2026年2月20日 / 美国东部时间上午5:00 / CBS新闻
美国各地的房产税长期以来一直是争议的焦点，政治领导人不断在为预算优先事项提供资金的需求与疏远房主和企业的风险之间进行平衡。例如，本周纽约市市长佐兰·曼达尼(Zohran Mamdani)提议大幅提高房产税以填补预算缺口，引发了轩然大波。
尽管此举被广泛解读为旨在促使州议员对富裕的纽约人和企业增税的政治策略，但这一反弹凸显了房产税的敏感性——在许多美国人已经感到经济拮据之际。
无党派税收基金会(Tax Foundation)表示，此类税收主要由地方政府征收，用于为公立学校、道路建设以及警察和消防部门等服务筹集资金，占地方税收收入的每1美元中的70美分。
但随着全国房价飙升，税收评估也随之上升，导致美国许多地区的房产税增加。与此同时，佛罗里达州、佐治亚州和北达科他州等州正采取相反的策略，提议取消房主的房产税。
继续阅读，了解美国各州和各县房产税的对比情况。
税收政策中心(Tax Policy Center)高级研究助理托马斯·布罗西(Thomas Brosy)在9月的一篇博客文章中写道：“房价飙升加剧了削减甚至废除房产税的呼声。因为房产税会随房价上涨而增加，房主可能会担心面临更大的税单压力。”
他补充说，2019年至2024年间，美国的房产税中位数账单上涨了30%。根据税收基金会的数据，在全美范围内，伊利诺伊州的有效房产税税率最高，而夏威夷州最低。
曼达尼在纽约市提出的提议源于54亿美元的预算缺口，市长寻求通过提高高收入居民的税收或增加房主的税收来填补这一缺口。
这种策略被认为不太可能成功。纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔(Kathy Hochul)此前曾拒绝征收财富税，也反对提高房产税，而纽约市议会发言人朱莉·梅宁(Julie Menin)称该计划是“行不通的”。
根据税收基金会的数据，拥有曼哈顿的纽约县(New York County)已经是美国16个房产税中位数支付最高的县之一，典型的房主每年缴纳的房产税超过1万美元。
美国其他房产税最高的县包括新泽西州的8个县、另外5个纽约县、弗吉尼亚州的福尔斯彻奇市(Falls Church City)和加利福尼亚州的马林县(Marin County)。
编辑：Alain Sherter
泰勒·约翰斯顿(Taylor Johnston)为本报告撰稿。
See where U.S. homeowners pay the highest property taxes by county and state
February 20, 2026 / 5:00 AM EST / CBS News
Property taxes around the U.S. have long been a lightning rod for debate, with political leaders perpetually balancing the need to fund their budget priorities against the risk of alienating homeowners and businesses. This week, for example, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked an uproar by proposing to close a budget hole by sharply raising property taxes.
Although the move was widely interpreted as a political gambit aimed at spurring state lawmakers to hike taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and corporations, the backlash highlights the sensitivities around property taxes at a time many Americans already feel financially strapped.
Such taxes — levied mostly by local governments to raise revenue for services including public schools, road construction, and police and fire departments — account for 70 cents of every $1 in local tax collections, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.
But as home values surge nationwide, tax assessments also have risen, leading to higher property taxes in many parts of the U.S. At the same time, states such as Florida, Georgia and North Dakota are taking the opposite tack by proposing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners.
Read on to see how property taxes compare across U.S. states and counties.
“Surging home values have amplified calls to cut or even abolish the property tax,” wrote Tax Policy Center senior research associate Thomas Brosy in a September blog post. “Because property taxes rise with home values, homeowners may fear being squeezed by larger tax bills.”
The median property tax bill in the U.S. jumped 30% between 2019 and 2024, he added. Across the U.S., Illinois has the highest effective property tax rate, while Hawaii has the lowest, according to the Tax Foundation.
Mamdani’s proposal in New York City stems from a $5.4 billion budget shortfall, with the mayor seeking to plug it by either hiking taxes on high-earning residents or raising taxes on homeowners.
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That strategem is considered unlikely to succeed. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has previously rejected a wealth tax and also opposes a higher property tax, while New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin called the plan a non-starter.
New York County, home to Manhattan, is already one of the 16 U.S. counties with the highest median property tax payments, with the typical homeowner paying more than $10,000 per year in property taxes, according to the Tax Foundation.
The other U.S. counties with the highest property taxes include eight in New Jersey, five additional New York counties, Falls Church City in Virginia and Marin County in California.
Edited by Alain Sherter
Taylor Johnston contributed to this report.
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