$200k house, $6k tax bill, so about 3% a year on the value of your home. That's similar to what you'd pay in urban Texas where property taxes are the primary w

$200k house, $6k tax bill, so about 3% a year on the value of your home. That's similar to what you'd pay in urban Texas where property taxes are the primary way that state/local government gets funded. Only NY State has income tax on top of this (plus city income tax if you live in/near NYC), and Texas does not.