Americans Split on Fairness of Local Property Tax Rates
Currently, Americans overall are almost evenly split on the fairness of the property tax rate in their community. Looking ahead, it’s unclear how these attitudes may shift as federal tax changes set to take effect in 2018 potentially lead more to fully feel the pinch of local property tax bills.
How Republicans and Democrats View Property Taxes
They diverge on fairness, with Republicans thinking property taxes are unfair to high-income households and Democrats thinking they’re unfair to low-income households.
An Estimated 123,000 ‘Dreamers’ Own Homes and Pay $380M in Property Taxes
California and Texas Dreamer homeowners pay enough in property taxes to fund the salaries of more than 1,500 elementary school teachers in each state for a year.
The Techie Codeth, Then the Taxman Taketh
Tech workers nationwide that own a home pay more in annual property taxes than non-tech workers.
