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California may not be high % wise, but having some of the highest home prices in the country the amount having to pay towards property taxes is still ridiculously high for those that bought in recent years. Combine that with the SALT deduction cap at $10k, people in California get screwed left and right on taxes. At least in some place like Texas many homeowners may actually be below the $10k cap due to no state income taxes.One of the reasons why Cali homes prices isn’t a bad deal if you can afford it.
TX and IL have crazy property tax rates. But most people don’t look at property tax rates and just look at actual house cost.
The best deal on property taxes is in Hawaii. If you bought a $1.5 mil home in Honolulu, HI vs a $1.5 mil home in lets say Mountain View, CA. You would pay about $1200 less per month on property taxes in Hawaii. Sadly you won't get much house in either place.