Property Taxes: High in Blue States, Low in Red States

The Tax Foundation has published New Census Data on Property Taxes on Homeowners, by Gerald Prante, along with the underlying data (by state, by county). Below are the Top 10 and Bottom 10 states in the three categories:

Median Real Estate Tax
Real Estate Tax as Percentage of Home Value
Real Estate Tax as Percentage of Income

Note that 26 of the 30 highest-tax states in the three categories are Blue States that voted for John Kerry in 2004, and that 24 of the 30 lowest-tax states in the three categories are Red States that voted for George Bush in 2004:

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