[quote=Eugene][quote=EconProf][quote=Eugene]the cost difference is stark for essentially the same house.[/quote]which averages about 2 1/2% of property value, vs. CA’s 1.2% on average. [/quote]
2.75% vs 0.75%.[/quote]
I think Eugene is more correct. He appears to be averaging in the many hundreds of thousands of recipients of “Prop 13, Prop 58 and Prop 193” property tax “protection” when stating the average property tax rate in CA is .75 of assessed value (CA Mello-Roos Bonds are separate from property taxes but paid along with them).
The areas in TX with the majority of SFR residents on sewer have higher property taxes, perhaps 2.75% of assessed value (such as where the OP’s link is located). In small cities or towns (and their outlying areas) that don’t provide too many sidewalks, street lights and sewer/storm drains and where cable is not available have lower property taxes, perhaps 2.5%.
