9. Ohio
Ohio, known as the “Heart of It All” or the Buckeye State, is a midwestern state famous for American football and being the cradle of aviation and American football. The famous movie The Shawshank Redemption was shot here in Mansfield, and you can even visit the place.
Ohio is also famous because many famous figures have come from this state, including eight US presidents. The state is also the home of the National Museum of the US Air Force, which is free to visit.
But Ohio is known for high property taxes too. While these are pretty scary, the average house value is $212,757, which somehow evens things out a bit. When it comes to the amount of money spent on property taxes, homeowners are paying $3,362 annually. In other words, Ohio’s property taxes are on the high side, but compared with other states on this list, they are relatively OK.
Where does the State of Confusion come in at?
Bull, Colorado has some of the highest around, weld county is 4 to 5% on property , ours jumped in one year to almost 4500
As senior adults we pay 2/3 of our property taxes for schools we have no children in and have never had children in – we don’t have any children! Also, if you want any type of exemptions that might be available, you have to go to the office that process these exemptions – too bad if you are disabled and have a hard time being mobile and do not put a sign in your front yard protesting taxes, the county will come by and remove them – wonderful Illinois!
Who do you think paid for your kids to go to school. Remember you as a taxpayer have the right and obligation to vote for what increases in taxes you will have. Tabor Amendment which was voted on and passed by the taxpayers. Taxpayers blame yourselves. Also, the average house since 1965 to 2013 has gone up in value/sales by 35 times but taxes have only gone up 4 times. Look at history on your individual property. Also, due to State Statute, the assessment ratio for residential property has gone down from 30% to 6.98%. Commercial property has gone from 30% to 29%, but Commercial properties receive tax kick backs from City and County of Denver, Aurora, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Englewood, Lakewood, Boulder, Vail, Aspen, Grand Junction, Golden, Littleton, Adam’s County, Jefferson County, Summit County, Douglas County and Boulder County to off set higher taxes for them.
This post surprised me. I knew CT was high, #5 on the list, but I never thought yhat CA and NY are not even in the top 10.
Always check to see if your state will give you a senior/income tax break!