZ 2037.03
0.4Shreveport LA 2002.92
0.5Bakersfield CA 2475.82
0.5Mesa AZ 3963.89
0.6Aurora CO 2764.03
0.6Hialeah FL 2266.68
0.6Las Vegas NV 4785.96
0.7Glendale AZ 2194.20
0.7Lexington KY 2613.37
0.7Louisville KY 2563.62
0.7St. Petersburg FL 2484.39
0.8St. Paul MN 2874.54
0.8Tampa FL 3034.36
0.8Virginia Beach VA 4253.95
0.9Albuquerque NM 4493.58
0.9Atlanta GA 4165.50
0.9Fort Wayne IN 2062.30
0.9Raleigh NC 2763.68
0.9St. Louis MO 3483.35
0.9Tucson AZ 4874.22
1.0Corpus Christi TX 2772.18
1.0Miami FL 3629.86
1.0Minneapolis MN 3835.42
1.0Norfolk VA 2344.12
1.0Tulsa OK 3932.96
1.1Greensboro NC 2243.67
1.1Wichita KS 3442.47
1.2Anchorage AK 2603.77
1.2Kansas City MO 4423.04
1.3Buffalo NY 2932.23
1.4Akron OH 2172.89
1.5Cincinnati OH 3314.09
1.5Cleveland OH 4783.61
1.5Toledo OH 3142.87
1.7Garland TX 2162.55
1.7Omaha NE 3903.07
1.9Lincoln NE 2262.88
2.0Jersey City NJ 2407.43
2.0Newark NJ 2747.91
2.1Pittsburgh PA 3352.44
2.3Arlington TX 3332.48
2.3Plano TX 2222.74

 

Table 4-A: Median affordability at various tax rates for cities of 100,000 to 200,000 people

Prop.
Tax
Rate		 Number in Sample Median Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
0.2-
0.4		46 cities 8.82
0.5-
0.8		38 cities 4.62
0.9-
1.2		23 cities 3.32
1.3-
1.6		24 cities 2.74
1.7-
2.8		22 cities 2.85

Table 4-B: Individual cities with 100,000 to 200,000 people
Prop.
Tax
Rate		 City and
State		Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
n/aAmherst NY 1172.25
n/aRamapo NY 1096.41
0.1Metairie LA 1463.97
0.1Salinas CA 15111.18
0.1Santa Clara CA 1028.80
0.2Burbank CA 10011.47
0.2Chula Vista CA 17410.16
0.2Costa Mesa CA 10912.09
0.2Downey CA 10712.16
0.2Escondido CA 1348.69
0.2Fullerton CA 12610.19
0.2Garden Grove CA 1659.31
0.2Hayward CA 14010.38
0.2Huntington Beach CA1909.86
0.2Inglewood CA 11311.47
0.2Lafayette LA 1103.27
0.2Norwalk CA 1038.00
0.2Orange CA 1298.85
0.2Oxnard CA 17010.82
0.2Pomona CA 1498.74
0.2San Buenaventura CA10110.18
0.2Sunnyvale CA 1329.10
0.2Thousand Oaks CA 1177.77
0.2Torrance CA 1389.43
0.2Vallejo CA 1177.97
0.3Concord CA 1228.83
0.3Daly City CA 10410.31
0.3Glendale CA 19512.04
0.3Modesto CA 1897.36
0.3Oceanside CA 1619.04
0.3Ontario CA 1587.50
0.3Pasadena CA 13411.89
0.3San Bernardino CA 1857.18
0.3Simi Valley CA 1117.47
0.3Sunrise Manor NV 1565.09
0.3West Covina CA 1058.72
0.4Berkeley CA 10314.55
0.4Corona CA 1257.23
0.4El Monte CA 1169.87
0.4Fontana CA 1296.31
0.4Huntsville AL 1582.93
0.4Irvine CA 1438.25
0.4Lancaster CA 1196.17
0.4Mobile AL 1993.12
0.4Moreno Valley CA 1426.08
0.4Rancho Cucamonga CA1286.37
0.4Santa Clarita CA 1516.54
0.4Santa Rosa CA 14810.91
0.5Cambridge MA 1018.82
0.5Henderson NV 1755.70
0.5Jackson MS 1842.56
0.5North Las Vegas NV 1154.96
0.5Palmdale CA 1176.53
0.5Reno NV 1807.57
0.6Columbus GA 1863.32
0.6Fort Collins CO 1195.19
0.6Gilbert AZ 1104.23
0.6Paradise NV 1866.60
0.6Provo UT 1055.41
0.6Savannah GA 1323.50
0.6Spring Valley NV 1176.27
0.6Tempe AZ 1594.37
0.6Westminster CO 1013.72
0.7Alexandria VA 1287.42
0.7Arlington VA 1897.23
0.7Arvada CO 1023.90
0.7Augusta GA 1952.48
0.7Bellevue WA 1106.21
0.7Chandler AZ 1773.89
0.7Columbia SC 1164.08
0.7Evansville IN 1212.53
0.7Hollywood FL 1395.77
0.7Lakewood CO 1444.72
0.7Peoria AZ 1083.61
0.7Pueblo CO 1023.48
0.7Springfield MO 1523.11
0.7West Valley City UT1093.23
0.8Athens GA 1004.92
0.8Cape Coral FL 1025.34
0.8Clearwater FL 1094.14
0.8Fort Lauderdale FL 1527.81
0.8Little Rock AR 1833.01
0.8Orlando FL 1862.57
0.8Pembroke Pines FL 1375.01
0.8Salt Lake City UT 1824.84
0.8Tallahassee FL 1514.51
0.9Chesapeake VA 1993.59
0.9Coral Springs FL 1186.18
1.0Boise ID 1863.32
1.0Clarksville TN 1032.28
1.0Hampton VA 1463.09
1.0Newport News VA 1803.26
1.0Overland Park KS 1493.21
1.0Stamford CT 1178.52
1.1Abilene TX 1162.03
1.1Durham NC 1873.71
1.1Grand Rapids MI 1983.17
1.1Knoxville TN 1743.29
1.1Portsmouth VA 1013.20
1.1Providence RI 1747.17
1.1Richmond VA 1984.34
1.1Vancouver WA 1444.77
1.1Winston-Salem NC 1863.28
1.1Worcester MA 1736.93
1.2Chattanooga TN 1563.40
1.2Independence MO 1132.42
1.2Sterling Heights MI1243.21
1.2Tacoma WA 1944.72
1.2Yonkers NY 1967.94
1.3Beaumont TX 1142.59
1.3Eugene OR 1385.65
1.3Flint MI 1252.49
1.3Livonia MI 1013.11
1.3Salem OR 1373.99
1.3South Bend IN 1082.58
1.4Cedar Rapids IA 1212.46
1.4Fayetteville NC 1212.28
1.4Lubbock TX 2002.68
1.4Pasadena TX 1422.61
1.4Waco TX 1142.72
1.5Dayton OH 1572.98
1.5Elizabeth NJ 1218.75
1.5Naperville IL 1284.10
1.5Sioux Falls SD 1242.95
1.5Topeka KS 1222.31
1.5Warren MI 1383.30
1.6Amarillo TX 1742.62
1.6Hartford CT 1226.65
1.6Irving TX 1922.76
1.6Kansas City KS 1472.55
1.6Lansing MI 1193.04
1.6Manchester NH 1074.52
1.6Wichita Falls TX 1042.09
1.7Ann Arbor MI 1145.20
1.7Des Moines IA 1992.49
1.7McAllen TX 1062.58
1.7Mesquite TX 1252.34
1.7Springfield MA 1524.70
1.8Springfield IL 1112.37
1.9Aurora IL 1433.34
1.9Gary IN 1032.47
1.9Joliet IL 1063.09
1.9Laredo TX 1772.80
1.9Peoria IL 1132.61
2.0Brownsville TX 1402.69
2.0Grand Prairie TX 1272.35
2.1Bridgeport CT 1405.92
2.1Green Bay WI 1023.15
2.1New Haven CT 1246.15
2.1Paterson NJ 1498.79
2.3Allentown PA 1073.31
2.3Carrollton TX 1102.59
2.6Rockford IL 1502.65
2.7Erie PA 1042.34
2.7Waterbury CT 1077.52
2.8Syracuse NY 1472.90

1 Median 2005 property tax rate on non-mortgaged homes, according to city-data.com's profile of each city in March, 2007.

2 Median 2005 house price divided by median 2007 yearly income, according to city-data.com's profile of each city in March, 2007.

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