New York State Property Taxes Are Highest in U.S.

The Office of the New York State Comptroller has released Property Taxes in New York State. Among the many findings:

Per capita property tax burdens in New York are 49% higher than the national average and property taxes measured as a share of personal income are 28% higher.

See the press release here. For New York Times coverage, see Property Taxes Rising Too Fast, Report Warns, by Jennifer Medina:

New York State residents are paying the highest property taxes in the country, increasing at triple the rate of inflation over the last five years, according to a report released on Wednesday by the state comptroller. Suburban homeowners, the report said, bear the biggest burden.

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Paul Caron

Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

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