Per Capita Local Property Taxes
FY 1996 (latest available local data)

Rank	State	Dollars	Rank	State	Dollars
1.	New Jersey	$1,603.98	26.	Indiana	$689.35
2.	New Hampshire	1,519.35	27.	Georgia	647.01
3.	Connecticut	1,422.44	28.	North Dakota	637.27
4.	New York	1,279.21	29.	Montana	621.32
5.	Rhode Island	1,152.95	30.	Arizona	621.24
6.	Vermont	1,137.05	31.	California	608.69
7.	Massachusetts	1,062.87	32.	Michigan	568.85
8.	Maine	1,052.93	33.	Idaho	549.02
9.	Illinois	1,038.02	34.	South Carolina	524.87
10.	Wisconsin	1,037.61	35.	Washington	519.14
11.	Alaska	1,028.08	36.	Hawaii	517.39
12.	Nebraska	953.06	37.	Nevada	513.71
13.	Minnesota	881.81	38.	Utah	504.05
14.	Iowa	835.76	39.	Missouri	485.44
15.	Texas	797.13	40.	North Carolina	470.61
16.	Florida	767.94	41.	Mississippi	435.88
17.	South Dakota	761.97	42.	Tennessee	425.86
18.	Kansas	756.70	43.	Delaware	412.77
	U.S. Average	751.90	44.	West Virginia	396.69
19.	Colorado	743.02	45.	Louisiana	307.58
20.	Wyoming	731.41	46.	Oklahoma	307.14
21.	Oregon	727.95	47.	Arkansas	297.29
22.	Virginia	723.32	48.	Kentucky	257.27
23.	Ohio	711.50	49.	New Mexico	255.14
24.	Maryland	703.60	50.	Alabama	202.27
25.	Pennsylvania	702.35
	Florida's 5-Year History	Rank		Dollars	% of U.S. Average
	1992	20		$691.46	104.6%
	1993	19		$692.48	99.1%
	1994	19		$739.53	102.1%
	1995	18		$758.07	102.9%
	1996	16		$767.94	102.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce and Florida TaxWatch, January 2000

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