According to NEW YORK (CNNMoney), here are the average annual property tax burdens (in percentage of the home) between 2007-2011 for Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties.
Of Counties with higher property taxes tend to spend more on things like education and public services, they may also have higher priced homes, or they may be higher simply because the local government isn’t bringing in other major sources of revenue, like an income tax.
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