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In addition to the initial costs that go into purchasing a home, buyers must prepare for the property taxes, the rates of which can escalate over years of ownership.
Of these 15 cities, Broward County in Florida had the highest percentage increase from 2019 to 2024, at 56.80%, or a property tax increase of 11.40% year-over-year. Other top counties include Miami-Dade, also in Florida, and San Bernardino, California.
Read more about the 15 counties with the largest spike in property taxes.
Counties ranked by property tax increase since 2019
| Rank | County | Property taxincrease since2019 | Property taxincrease YoY | Tax rate |
| 15 | Maricopa, AZ | 15.40% | 3.10% | 0.43% |
| 14 | Cook, IL | 23.30% | 4.70% | 2.34% |
| 13 | Orange, CA | 25.10% | 5.00% | 1.14% |
| 12 | Harris, TX | 25.40% | 5.10% | 2.04% |
| 11 | Tarrant, TX | 29.30% | 5.90% | 2.17% |
| 10 | San Diego, CA | 29.50% | 5.90% | 1.22% |
| 9 | Los Angeles, CA | 29.90% | 6.00% | 1.28% |
| 8 | King, WA | 30.90% | 6.20% | 0.99% |
| 7 | Clark, NV | 32.10% | 6.40% | 0.65% |
| 6 | Riverside, CA | 32.30% | 6.50% | 1.26% |
| 5 | Bexar, TX | 32.50% | 6.50% | 2.06% |
| 4 | Dallas, TX | 32.70% | 6.50% | 2.29% |
| 3 | San Bernardino, CA | 32.70% | 6.50% | 1.30% |
| 2 | Miami-Dade, FL | 49.50% | 9.90% | 1.39% |
| 1 | Broward, FL | 56.80% | 11.40% | 1.41% |
